http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62124&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rssThose bearded hepcats like to remember legendary jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine just for his groundbreaking big band that brought Bop into the world with Diz, "Bird" and most every other great jazz nickname on board. But Eckstine was more than that. He was the first male African-American romantic idol, arguably the most popular singer in America in the late ‘40s, and the owner of a distinctively beautiful voice. The middle-class Eckstine hated the blues and work songs that Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Rushing sang in the early ‘40s. Eckstine's lush, deep baritone was as sophisticated as his sense of style, and although his star waned in the early ‘50s, he continued to record great albums with the likes of Count Basie, Quincy Jones and Pete Rugolo. - Nick DedinaVocal Jazzen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:14:59 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62124&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Those bearded hepcats like to remember legendary jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine just for his groundbreaking big band that brought Bop into the world with Diz, "Bird" and most every other great jazz nickname on board. But Eckstine was more than that. He was the first male African-American romantic idol, arguably the most popular singer in America in the late ‘40s, and the owner of a distinctively beautiful voice. The middle-class Eckstine hated the blues and work songs that Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Rushing sang in the early ‘40s. Eckstine's lush, deep baritone was as sophisticated as his sense of style, and although his star waned in the early ‘50s, he continued to record great albums with the likes of Count Basie, Quincy Jones and Pete Rugolo. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3113924&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 3113924 tra.3113924 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas alb.301512 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/6/1316277_170x170.jpg 1989-10-24 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Christmas Eve tra.3113924 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3113924&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3113924&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648787&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 648787 tra.648787 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 No Cover No Minimum alb.89756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/4/8/398483_170x170.jpg 1993-01-30 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lush Life tra.648787 244000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648787&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648787&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033414&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Sun, 1 Jan 1950 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 2033414 tra.2033414 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Everything I Have Is Yours/The Best Of The M.G.M. 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Vol. 8: 1968 alb.16700136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/3/2/1302325_170x170.jpg 2007-11-20 00:00:00.0 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 true For Love Of Ivy tra.16702505 190000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16702505&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16702505&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648785&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 648785 tra.648785 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 No Cover No Minimum alb.89756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/4/8/398483_170x170.jpg 1993-01-30 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face tra.648785 147000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648785&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648785&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3315005&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Tue, 2 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 3315005 tra.3315005 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Jazz Romance: A Night In With Verve alb.267809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/6/1656777_170x170.jpg 2001-10-09 00:00:00.0 2001-10-02 00:00:00.0 true I Got Lost In Her Arms tra.3315005 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3315005&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3315005&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648803&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 648803 tra.648803 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 No Cover No Minimum alb.89756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/4/8/398483_170x170.jpg 1993-01-30 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Misty tra.648803 307000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648803&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.648803&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2714513&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 2714513 tra.2714513 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Now Singing In 12 Great Movies alb.112370 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/1108378_170x170.jpg 2002-03-12 00:00:00.0 2002-03-12 00:00:00.0 true The Good Life tra.2714513 207000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2714513&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2714513&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3310264&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Tue, 23 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 3310264 tra.3310264 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Verve Presents: The Very Best Of Christmas Jazz alb.267442 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/0/6/1316060_170x170.jpg 2004-12-07 00:00:00.0 2001-10-23 00:00:00.0 true Christmas Eve tra.3310264 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3310264&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3310264&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.649040&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 649040 tra.649040 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.0 Billy Eckstine's Imagination alb.140011 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/2/2/252237_170x170.jpg 1992-11-17 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 false A Faded Summer Love tra.649040 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.649040&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.649040&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033408&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Sun, 1 Jan 1950 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 2033408 tra.2033408 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Everything I Have Is Yours/The Best Of The M.G.M. Years alb.223312 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/9/9/1109986_170x170.jpg 1994-01-25 00:00:00.0 1950-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Early Autumn tra.2033408 201000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033408&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033408&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033419&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Sun, 1 Jan 1950 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 2033419 tra.2033419 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Everything I Have Is Yours/The Best Of The M.G.M. Years alb.223312 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/9/9/1109986_170x170.jpg 1994-01-25 00:00:00.0 1950-01-01 00:00:00.0 true How High The Moon? - Parts 1 And 2 tra.2033419 323000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033419&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033419&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3888643&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal Jazz Tue, 4 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Billy Eckstine on Rhapsody Online 3888643 tra.3888643 Billy Eckstine art.62124 0.99 Verve Jazz Masters 22 alb.112409 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/2/8/1108270_170x170.jpg 1994-10-04 00:00:00.0 1994-10-04 00:00:00.0 true I Apologize tra.3888643 171000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3888643&variant=play&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3888643&variant=data&rws=%2Fbilly-eckstine%2Ftop-tracks.rss