Paying tribute to Pittsburgh born, the great #BillyEckstine on his birthday (July 8, 1914 to March 8, 1993). Heading to Chicago, Eckstine joined Earl Hines' Grand Terrace Orchestra in 1939, staying with the band as vocalist and trumpeter until 1943. By that time, Eckstine had begun to make a name for himself through the Hines band's juke-box hits such as "Stormy Monday Blues", and his own "Jelly Jelly." In 1944, Eckstine formed his own big band and it became the finishing school for adventurous