Mildred Bailey
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.
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Mildred Bailey Selected Favorites Volume 8
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 20 jun. 2006
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Mildred Bailey Selected Favorites Volume 9
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 20 jun. 2006
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Harlem Lullaby
Bing Crosby, Ethel Waters, Mildred Bailey
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 jan. 2000
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It Seems Like Old Times
Jazz - Released by Jazztastic on 1 mei 2019
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Sunday, Monday or Always Vol.2
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 sep. 2005
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Sunday, Monday or Always, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 30 okt. 2013
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Sunday, Monday or Always, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 30 okt. 2013
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You're the Moment in My Life
Jazz - Released by Jazztastic on 1 mei 2019
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Sunday, Monday or Always Vol.3
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 sep. 2005
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The Sly Old Gentlemen
Jazz - Released by Jazzboutique on 1 mei 2019
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You leave me Breathless
Pop - Released by Music Maestros on 15 apr. 2020
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Sunday, Monday or Always Vol.4
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 sep. 2005
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Like Being in Love
Jazz - Released by Pink Dot Records on 13 feb. 2013
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Almost Like Being in Love
Jazz - Released by Redwood Records on 14 apr. 2014
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I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Jazz - Released by Dobre Records on 2 aug. 2011
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Sunday, Monday or Always, Vol. 4
Jazz - Released by Documents on 30 okt. 2013
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Sunday, Monday or Always, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Documents on 30 okt. 2013
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The Rockin' Chair Lady
Mildred Bailey, The Delta Rythm Boys
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 17 jun. 2011
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1930's : The Way They Were - Vol.4
The Dorsey Brothers, Mildred Bailey
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 jan. 2022
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Red And Mildred, 1938 (Hq Remastered)
Red Norvo and His Orchestra, Mildred Bailey
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 4 okt. 2021
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