eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6t387 BILLY ECKSTINE 8.25x10.25 still '52 singing in tie & jacket from Skirts Ahoy! Date Sold 3/23/2014Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" [21 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Billy Eckstine was a black African American singer and bandleader from the 1930s to the 1990s. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1914. He left college in 1933, after winning first place in a singing talent contest imitating Cab Calloway. He went to Chicago and joined Earl Hines' Grand Terrace Orchestra in 1939, and was a vocalist and trumpeter in the band until 1943. In 1944, he formed his own big band and hired many of the up and coming greats, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Pearl Bailey, Lena Horne, and many others. In 1947, he became a solo performer, and had far greater success than with his band. In 1950, he was profiled by Life magazine in New York City, but one of the photos showed him with white female fans touching him, and it caused outrage among bigoted white readers, but it helped to increase the discussion of race relations in America. He continued performing through the 1980s and passed away in 1993 at the age of 78. Important Added Info: Note that this still measures 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" [21 x 26 cm]. Note that not only does our current auction of 999 stills represent the absolute finest selection we have ever had in terms of quality of image and film, but it also represents the finest CONDITION group of stills we have ever had! Half of the stills are graded as being in "very good to fine" condition (which is our highest grade for vintage stills), but we were very strict on this, because otherwise, perhaps two thirds or three quarters of the stills would have received this grade! We downgraded stills to "very good" for pretty minor defects, and many of these might have received our "very good to fine" grade in the past. And the half of the stills that ARE in very good to fine condition would likely be graded "mint" by any other auction! This is the finest group of stills I have ever seen, and I can only hope to equal it someday! Condition: very good to fine. The still is in very nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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