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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:singer
bandleader
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Art_Blakey
gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Sarah_Vaughan
gptkb:Earl_Hines
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1914-07-08
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gptkbp:birthName
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gptkb:William_Clarence_Eckstein
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Ed_Eckstine
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1993-03-08
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Howard_University
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African-American
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gptkbp:genre
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jazz
pop
swing
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Billy Eckstine
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:saxophone
vocals
valve trombone
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gptkbp:knownFor
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rich baritone voice
leading influential big band in the 1940s
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Prisoner_of_Love
gptkb:My_Foolish_Heart
gptkb:Cottage_for_Sale
I Apologize
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:saxophone
gptkb:singer
bandleader
valve trombonist
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Mercury_Records
gptkb:Motown
gptkb:MGM_Records
gptkb:Roulette_Records
gptkb:EmArcy_Records
RCA Victor
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:June_Eckstine
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.billyeckstine.com/
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gptkbp:yearsActive
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1939–1992
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dexter_Gordon
gptkb:Sarah_Vaughan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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