Pearl Bailey

Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, comedian 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.

10 Hits of Pearl Bailey - 2023-04-14T00:00:00.000000Z

The Pearl Bailey Retrospective - 2023-02-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Three of a Kind: Sarah Vaughan, Pearl Bailey, Della Reese - 2023-01-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Tired - 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Two of a Kind: Pearl Bailey & Sarah Vaughan - 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Two of a Kind: Pearl Bailey & Dinah Shore - 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z

For Adults Only - 2021-10-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Baby, It's Cold Outside - 2021-08-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Me and My Shadow - 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

1940's A's & B's - 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Infusion - Pearl Bailey - 2020-10-08T00:00:00.000000Z

She's So Sweet - 2020-05-09T00:00:00.000000Z

The Legend of Pearl Bailey (Remastered) - 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Doin' the Hucklebuck (Remastered) - 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000000Z

It's a Woman's Prerogative - 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Around the World With Me - 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Won't You Come Home, Pearly Bailey? - 2018-11-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Pearl Bailey - 2017-05-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Songs - 2017-05-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Classics by Pearl Bailey - 2017-05-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Feelings - 2017-04-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Saturday Night Fever - 2017-04-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart - 2016-08-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Hello Bluesy Girl - 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Hit the Road to Dreamland - 2015-03-20T00:00:00.000000Z

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