Pearl Bailey
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Biography
[Edit]An uninhibited vocalist who gave more to her performances than any other singers around, Pearl Bailey gained fame for her work in Broadway, cabaret, and Hollywood. Bailey's sultry, slurred delivery livened up many a stale standard, including "Baby It's Cold Outside" and her only hit, "Takes Two to Tango."
The daughter of a preacher, Bailey began singing at the age of three (her brother, Bill Bailey, also taught her a few dance steps). She was performing professionally by her early teenage years and after touring as a dancer for several years, she featured both as a singer and dancer with jazz bands led by Noble Sissle, Cootie Williams, and Edgar Hayes. She began performing as a solo act in 1944, and wooed night club audiences with her relaxed stage presence and humorous asides. After briefly replacing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Cab Calloway's Orchestra during the mid-'40s, she debuted on Broadway during 1946 in the musical St. Louis Woman. Bailey earned an award for most promising newcomer, and made her first film, Variety Girl, in 1947.
Though it wasn't a hit, her version of "Tired" (from Variety Girl) increased her standing in the jazz community. She recorded for several different labels, including Columbia, during the '40s and finally found a hit in 1952 after signing to Coral. Her version of "Takes Two to Tango," backed by Don Redman's Orchestra, hit the Top Ten. That same year, she married drummer Louie Bellson, and he left his position with Duke Ellington to become her musical director. Bailey recorded several albums for Coral during the early '50s, and starred as a fortune teller in the 1954 film Carmen Jones. More starring roles followed, in the W.C. Handy biopic St. Louis Blues as well as the first filmed version of Gershwin's classic operetta Porgy and Bess.
In 1959, a new recording contract (with Roulette) resulted in a change of direction. After her double-entendre LP For Adults Only was banned from radio play, it became a big seller and occasioned a string of similar albums during the early '60s. She continued to perform on Broadway, and won a Tony award in 1970 for her title role in Hello, Dolly!. She led her own television variety show in 1971, but retired from active performance several years later. Pearl Bailey was named to the American delegation to the United Nations in 1976, and awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Title: Solid Gold Cadillac - From The Archives (Digitally Remastered)
Artist: Pearl Bailey, Bellson Louis
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Pearl Bailey Entertains / Cultured Pearl / I'm With You
Artist: Pearl Bailey
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Artist: Ivie Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Rose Murphy
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best of Pearl Bailey (Nostalgic Memories Volume 61)
Artist: Pearl Bailey
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Broadway - America's Music (1935-2005)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Road Music
Genre: Rock
Title: Disney Classics
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Disney's Greatest, Vol. 3
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Kid's Retro Christmas Soundtrack
Genre: Kids
Title: Christmas Cheer! Kid's Holiday Music
Genre: Kids
Title: 40 Christmas Party Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Divas Sing Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº4 / 100 Hits Vintage N?4
Genre: Pop
Title: The 100 Best Songs Vintage Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Jazz & Holiday Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Big Band Christmas Spectacular
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Swingin' with Santa! Vintage Christmas Jazz
Genre: World Music
Title: The 50s: Reasons to Dance, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Records from the '50s
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Hit Parade Classics Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Funny Christmas Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: Girls Sing the Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Christmas Carols
Genre: Traditional Pop Music, Kids
Title: 100 Songs for Romantic Dinner
Genre: Jazz
Title: Underdogs of Rock n' Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: All-Time Greatest Christmas Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: The Songs We Love, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Past & Retro Holiday
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 17
Genre: Pop
Title: Grandma's Favorite Christmas Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Legends: Ladies of Jazz (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Queens of Jazz, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Loved Christmas Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly Girls of the 50's & 60's
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº 3 / 100 Hits Vintage N? 3
Genre: Pop
Title: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Genre:
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº5 / 100 Hits Vintage N?5
Genre: Pop
Title: Somethin' Girly - Women of Nashville
Genre: Country
Title: 101 Dalmatians and Friends
Genre: Kids
Title: Musica Mundana 8. (Hungaroton Classics)
Genre: World Music
Title: 100 Vintage Holiday Classics
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: It's A Wonderful Life Christmas
Genre:
Title: Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol.2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Center Stage: Broadway 1947-1958
Genre: Pop
Title: Masters of Jazz - 40 Singing Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Cocktail Classics
Genre:
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Apollo Theatre
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Memories
Genre:
Title: Ladies In Jazz, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legendery Ladies of Jazz Vol. 1 Mellow Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Queens of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legendery Female Voices of Jazz Vol. 2 Upbeat Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cookin': Choice Cuts from The Famous Fifities
Genre: Pop
Title: Stars of the Apollo (Live)
Title: Jazz, Blues, And Swing! Volume 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Million Airs
Genre: Pop
Title: Little Kid's Christmas Carols
Genre: Kids
Title: 50 Songs to Celebrate Women's History Month
Genre: Pop
Title: Vintage Music In the Paddock Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Romantic Jazz Classics for Valentine's Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 19 (1952-1954)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz 'Round Midnight: Chanteuses - Female Jazz Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: The Columbia Years (1943-1952) The Complete Recordings [Clean]
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Genre: Pop
Title: Hollywood Swing & Jazz (Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Hot Lips Page: Feelin' High & Happy - His 48 Finest 1929-1953 (CD2)
Artist: His Trio
Genre: Pop