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Pearl Bailey

voc, 1918-1990 US, Newport News, Virginia
Singer of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Pearl Mae Bailey

American actress and singer, born 29 March 1918 in Newport News, Virginia, USA and died of heart disease on 17 August 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at age 72. Pearl was a band vocalist from 1933 - 1945. She appeared in several movies and Broadway shows. She married Drummer Louis Bellson on 11/19/1952.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Blues
  • Soundtrack
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Best of Friends - From "The Fox & The Hound" / Soundtrack on Disney's Greatest Vol. 3 by Various Artists
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? on Won't You Come Home, Pearly Bailey? by Pearl Bailey
Baby, It's Cold Outside on Ain't She Sweet! by Pearl Bailey
It;s A Woman's Prerogative on Sings The Songs She Loves By Her Favourite Composer Harold Arlen by Pearl Bailey
Ain't She Sweet on For Adults Only by Pearl Bailey
Five Pound Box of Money on Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha by Pearl Bailey
Has I Let You Down? on House of Flowers by Original Broadway Cast of House of Flowers
Jingle Bells Cha Cha on Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Zing Went The Strings on Won't You Come Home, Pearly Bailey? by Pearl Bailey
Takes Two to Tango on At Her Best by Pearl Bailey

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey2017Compil.
Around The World With MePearl Bailey2014Album
Solid Gold CadillacPearl Bailey2012Single
St. Louis Blues (Vol 1.)Pearl Bailey2011Single
A BroadPearl Bailey2009Single
Sings Porgy & Bess And Other Gershwin MelodiesPearl Bailey2009Compil.
Pearl Bailey Canta Porgy & Bess De GershwinPearl Bailey2009Single
In Chronology - 1947-1950Pearl Bailey2008Album
In Chronology - 1944-1947Pearl Bailey2008Album
A Little Learnin' Is A Dang'rous ThingFrank Sinatra and Pearl Bailey2004Album
The Very Best OfPearl Bailey2004Compil.
Sings Songs For Adults Only/More Songs For Adults OnlyPearl Bailey2004Compil.
Takes Two To TangoPearl Bailey2004Compil.
PersonalityPearl Bailey2001Compil.
1944-1947Pearl Bailey2001Compil.
More Of The BestPearl Bailey1996Compil.
I Can't Give You Anything But LoveRose Murphy, Ivie Anderson, Pearl Bailey1995Compil.
The Best Of Volume 2 - The Roulette YearsPearl Bailey1994Compil.
The Best Of Pearl Bailey Volume 3 The Roulette YearsPearl Bailey1994Compil.
Hello, Dolly! - The New Broadway Cast RecordingDavid Merrick Presents Pearl Bailey1991Album
16 Most Requested SongsPearl Bailey1991Compil.
The King Cole Trios - Live: 1947-1948Nat King Cole Featuring Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Pearl Bailey1991Compil.
The Best Of The Roulette YearsPearl Bailey1991Compil.
Come On Let's Play With Pearlie MaePearl Bailey1989Album
Hello Pearlie MaePearl Bailey1983Compil.
Curtain CallPearl Bailey1982Compil.
The Reverend, The Sister And PearlEdwin Hawkins, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Pearl Bailey1979Compil.
The Record Acting GamePearl Bailey1977Album
Featuring Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey With Stanley Wilson And His Orchestra1974Single
The Pearl Bailey YearsPearl Bailey1973Compil.
Pearl's PearlsPearl Bailey1971Album
Mama, A Rainbow / Two By TwoPearl Bailey1971Single
Applause!Pearl Bailey1970Album
After HoursPearl Bailey1969Compil.
Travelling With Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1969Album
Ukuleke TalkPearl Bailey1968Single
The Real PearlPearl Bailey1968Album
I Believe / The Color Of RainPearl Bailey1968Single
Back On BroadwayPearl Bailey1968Album
A Man Is A Neccessary Evil / Look At That FacePearl Bailey1967Single
Hello, Dolly! - The New Broadway Cast RecordingDavid Merrick Presents Pearl Bailey1967Album
Before The Parade Passes By / So Long DeariePearl Bailey / Louie Bellson Orchestra1967Single
Mame / Big SpenderPearl Bailey1966Single
Pearl Bailey Sings For Adults OnlyPearl Bailey1966Single
For Women OnlyPearl Bailey1965Album
Pearl Bailey / Rose MurphyPearl Bailey, Rose Murphy1965Single
I'd Rather Be RichPearl Bailey1964Single
The Risque World Of Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1964Album
Pearl Bailey And Sylvia LynnPearl Bailey1963Album
All About Good Little Girls & Bad Little BoysPearl Bailey1963Album
C'Est La ViePearl Bailey1963Album
The Best of Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1963Compil.
Pearl Bailey And OthersPearl Bailey1962Compil.
You Gotta Dance / Gee Baby (Ain't I Good To You)Pearl Bailey With Louis Bellson & His Band1962Single
Happy SoundsPearl Bailey & Louis Bellson1962Album
For Adult ListeningPearl Bailey1962Album
The Best Of Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1961Compil.
Getting TogetherPearl Bailey And Ella Fitzgerald1961Single
Pearl Bailey Sings The Songs She Loves.... By Her Favorite Composer Harold ArlenPearl Bailey1961Album
A Sleepin' Bee / Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana TreePearl Bailey1961Single
More Songs For Adults OnlyPearl Bailey1960Album
Naughty But NicePearl Bailey1960Album
A Weakness For MenPearl Bailey1960Single
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home / Ain't Misbehavin'Pearl Bailey1960Single
Songs Of The Bad Old DaysPearl Bailey1960Album
Pearl Bailey Sings Plus The InkspotsPearl Bailey Plus The Ink Spots1960Compil.
Not Now JohnPearl Bailey1960Single
Singing & SwingingPearl Bailey with Margie Anderson1960Album
St. Louis BluesPearl Bailey1959Single
Sings For Adults OnlyPearl Bailey1959Single
I Got Rhythm / SummertimePearl Bailey1959Single
Pearl Bailey Sings Porgy & Bess And Other Gershwin MelodiesPearl Bailey1959Album
Jingle Bells Cha Cha ChaPearl Bailey1959Single
Pearl Bailey SingsPearl Bailey1959Album
Cultured PearlPearl Bailey1958Album
A BroadPearl Bailey1958Album
Gems By Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1958Album
Frank Sinatra With Harry James & Pearl BaileyFrank Sinatra With Harry James & Pearl Bailey1958Single
St. Louis BluesPearl Bailey1958Album
Pearl Bailey Sings For Adults OnlyPearl Bailey1958Album
Dansons Gaiement Vol. 12Pearl Bailey1957Single
The Songs Of Academy Award Winner James Van Heusen / Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey, Jimmy Van Heusen1957Album
The One And Only Pearl Bailey SingsPearl Bailey1957Album
C'est Magnifique / Billy Bailey, Won't You Please Come HomePearl Bailey1957Single
The Intoxicating Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1957Album
The One And OnlyPearl Bailey1957Single
Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1957Album
Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1957Single
The Definitive Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1957Album
Gems From PearlPearl Bailey & Frank Sinatra1957Single
Pearl BaileyPearl Bailey1957Single
My Man / Everybody Loves My BabyPearl Bailey1957Single
Hit The Road To Dreamland / That Certain FeelingPearl Bailey1956Single
Tired / Go Back Where You Stayed Last NightPearl Bailey1956Single
Solid Gold CadillacPearl Bailey1956Single
Pearl's PearlsPearl Bailey1956Album
Zing Went The Strings Of My HeartPearl Bailey1956Single
I Can't Rock And Roll To Save My Soul / The Gypsy GoofedPearl Bailey1956Single
Tired / Go Back Where You Stayed Last NightPearl Bailey1956Album
Say "Si, Si"Pearl Bailey1955Album
I Ain't Got Nobody / He May Be Your Man But He Comes To See MePearl Bailey1955Single
World WearyPearl Bailey1955Single
Pearl Bailey And Cootie Williams And His OrchestraPearl Bailey, Cootie Williams And His Orchestra1954Single
She's Something SpanishPearl Bailey1954Single
I Wouldn't Walk Across The StreetPearl Bailey1954Single
I'm With YouPearl Bailey1953Album
Hug Me A Hug / I Always Shake The TreePearl Bailey With Orchestra Directed By Don Redman1953Album
I Love My ArgentinePearl Bailey1953Album
I'm With YouPearl Bailey1953Single
I Love My Argentine / Me And My ShadowPearl Bailey1953Single
Takes Two To TangoPearl Bailey1952Single
Takes Two To TangoPearl Bailey1952Single
Toot Toot Tootsie, GoodbyePearl Bailey1952Single
Takes Two To Tango / Let There Be LovePearl Bailey1952Album
The Birth Of The Blues / I HeardPearl Bailey1952Album
Legalize My Name / Get It Off Your MindPearl Bailey1951Single
I Need Ya Like I Need A Hole In The Head / It's A Woman's PrerogativePearl Bailey1951Single
Pearl Bailey EntertainsPearl Bailey1950Album
Pearl Bailey EntertainsPearl Bailey1950Album
Frankie And Johnny / Johnson RagPearl Bailey1949Album
Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) / Don't Sit On My BedPearl Bailey1949Album
For You My Love / Mamie Is MimiPearl Bailey With Tony Pastor And His Orchestra1949Album
That's Good Enough For Me / Baby, It's Cold OutsidePearl Bailey And Hot Lips Page1949Album
It's A Great Feeling / Ain't She Sweet?Pearl Bailey And Hot Lips Page1949Album
Baby, It's Cold Outside / The Huckle-BuckPearl Bailey And Hot Lips Page1949Album
That's No Way To Do! / Old Man You Been Gone Too LongPearl Bailey1948Album
Inside U.S.A.Buddy Clark, Pearl Bailey1948Album
I'm Lazy, That's All / Say It SimplePearl Bailey1948Album
St. Louis Blues/Get It Off Your MindPearl Bailey1947Album
That's Good Enough For Me / Row, Row, RowPearl Bailey1947Album
A Little Learnin' Is A Dang'rous ThingFrank Sinatra and Pearl Bailey1947Album
Personality / Helen Of Troy / China BoyPearl Bailey / Woody Herman And His Orchestra / Muggsy Spanier And His Jazz Band1946Album
He Didn't Ask Me / I Ain't Talkin"Pearl Bailey1946Album
Personality / Don't Like "EmPearl Bailey1946Album
Legalize My Name / It's A Woman's PrerogativePearl Bailey1946Album
Tired / Put That Ring On My FingerPearl Bailey1945Album
Tired / Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time)Pearl Bailey1945Album
Sleepy Time Gal / TiredJack Leonard And His V-Disc Play Boys / Pearl Bailey1945Album
He Didn't Ask Me / Cancel The FlowersPearl Bailey / The Charioteers1945Album
Double Star SeriesPearl Bailey, Buddy GrecoAlbum
On BroadwayCarol Channing, Pearl BaileySingle
That Certain FeelingPearl BaileySingle
Me And My ShadowPearl BaileyAlbum
As Long As I LivePearl BaileySingle
EntertainsPearl BaileySingle
Me And My Shadow / CiribiribinPearl BaileySingle
Featuring The Great OnesSarah Vaughan, Pearl BaileyCompil.
Tired / Legalize My Name / That's Good Enough For Me / It's A Woman's PrerogativePearl BaileySingle
MamePearl BaileySingle
SpotlitePearl BaileySingle
This Is MePearl BaileyAlbum
Sings The Cole Porter SongbookPearl BaileyAlbum
"We Three"Pearl Bailey, Mel Tormé, Lena HorneAlbum
Pearl Bailey At Her BestPearl BaileyCompil.
You Waited Too LongPearl BaileySingle
Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time)Pearl BaileySingle
The LegendaryLena Horne And Pearl BaileyCompil.
You Gotta TwistPearl BaileySingle
The Blues Featuring Pearl BaileyPearl BaileySingle
Searching the GospelPearl BaileyAlbum
Do Unto Others / Young At HeartPearl Bailey & Mike DouglasSingle
Here's PearlPearl BaileyCompil.
Applause / When The World Was YoungPearl BaileySingle
The Best Of The Roulette YearsPearl BaileyCompil.
Nothing / 8th Street AssociationPearl Bailey, Don Redman And His OrchestraAlbum
Canta Y EncantaPearl BaileySingle
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / That Certain FeelingPearl BaileySingle
Solid Gold Cadillac / Hit The Road To DreamlandPearl BaileySingle
Marilyn Horne Sings Carmen JonesMarilyn Horne With Pearl Bailey And Brock PetersAlbum
That Certain FeelingPearl BaileyCompil.
Queens of JazzSarah Vaughan, Maxine Sullivan, Pearl BaileyCompil.
I Need Ya Like A Hole In The Head / But, What Are ThesePearl BaileyAlbum
I Ain't Got Nobody / Nobody / Takes Two To Tango / Toot Toot Tootsie, GoodbyePearl BaileySingle
Saturday Night Fish Fry / Not TonightPearl Bailey, Moms MableySingle
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