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If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music.

~Billy Eckstine

Topics: College Craft Doctor Go Lawyer Music Musician Must Study Want You Your

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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

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

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L.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.

~Billy Eckstine

Topics: Back Buck Everybody Kind Know Laid Laid Back New New York Out York You

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You know, times change and the elements change along with it. The elements of success. And my son's very successful. He's doing very well. And I have a younger daughter who sings.

~Billy Eckstine

Topics: Along Change Daughter Doing Elements He Know Sings Son Success Successful Times Very Well Who You Younger

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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

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

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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

Topics: Band Charlie Charlie Parker Director Dizzy First Musical Organized Parker

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Piano should be the one. Yeah, because that's your basis. Everything is right there in front of you.

~Billy Eckstine

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I don't have perfect pitch, but I have relative pitch. I'm glad I don't have perfect pitch because perfect pitch can drive you crazy.

~Billy Eckstine

Topics: Because Crazy Drive Glad Perfect Pitch Relative You

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When Byrd came out of there, he had written a lot things while he was in the hospital.

~Billy Eckstine

Topics: Came Had He Hospital Lot Out Things While Written

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I was still in school at the time and Cab was very popular and everybody was doing Cab Calloway so I did.

~Billy Eckstine

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: July 8th, 1914

Died: March 8th, 1993

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