Professional Materials
name: label: Collection Musician
content: Eckstine, Billy
label: Collection Musician
content: Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024
label: Collection Musician
content: Tucker, Bobby, 1923-2008
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content: Bobby Tucker Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1883-2007
label: Date
content: undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1141, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Materials document Bobby Tucker's creativity as pianist, arranger, and accompanist for various artists. Tucker played a significant role in the musical careers of three renowned jazz vocalists in particular: Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday, and Billy Eckstine.  Materials are included from all three of these professional collaborations.  The materials are divided into two subseries. Subseries one is the largest group of materials and consists of music manuscripts.  Subseries two is published sheet music.