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Mildred Bailey ( Tekoa, 27 febbraio 1907 – Poughkeepsie, 12 dicembre 1951) è stata una cantante statunitense . Nativa americana, è stata una delle prime cantanti di jazz negli anni '30. Dotata di una bellissima voce ottenne un discreto successo popolare e fu conosciuta come "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" (dalla ...
Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing".
26 apr 2024 · Mildred Bailey (born Feb. 27, 1907, Tekoa, Wash., U.S.—died Dec. 12, 1951, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was an American singer known for her light soprano voice, clear articulation, and jazz phrasing. As a singer, Bailey was especially influenced by Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith , and she was one of the first nonblack performers to become a ...
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23 giu 2019 · Mildred Bailey. Bailey, a fixture in many of America’s hottest jazz clubs, is perhaps less remembered today than many of her contemporaries. At the time of the Met Concert, she was considered by fans and music critics alike as the second-best female jazz singer in the world, just behind Billie Holiday.
18 feb 2020 · Mildred Bailey: Queen of Swing. In the 1930s, as the country struggled through the Depression, households buckled under the strain of poverty and the creeping fear of darkening world events. What kept most people from being swallowed by nagging pessimism and despair was the radio.
8 giu 2018 · Mildred Bailey. Singer. Became Jazz ’ s First “ Girl ” Singer. Acclaim and Frustration. Accolades for a Career. Selected discography. Sources. Mildred Bailey, the “ Rockin ’ Chair Lady, ” began her singing profession demonstrating sheet music songs for individual customers in Seattle, Washington, when she was 17 years old.
Mildred Bailey photographed by William P. Gottlieb in New York City, 1947. Source: https://bibliolore.org/2017/02/27/mildred-baileys-native-american-roots/ Context given: Despite living in a racially stratified 1930s U.S., Mildred Bailey never sought to hide the fact that she was born into the Coeur d’Alene tribe of Idaho.
