8 Billy Eckstine Quotes for You to Enjoy

Billy Eckstine

American Musician

Born: Jul 8, 1914

Died: Mar 8, 1993

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My youngest daughter sings. She's going to be very good. She's graduated from Music School and she's been working down around and getting her feet wet, you know. I had her out with me for a year just showing her the ropes a little bit, but she's going to be all right. Billy Eckstine

Music Good Me You School Daughter Year Down Bit Out Had Feet Know She Around Sings Been Very Wet Getting Going Graduated Just Little Little Bit Working Youngest Ropes Showing Her Right

It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band. Billy Eckstine

Director First Band Musical Charlie Charlie Parker Parker Dizzy Organized

I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment of my skin maybe being lighter brown than other people of my race, maybe some of them, but you know our race has all colors. Billy Eckstine

I just went to Harvard a little while, because I graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington and then I went up there but I didn't stay that long because I went into show business. Billy Eckstine

Business School Long Harvard High Stay High School Armstrong Because Up Graduated Just While Little Then Show Show Business Little While Washington

When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down into the stand. This way, it's up and it goes right on out to the audience, you know? Billy Eckstine

Music You Looking Band Down Way Say Out Horn Instance Part Know Audience Up Goes Stand Your Right Playing

I think a song that's got something to say. I'm not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don't last. But I like a song that tells a story and has some meat to it, you know, that means something. Billy Eckstine

You Song Think Say Tells Some Something Never Like Know Because Got Been Story Much Means Meat Last

Bud Johnson, God rest his soul of fame, a tenor saxophonist. Bud was always a big, big, big booster of mine and he always when I first met Bud in Pittsburgh when he came through there, he heard me sing and he wanted me to come to Chicago. Billy Eckstine

God Me Soul Rest First Big Met Mine Booster Johnson Through He Tenor Bud Come Sing Always Came His Heard Chicago Fame Wanted Pittsburgh

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