He was always my Mother's favorite, I remember as a child she had 78's. Nowhere on youtube can I find the three songs of his that she loved the most, Blue Velvet, Hurt and Don't get around much anymore. Wish I could find them to play for her!
I grew up hearing about Billy Eckstine since my dad was a bandleader and sang in his style. I never realized how this voice influenced him until many years later. What a fantastic and fabulous singer! He had it goin' on and many a young gal 'swooned' while hearing his honey throated timbre as he wove his magic around these classic ballads. A time which will not be seen again......thanks to empireken! You have brought audio joy to many!!!!
This reminds me of Christmastime at my grandparents' house as a boy. They'd have this type of music playing all day long over the intercoms in the halls. A much classier generation than mine, I'm afraid. Thanks for sharing.
@KurtRileyOfficial You are absolutely correct when you speak of classier times in past generations. This is one really lovely tune and Billy Eckstine treats it like a treasure. Maybe that is one of the sad losses in today's world: the inability to speak from the heart without any trace of irony. Like you, I feel nostalgic for a time before my own.
But are they really that different. Not to me. Of course there are differences, but my father that that my young values were crazy, and do too many fathers.
Young people need to find themselves just as we needed to. However, some of us were not permitted to find themselves because of the excessive pressures of narrow minds and the church. Love to you all.
The great Mr B and the music of his era will never be captured,those that missed out on those times I truly feel sorry for you,"Those were the days",thanks Mr B rest in peace.
I'M DANCING AT THAT HOUSE PARTY WITH A GUY I THOUGHT I JUST HAD TO HAVE AT THE TIME, NOW, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HIS NAME. I DO REMEBER MR B FINE ECKSTINE THOUGH. WILL ALWAYS LOVE BILLY!!!!!!!
I heard Billy Eckstein in a club in San Diego. It was a fantastic experience! The deep, deep powerful, vibrato of his voice shook the room and everybody felt it to their bones. His songs, I Apologise, and A Cottage for Sale, were the anthems for failed romances, his Over the Rainbow, is the best! He was also a band leader and a big force in the history of Jazz. A lot of talent was in this man.
My children couldn't understand why I knew all the words to the songs of yesterday. I listened to them being played by my grandparents many years ago and I am still smitten now at 64. Billy Eckstine - fabulous !
This song took me back 60 years ago, and Im sitting in Birdland having a drink and hitting on some pretty young lady. It was a great song a terrific singer and a wonderful time of life for me.
Hey, I’m a young artist, & I would really appreciate it if everyone would check out my cover of Michael Bublé’s “You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You.” Although I’m knowledgeable that Michael Bublé was not the first to record the song, my version was inspired by his rendition, nonetheless. I promise you that you will not regret giving my version of the song a listen, & it will truly knock you off of your feet! So please listen & enjoy! Thanks!
Loved listening to Mr. B. in the late 50's and 60's and thanks to I tunes and U tube we can still enjoy this phenom of a baritone and wonderful entertainer.
04/01/11 TO CORRIE 121 one year ago. TODAY AS YESTERDAY THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN CONVEY A LOVE SONG LIKE THIS MASTERFUL PERSON. AND I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD GRANDMA. so great brains think alike!!!!!! roselli
Mr. B. has always been my all-time favorite male singer. His smooth and lush baritone delivery in his signature styling and made him the rage in the '40s. He carssses lyrics and personally delivers them like the writer would think envisioned. When he and Sassy got together for the great Irving Berlin standard Always it was majestic. And when the gals heard his version of Everything I Have is Yours they were entranced. You were the top shelf stuff Billy!
aaawwww . what can I say - I'm still as nuts about him as I was then. I used to listen to him over the American Forces Network when a youth in my native Denmark. Ah yeah, those were indeed good days.
@bopkick5 Back then, and I was around back then, we had so much less crime and hatred because we loved, and loved, and loved, and songs and performances like this inspired us to love and we did not have time to fight. We went to concerts, like Shady Grove in Maryland, and we enjoyed the best performers and we were in love; we respected our ladies; we opened the car doors for them; we NEVER disrespected them - God, I wish for those good old days!
@welwelwel2 Yes, you are correct, , , things were certainly much different at that time. For anyone who lived in that era of great songs, it's hard to believe the music that is on the airwaves today. What happened?
@welwelwel2 You're totally right and I was there, too. Best to you and hope we stick around for another couple decades if only to remind others how great this nation WAS.
I can appreciate your nostalgia. I, too, was around then. I was a fan of Billy, and even wore Billy Eckstine collars on my shirts. I saw him perform at the Palomar Theater in Seattle. However, wasn't that the period right after a world war when we were "enjoying " extreme inflation, product shortages, soon to be followed by the divisive "McCarthy" era and "Cold War" when hatred of those different from us was the mode? The past often looks better after cataracts set in.
Thanks for the memories !! I saw Billy 'velvet throat' Eckstine sing this at a concert in LA as a 14 year old. I still have the program from that concert. Billy's music sounds as great today as it did back in the day. Thanks for the upload !
There is only one Billy Eckstine; just like Nat King Cole. Where the hell did all the talent go in the last 60 years. We have just crap for music now; no romance and dance music.
They think yelling at you will suffice; sorry it won't cut it.
the shop that sold his candy striped shirts was in cambridge street off Sauchiehall street you would buy a couple of shirts then get you hair cut at Fuscos
This great singer was friendly with my Uncles, who met him during their time in the Army. Turned up at their house in Glasgow to see micheal and James White.
I love this song! As a teenager I remember my older sister, just swooning over him. I also remember my older brother going out on a date in his Billy Eckstine wide collar shirt looking sharp! The years may go by, but the artist, and beautiful songs they sing, stays in our memory!
I shall never forget hearing Billy sing this back in 1954 at Birdland. I was just getting out of the Navy. Those were days that were special and Billy made the memories uforgettalbe.
Some of you Billy fans out there maybe interested to know that an Elvis CD was released recently, and in it Elvis introduces Billy from the stage and pays him a nice tribute..he says that when he (Elvis) was in school,Billy was one of his *biggest inspirations of his life as far as singing goes" and then goes on to say that Billy "originated the high Collars 20 years ago" This Cocert by Elvis was recorded in May 1974...ust thought I'd let you know how much The King loved Billy !
i was in the air force the first time i heard this. it has a lot of fond memories. its part of my life thanks for letting me hear it. i'll 78 yrs old july 2010, thats very soon. pordon my typing please.
@TheMajoo0afspf ......HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :)) I'm "only" 49, but I've only just discovered Billy and particularly this song, already I'm a fan!!! As someone already said, they don't make em like this anymore!! Hope you have a good one!!
IT WAS HIS silky, rich and unusually powerful baritone on deep- blues ballads that won Billy Eckstine lasting renown, but his contributions to American jazz and pop music went well beyond his achievements as a first-class vocalist. Mr. Eckstine, who died Monday in Pittsburgh at the age of 78, March 8, 1993 of a heart attack
OMG hearing this makes me want to cry but with joy I was a small child, but I remember the great time that this song came with. Miss those times thanks for the posting. Now that I'm grown I can really appreciate this.
The song was written by Al Hoffman, Al Goodheart and Edward Nelson. Not sure which one wrote the lyrics, but I think Hoffman, who is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, was a composer. A brilliant man with over 1500 songs to his credit.
In 1978, I curised on the VOLENDAM--a 5-night cruise to Bermuda..Billy Eckstine was one of the entertainers--but got dealdy seasick when we ran into one huge storm. A big disappountment for all of us--and I was told that would b e his last cruise ever!
Mr. B was the biggest singer in his time. Well,maybe not, but it sure seemed it to this then 14yr.old. Now I listen to what my 14yr.old grandson plays and just sigh ! And ame746 ... thanx for looking that up !
"I Apologize" is a popular song, written by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, and Ed Nelson. The song was published in 1931.
Probably the best-known version of the song was recorded by Billy Eckstine. This recording was released by MGM Records as catalog number 10903. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 23, 1951 and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8.
Melted, beautiful dark chocolate!
racdula 13 hours ago
He was always my Mother's favorite, I remember as a child she had 78's. Nowhere on youtube can I find the three songs of his that she loved the most, Blue Velvet, Hurt and Don't get around much anymore. Wish I could find them to play for her!
lgarner200 2 weeks ago
That's My Mama brought me here.
QuaintTaint 2 months ago
One existence, shall we say, has hit the dislike button! Aiming to be original? They failed miserably!
nik1969100 2 months ago
Coffee and cream
I'll be 75 Jan'4th but I still enjoy listening to the Oldies.Brings back memories of my mis-spent youth. Have a great year in 2012
gedro37 2 months ago 3
So refreshing to hear the old songs and a singer with a velvet voice, takes me back to the good old days,
michelleuk 3 months ago 2
this is the 1960 Roulette version
millsbrothers 3 months ago
@millsbrothers ...Superior to all others
shjakes 2 months ago
wonderful memories with this..thanks
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I can't see the dislike bar!
foomboom2 4 months ago
@foomboom2 There isn't one for obvious reasons. There is nothing to dislike
gedro37 2 months ago
he does have a very romantic soft voice.
MUZETTA1954 4 months ago
I'm 21 year old metal head when i first heard Billy Eckstine i think my heart skipped a beat. He is amazing.
TheHeadBunny 4 months ago
I grew up hearing about Billy Eckstine since my dad was a bandleader and sang in his style. I never realized how this voice influenced him until many years later. What a fantastic and fabulous singer! He had it goin' on and many a young gal 'swooned' while hearing his honey throated timbre as he wove his magic around these classic ballads. A time which will not be seen again......thanks to empireken! You have brought audio joy to many!!!!
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I will never forget,as a teenager my eldest brother taking me to London Palladium to see this FANTASTIC entertainer!!
Denmusher 5 months ago
I will never forget,as a teenager my eldest brother taking me to London Palladium to see this FANTASTIC entertainer!!
Denmusher 5 months ago
This reminds me of Christmastime at my grandparents' house as a boy. They'd have this type of music playing all day long over the intercoms in the halls. A much classier generation than mine, I'm afraid. Thanks for sharing.
KurtRileyOfficial 5 months ago
@KurtRileyOfficial You are absolutely correct when you speak of classier times in past generations. This is one really lovely tune and Billy Eckstine treats it like a treasure. Maybe that is one of the sad losses in today's world: the inability to speak from the heart without any trace of irony. Like you, I feel nostalgic for a time before my own.
rr7firefly 3 months ago
@rr7firefly
Ah, yes--"Young people today."
But are they really that different. Not to me. Of course there are differences, but my father that that my young values were crazy, and do too many fathers.
Young people need to find themselves just as we needed to. However, some of us were not permitted to find themselves because of the excessive pressures of narrow minds and the church. Love to you all.
Stantheskeptic 2 months ago
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@Stantheskeptic
Oops! Blatant typos caused by my foggy old vision? Correction: "... but my father thought that my young values were crazy, as do too many fathers."
Stantheskeptic 2 months ago
Wonderfull Just wonderfull
ajbowen100 6 months ago
My fav recording of 'B' is "More than you know", where he takes the bridge solo with that powerful bass that makes the room vibrate.
The 45/78 was backed with "Give me another chance", another perfect song for B.
A musician's singer par excellence.
drjukebox 6 months ago
I'm NOT going to tell you my age, but I will say that this takes me back ... way back! ... and I love it, love it, love it!!!
MsYogib 6 months ago
I am 80 now, but I still remember wearing my "Mr B" collarand listening to his music while driving my Ford roadster with the top down!
waylonward 6 months ago 2
He's complete I love him. He was the best. I'm a 76year old crazy
cobberdon69 7 months ago 2
The great Mr B and the music of his era will never be captured,those that missed out on those times I truly feel sorry for you,"Those were the days",thanks Mr B rest in peace.
trendy188 8 months ago
One of the greatest voices/talents of all time!
Rest Peacefully
BILLY ECKSTINE (1914-1993)
PigfootAbernathy 8 months ago 2
Never forgot my Mr B shirt.
trendy188 8 months ago
I'M DANCING AT THAT HOUSE PARTY WITH A GUY I THOUGHT I JUST HAD TO HAVE AT THE TIME, NOW, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HIS NAME. I DO REMEBER MR B FINE ECKSTINE THOUGH. WILL ALWAYS LOVE BILLY!!!!!!!
sweetnoots 8 months ago
I heard Billy Eckstein in a club in San Diego. It was a fantastic experience! The deep, deep powerful, vibrato of his voice shook the room and everybody felt it to their bones. His songs, I Apologise, and A Cottage for Sale, were the anthems for failed romances, his Over the Rainbow, is the best! He was also a band leader and a big force in the history of Jazz. A lot of talent was in this man.
09abletexan 8 months ago
My children couldn't understand why I knew all the words to the songs of yesterday. I listened to them being played by my grandparents many years ago and I am still smitten now at 64. Billy Eckstine - fabulous !
Elleynostalgia 8 months ago
This song took me back 60 years ago, and Im sitting in Birdland having a drink and hitting on some pretty young lady. It was a great song a terrific singer and a wonderful time of life for me.
aarrow1897 8 months ago
BILLY ECKSTINE (1914-1993)
DutchKalhoun 9 months ago
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Hey, I’m a young artist, & I would really appreciate it if everyone would check out my cover of Michael Bublé’s “You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You.” Although I’m knowledgeable that Michael Bublé was not the first to record the song, my version was inspired by his rendition, nonetheless. I promise you that you will not regret giving my version of the song a listen, & it will truly knock you off of your feet! So please listen & enjoy! Thanks!
Cerandubois 9 months ago
Awsome, absolutely and always..
caroleastrid 10 months ago
Loved listening to Mr. B. in the late 50's and 60's and thanks to I tunes and U tube we can still enjoy this phenom of a baritone and wonderful entertainer.
danciccone123 10 months ago
04/01/11 TO CORRIE 121 one year ago. TODAY AS YESTERDAY THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN CONVEY A LOVE SONG LIKE THIS MASTERFUL PERSON. AND I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD GRANDMA. so great brains think alike!!!!!! roselli
Honey1931 11 months ago 2
Mr. B. has always been my all-time favorite male singer. His smooth and lush baritone delivery in his signature styling and made him the rage in the '40s. He carssses lyrics and personally delivers them like the writer would think envisioned. When he and Sassy got together for the great Irving Berlin standard Always it was majestic. And when the gals heard his version of Everything I Have is Yours they were entranced. You were the top shelf stuff Billy!
doctorhugo 1 year ago
aaawwww . what can I say - I'm still as nuts about him as I was then. I used to listen to him over the American Forces Network when a youth in my native Denmark. Ah yeah, those were indeed good days.
Dansker1931 1 year ago
i saw billy twice at finsbury park empire,i was 16/17,early fifties,wonderful
music1950man 1 year ago
@music1950man
wow that's incredible. what was the atmosphere like ? i wish i was there , tho i am only young
bopkick5 10 months ago
@bopkick5 Back then, and I was around back then, we had so much less crime and hatred because we loved, and loved, and loved, and songs and performances like this inspired us to love and we did not have time to fight. We went to concerts, like Shady Grove in Maryland, and we enjoyed the best performers and we were in love; we respected our ladies; we opened the car doors for them; we NEVER disrespected them - God, I wish for those good old days!
welwelwel2 9 months ago 10
@welwelwel2 Yes, you are correct, , , things were certainly much different at that time. For anyone who lived in that era of great songs, it's hard to believe the music that is on the airwaves today. What happened?
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@welwelwel2 You're totally right and I was there, too. Best to you and hope we stick around for another couple decades if only to remind others how great this nation WAS.
Tipledan 8 months ago
@welwelwel2 BS. women were just as insane back then and you know it. they couldnt of just evolved in so few years.
selimexotic 3 months ago
@welwelwel2
I can appreciate your nostalgia. I, too, was around then. I was a fan of Billy, and even wore Billy Eckstine collars on my shirts. I saw him perform at the Palomar Theater in Seattle. However, wasn't that the period right after a world war when we were "enjoying " extreme inflation, product shortages, soon to be followed by the divisive "McCarthy" era and "Cold War" when hatred of those different from us was the mode? The past often looks better after cataracts set in.
Stantheskeptic 2 months ago
The beautiful honesty of soul is overwhelming - makes me cry. God bless the great Billy Eckstine.
trumpsahead 1 year ago
Thanks for the memories !! I saw Billy 'velvet throat' Eckstine sing this at a concert in LA as a 14 year old. I still have the program from that concert. Billy's music sounds as great today as it did back in the day. Thanks for the upload !
suitcasesally 1 year ago
@waylonward maybe cause rappers came out. but Billy Eckstine's music is still ALIVE!
cuterygurl101 1 year ago
who ever dislike billy is wrong!
cuterygurl101 1 year ago
I think he was marvelous. Not a kid on the block who can vocalize like this man could.
reflectionsbyrita 1 year ago
this is for you, Todd sorry for all things i did wrong when you were my worker
Neph21 1 year ago
There is only one Billy Eckstine; just like Nat King Cole. Where the hell did all the talent go in the last 60 years. We have just crap for music now; no romance and dance music.
They think yelling at you will suffice; sorry it won't cut it.
Nutriloc1 1 year ago
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit....Please bring this beautiful music
back again. AMEN
2KRW 1 year ago 3
the shop that sold his candy striped shirts was in cambridge street off Sauchiehall street you would buy a couple of shirts then get you hair cut at Fuscos
rancelt 1 year ago
Jon Lucien was right! HE IS THE EARTH'S GREATEST SINGERS!!!!!!
parisel313 1 year ago 4
This great singer was friendly with my Uncles, who met him during their time in the Army. Turned up at their house in Glasgow to see micheal and James White.
shayoh30 1 year ago
This is REAL music.
joe1blue 1 year ago 3
find a better voice , wont happen , listen to this guy now cause it aint ever gonna happen again
BigGuyDave524 1 year ago 4
imagine watching melted chocolate being slowly poured into a brandy glass.
thats billy eckstine
smengleur 1 year ago 15
@smengleur love your analogy. Its so apt!
RosanneB 2 months ago
Oh I have loved this recording since first hearing it growing up in the 1950's. Pure magic. Thanks for posting this.
apretli 1 year ago 3
I love this song! As a teenager I remember my older sister, just swooning over him. I also remember my older brother going out on a date in his Billy Eckstine wide collar shirt looking sharp! The years may go by, but the artist, and beautiful songs they sing, stays in our memory!
msladyluv129 1 year ago 5
@msladyluv129 the shirt..i have a pic wearing one.i was 15 wow i was a fan..still am
meanmoegreene318 1 year ago 2
Great !!thanks for sharing
sammyke49 1 year ago
I cannot believe what a hadsome chap he was
sheenalett 1 year ago 2
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Sweet!
I found this song in the 1951 chart @ billboardvideos.(net)
999clever 1 year ago
just superb. Thankyou empireken.
nykfanatic 1 year ago
I shall never forget hearing Billy sing this back in 1954 at Birdland. I was just getting out of the Navy. Those were days that were special and Billy made the memories uforgettalbe.
aarrow1897 1 year ago
Some of you Billy fans out there maybe interested to know that an Elvis CD was released recently, and in it Elvis introduces Billy from the stage and pays him a nice tribute..he says that when he (Elvis) was in school,Billy was one of his *biggest inspirations of his life as far as singing goes" and then goes on to say that Billy "originated the high Collars 20 years ago" This Cocert by Elvis was recorded in May 1974...ust thought I'd let you know how much The King loved Billy !
cameltrail 1 year ago 3
What a lush arrangement!!! Great recording, and sooooo good to listen to.
Could this be from his MGM days..... (back in the days when movie companies could afford to have their own orchestras)
dellotti 1 year ago
its a beautiful song & a very good singer & I love it
sheberlyn 1 year ago
i was in the air force the first time i heard this. it has a lot of fond memories. its part of my life thanks for letting me hear it. i'll 78 yrs old july 2010, thats very soon. pordon my typing please.
TheMajoo0afspf 1 year ago 2
@TheMajoo0afspf ......HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :)) I'm "only" 49, but I've only just discovered Billy and particularly this song, already I'm a fan!!! As someone already said, they don't make em like this anymore!! Hope you have a good one!!
fiddleup 1 year ago
such a smooth voice, someone needs to come out today and save the music by singing 50s 60s type music real lyrics real music real singers period
GiveMeThaGreenLight 1 year ago
Yo . I is only a youngster but even I know he is way mo better then Sinatra
bopkick5 1 year ago
a great romantic song by mr. B. from my high school days,which all of us guys sang to our girl friends,trying to imitate Mr.B
mrrxman1 1 year ago
@mrrxman1 lol thats funny! Billy was always a wonderful talented man of God.
cuterygurl101 1 year ago
what does nunicorng mean and/or stand for??
mrrxman1 1 year ago
nice one billy!!
eddiemac303 1 year ago
Takes me back to a time I thought was gone forever...thank you for bringing back the
enchantment! Bravo!
Kievest 1 year ago
I LOVE TIS SONG BEAUTFUL
1billwill 1 year ago
My father had this album in West Philadelphia where I grew up
brisseycd 1 year ago
Sounds like sixties but '51?
BuyBenco 1 year ago
I have modeled so much of my music after his style that I would hate to learn that "nunicorng" comment could be true.
loungepianoman 2 years ago
The fabulous Mr. B. Remember the Mr. B. Collars? How come no one sings with this kind of class today?
waylonward 2 years ago 2
@waylonward Ah, but they do - listen to his daughter Gina - Her album is on Itunes - Everything I have is yours - Fantastic!
carolkeekat 2 years ago
Is this true?
DunhillHilton 2 years ago
@DunhillHilton I have no idea to what you are referring.
nunicorng 2 years ago
Great song-Great voice
suecitytoo 2 years ago 5
i'm a fifteen years old youth again!! I'm 73 now and I love this Billy Eckstine classic the same as I did all these years ago.
Thanks a million for sharing.
Corrie121 2 years ago 39
@Corrie121 same here i'm 72...i still have my pic wearing a mr B Shirt lol
meanmoegreene318 1 year ago 3
@Corrie121 haha im LITTERALLY 15 and i just wish they would still play more music like this nowadays!
bambampat401 7 months ago
@bambampat401
Congratulations on your good taste in music.
Corrie121 7 months ago
Just great. Immortal jazz vocalist. Listen to his great "I want to talk about you." Incomperable.
759COTTON 2 years ago
IT WAS HIS silky, rich and unusually powerful baritone on deep- blues ballads that won Billy Eckstine lasting renown, but his contributions to American jazz and pop music went well beyond his achievements as a first-class vocalist. Mr. Eckstine, who died Monday in Pittsburgh at the age of 78, March 8, 1993 of a heart attack
elisa412 2 years ago
Nice.... Mr Eckstine, is irreplaceable
motorcitymiguel 2 years ago 3
not the original but still very good
jonjeanwes 2 years ago
Fabulous, they don't make them like this any more
mstricky1 2 years ago 30
@mstricky1
No, they don't.
And it looks like they never will.
TG for YT.
steveknows62 9 months ago
OMG hearing this makes me want to cry but with joy I was a small child, but I remember the great time that this song came with. Miss those times thanks for the posting. Now that I'm grown I can really appreciate this.
jo22338601 2 years ago 3
How come he faded from the scene ,? he was and is one of the all time greats, the likes we wont see for a long time.
donmoseslerman 2 years ago
Boy is he missed.
joe1blue 2 years ago
Such a unique voice. Love it. Thanks to YouTube we can still hear it. I can't find my favorite song Temptation.
guirexyz 2 years ago
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Fabulous
Thank You
sessnazx 2 years ago
Billy made this song his very own.
Outstanding!
12Fegens 2 years ago 3
Mr B THE GOVNER.
EL6969 2 years ago
damn good!!
eddiemac303 2 years ago
I love his Voice he was one of the Great one's
worldofnana1 2 years ago 2
He had a tremendous technique! huge vibrato just like Sarah V. and they use it to their advantage.
youkali22 2 years ago
one of the best singers of his era and the duets with Sarah Vaughn in their early days were memorable gems
spartybob1 2 years ago 2
Nobody has done this better!! If anyone HAS heard better please post here. :-)
Reckon I can talk you round....;-).....Steve
Notstrongbow 2 years ago 3
One of my all time favorite songs and singers! Many thanks for posting it!!!
ManagerGuy1 2 years ago
What a beautiful song!
Who wrote those magical lyrics?
Poopaloo55 2 years ago 2
The song was written by Al Hoffman, Al Goodheart and Edward Nelson. Not sure which one wrote the lyrics, but I think Hoffman, who is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, was a composer. A brilliant man with over 1500 songs to his credit.
CarlDuke 2 years ago
O yeah ! He mixed this song on one album live with Jelly Jelly and WOW
LorenzoMagnifico 2 years ago
what a voice!, he was a talent.
franklindavid 2 years ago 3
please link to download mp3.THX
HWCpg 2 years ago
Always hasbeen one of my favorites, Fantastic Voice.
lfallis62 2 years ago 6
Great posting!
Quick story about Mr. B..
In 1978, I curised on the VOLENDAM--a 5-night cruise to Bermuda..Billy Eckstine was one of the entertainers--but got dealdy seasick when we ran into one huge storm. A big disappountment for all of us--and I was told that would b e his last cruise ever!
km2711 3 years ago 5
Best thing Sinatra did was assisting this true creative giant in coming to the spotlight
robertclemon 3 years ago 4
hey good vid keep it up
darklord4878 3 years ago 4
must be the best!!
eddiemac303 3 years ago 5
I was 16 wearing MR. B shirts and listening to his sides
with my (then) girlfriend. What a voice (it always worked)
love...........miss ya Mr.B
bake2999 3 years ago 5
What a beautiful song and such a talented artist. Thanks for posting this lovely video.
maureen1938 3 years ago 2
Mr. B was the biggest singer in his time. Well,maybe not, but it sure seemed it to this then 14yr.old. Now I listen to what my 14yr.old grandson plays and just sigh ! And ame746 ... thanx for looking that up !
mickyblue247 3 years ago 5
The standard, this man had it all yall.
robertclemon 3 years ago 4
Incredible. One of the all time great singers.
DunhillHilton 3 years ago 3
My Idol..Mr. B!!
Thanks for posting...
-Emile
ejworthy 3 years ago 2
BEAUTIFUL SONG!
daniel2824 3 years ago 5
Just marvelous!
MILEGULLY 3 years ago 4
"I Apologize" is a popular song, written by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, and Ed Nelson. The song was published in 1931.
Probably the best-known version of the song was recorded by Billy Eckstine. This recording was released by MGM Records as catalog number 10903. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 23, 1951 and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8.
ame746 3 years ago 3
I have the CD "Once more with feeling." It first came out in 1960.
airjor1 3 years ago
Great singer and song! Thanks for posting.
1954detmi 3 years ago 4