Singer
Billy Eckstine
The first romantic Black singing star, and a band that hired Parker and Gillespie.
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording". His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. The New York Times described him as an "influential band leader" whose "suave bass-baritone" and "full-throated, sugary approach to popular songs inspired singers such as Earl Coleman, Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams, Arthur Prysock, and Lou Rawls."
- Born
- 1914-07-08, Pittsburgh, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1993-03-08, Pittsburgh, USAA Monday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1914-07-08, Pittsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 29°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 28°00′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 7°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 21°07′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 24°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 10°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 27°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 1°00′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1993-03-08, Pittsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 18°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 22°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 19°02′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 19°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 12°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 24°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°12′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 20°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 25°29′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Billy Eckstine was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.