Billy Eckstine - Prisoner of Love
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Eckstine WAS bigger than Sinatra!! White AND black girls were throwing their drawers at him on stage. HE was too hot; that's why they shut him down. MGM cancelled their 10-yr contract with him and it was downhill after that.
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What movie is this clip from?
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oh dam... this is where james brown got that song from.. eckstien was fine
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true is true===if he was caucasian, he would be bigger than bing crosby and sinatra---just as dorothy dandridge would have been as big as monroe---abby lincoln also
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@RTistic Yeah I can see a little resemblance.
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one of the best of all time
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anouther good one THE great billy eckstine.
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They should get Terrence Howard to play him in a movie
RTistic 7 months ago 10
Whoever said Billy "rates right up there with Sinatra is a tone deaf fool. By any measure Billy Ekstine was a far superior singer to Sinatra - he had a better voice and greater musicianship. And since he was singing in the Afro-American blues/jazz tradition he had a more intresting style. I find sinatra rather bland compared to Mr. B. Now that's a fact jack!!
Ps: To the dude who cracked on his suit, it is obvious that you are no slave to fashion!
TheViewFromSugarHill 2 years ago 4