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Mildred Bailey

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Biography

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An early jazz singer with a sweet voice, Mildred Bailey balanced a good deal of popular success with a hot jazz-slanted career that saw her billed as Mrs. Swing (her husband, Red Norvo, was Mr. Swing). Born Mildred Rinker in Washington state in 1907, Bailey began performing at an early age, playing piano and singing in movie theaters during the early '20s. By 1925, she was the headlining act at a club in Hollywood, doing a mixture of pop, early jazz tunes, and vaudeville standards. Influenced by Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith, and Connie Boswell, she developed a soft, swinging delivery that pleased all kinds of nightclub audiences in the area. After sending a demonstration disc in to Paul Whiteman in 1929, she gained a spot with one of the most popular dance orchestras of the day.

The added exposure with Whiteman soon gave Bailey her own radio program. She had already debuted on a recording date with guitarist Eddie Lang in 1929, but in 1932 she gained fame by recording what became her signature song, "Rockin' Chair" — written especially for her by Hoagie Carmichael — with a Whiteman small group. While recording for Vocalion during the 1930s, Bailey often utilized her husband, xylophonist/vibraphonist Red Norvo. She also appeared on his recordings of the late '30s, and the arrangements of Eddie Sauter proved a perfect accompaniment to her vocals.

Though she and Norvo later divorced, Bailey continued to perform and record during the 1940s. She appeared on Benny Goodman's Camel Caravan radio program, and gained her own series again during the mid-'40s. Hampered by health problems during the late '40s, she spent time in the hospital suffering from diabetes and died of a heart attack in 1951.

Title: Heaven In My Heart

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bugle Woogie

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Title: In Love

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Pop

Title: Mildred Bailey

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop

Title: The Early Years

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mrs. Swing

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Vocal Jazz

Title: Don't Worry

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Title: Myself For You

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Title: 1937-1938

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop

Title: Fools Rush In

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Title: All of Me

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop

Title: St. Louis Blues

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: Someday Sweetheart

Artist: Mildred Bailey

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Great Gatsby Party

Genre: Kids

Title: I Heart Christmas

Genre: Kids

Title: Cold Blue Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Music of Mad Men

Genre: Pop

Title: Divine Divas Vol 7

Genre: Jazz

Title: Ladies of Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Star Parade (4)

Genre: Pop

Title: Retro Jazz Xmas

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Title: Best Of The Vocal

Genre: Jazz

Title: They Love To Sing

Genre: Jazz

Title: Women In Blues

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Wonderful 30s

Genre: Pop

Title: Divas Of Jazz Vol 6

Genre: Jazz

Title: Vintage Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Radio Days 4

Genre:

Title: The World of Swing

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Jazz Masters

Artist: Glen Gray

Genre:

Title: 1940s V-Disc Collection

Artist: Red Norvo

Genre: Jazz

Title: I`m Following You

Artist: Jimmie Noone

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sentimental Mood

Artist: Supersongs

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: Georgia (Remastered)

Artist: Supersongs

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Big Band Christmas

Artist: Various

Genre: Pop

Title: The Great Gatsby

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Skies

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Rock, Retro

Title: Vocal Group Magic

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Jazz Singers

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Teddy & His Girls

Artist: Teddy Wilson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mr. Swing

Artist: Red Norvo

Genre: Jazz

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