Billy Eckstine Quotes

Billy Eckstine — American Musician born on July 08, 1914, died on March 08, 1993

William Clarence "Billy" Eckstine was an American singer with a rich, resonant, almost operatic baritone voice and a bandleader of the swing era. Eckstine's recording of "I Apologize" was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999... (wikipedia)

I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment of my skin maybe being lighter brown than other people of my race, maybe some of them, but you know our race has all colors.

L.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.

If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music.

When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down into the stand. This way, it's up and it goes right on out to the audience, you know?

You can't sing about love unless you know about it.

Billy Eckstine Quotes

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