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William Clarence “Billy” Eckstine born July 8, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a singer of the American song book and bandleader of the swing era.









By the time he reached his peak popularity in 1950, he rivaled Frank Sinatra as the country's most popular vocalist. In fact he was dubbed “the sepia Sinatra,” although he was known most often as “Mr. B.”