Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
Top Songs
| 1 | I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm [NBC Radio Version] | ||
| 2 | St. Louis Blues | ||
| 3 | More Than You Know | ||
| 4 | Have You Forgotten so Soon? | ||
| 5 | Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Albums
Nov 2020 • 1 song
Sep 2020 • 8 songs
Oct 2019 • 40 songs
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Biography
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 del...