Pearl Bailey

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Pearl Bailey

Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. In 1976, she became the first African-American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1918 (Newport News), Died August 17, 1990 (Philadelphia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-44 of 44 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	85816	2/2/1954	Fernandez of the Andes	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	85817	2/2/1954	He's gone	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	85819	2/4/1954	Strike while the iron's hot	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	85820	2/4/1954	Say si si	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	85821	2/4/1954	Ciribiribin	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	85829	2/4/1954	I cried for you	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88414	7/21/1955	He may be your man but he comes to see me sometimes	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88415	7/21/1955	Somebody else not me	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88416	7/21/1955	When your guy is gone	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88417	7/21/1955	That's gratitude	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88418	7/22/1955	Nobody	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88419	7/22/1955	It'll get worse	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88420	7/22/1955	I ain't got nobody	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	88421	7/22/1955	Runnin' wild	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	115132	8/10/1964	I'd rather be rich	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	115133	8/10/1964	I was a little too lonely	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	115134	8/10/1964	Hello Dolly	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	115136	7/17/1964	Kiss my love goodbye	Pearl Bailey	vocalist
Decca	115137	7/7/1964	I'll wander back to you	Pearl Bailey	vocalist

(Results 26-44 of 44 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bailey, Pearl," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/302559.

Bailey, Pearl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/302559.

"Bailey, Pearl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.