Billy Eckstine
A great crooner who nurtured Bop and its musicians, Eckstine opened the doors for other black romantic idols.
Eckstine's lush and sophisticated vocal style influenced Sarah Vaughan, one of his young employees.
Eckstine's Bop band featured Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker -- yet it was a financial bust.
When Sinatra's voice gave out in the late 1940s, he told club owners that Eckstine would be the perfect replacement for him.
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