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
Title: Pearl Bailey, Martha Tilton, Sylvia Lynn & Ann Southern
Artist: Martha Tilton, Pearl Bailey
Genre:
Collections
Title: Vintage Songs, Cocktail Parties
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1947, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: 108 Songs Vintage Music Jukebox
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 26
Genre: Pop
Title: Divas Of Jazz Vol 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 18 (1947-1952)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Goes Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Apollo Theatre Legend
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vocal Jazz 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Joyful Holiday Music!
Genre: Kids
Title: Christmas Blast from the Past
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Oldies But Goodies - Novelty Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Money Songs
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Christmas Carols & Holiday Music
Genre: Kids
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 22
Genre: Pop
Title: Divas of Jazz, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Female Vocalists Vol 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: Yesterday's Hits Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 26
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Connecticut Yankee & Inside USA
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ladies Vol 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Blues Divas
Title: Ladies Of Jazz & Blues Box (Disc 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies Of Jazz & Blues Box (Disc 2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies Of Jazz & Blues Box (Disc 3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Now That'S What I Call: Disney! (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Kids, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Cafe 3 - The Essential Classic Jazz Voices (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Nights Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Disney Vol 2
Genre: Kids
Title: Tuxedo Junction - The Harmony Records Story 1957-1962 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: American Songbook Series, Arthur Schwartz
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1952 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies Of Vocal Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Disney (Original Soundtrack) (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I Just Love Hollywood Musicals (CD1)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Smokin' Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Girls Gone Rockin': 75 Fabulous Femme Rockers
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol. 2
Genre: Soul, Jazz, World Music, Disco, Traditional Pop Music, Funk
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 100 Cool R&B Top Hits (CD1)
Genre: Soul
Title: 100 Cool R&B Top Hits (CD2)
Genre: Soul
Title: Lady 1944
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Lady 1949
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Voices From The Stars
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Shilly Dilly (When Your Mojo Doesn't Work)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Meet Mrs. Santa Claus
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Funk
Title: LoFi Winter Wonderland 2024
Genre: Electronica
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