Marion L Phason-Baptiste 2 hrs · CELEBRATING THE MONTH OF "BLACK HISTORY". OUR VERY OWN TC Eckstein Vocalese's GRANDATHER THE ONE & ONLY BILLY ECKSTEIN! Good evening Facebook family, friends and fans of Motown Artist Billy Eckstein who’s granddaughter is TC Eckstein Vocalese! I decided to spotlight him because of his local Springfield ties and Black Month. William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer, and a bandleader of the swing era. He was noted for his rich, resonant, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. Eckstine's recording of "I Apologize" (MGM, 1948) was awarded 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 like Joe Williams, Arthur Prysock and Lou Rawls." He attended Peabody High Sch
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