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Billy Eckstine in the recording studio
Photographer: William P. Gottlieb
Taken: Circa 1948
Caption: Billy Eckstine in the recording studio
Additional Description: After leading an all-star bop big band, Billy Eckstine in 1947 signed with MGM Records and began a solo career as a ballad singer. In the late 1940s he recorded a string of hits, including "Everything I Have is Yours" (1947), "Blue Moon" (1948), and "Caravan" (1949). Courtesy: Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
Submitted: July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p164156
File Size: 0.018 Megabytes

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