Mildred Bailey

January 10, 2024
Jazz Singer

Quick Facts

Mildred Bailey
Full Name Mildred Bailey
Occupation Jazz Singer
Date Of Birth Feb 27, 1907(1907-02-27)
Age 117
Date Of Death 1951-12-12
Birthplace Tekoa
Country United States
Birth City Washington
Horoscope Aquarius

Mildred Bailey Biography

Name Mildred Bailey
Birthday Feb 27
Birth Year 1907
Place Of Birth Tekoa
Home Town Washington
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Parents Josephine Rinker, Charles Rinker
Siblings Al Rinker, Charles Rinker
Spouse Red Norvo

Mildred Bailey is one of the most popular and richest Jazz Singer who was born on February 27, 1907 in Tekoa, Washington, United States. She was a prominent jazz singer in the 1930s, best known for songs such as Please Be Kind. “The Queen of Swing” was her nickname.

She sang the Frankie Troumbauer song, I Like To Do Things For You.

Al Rinker, a composer and singer, is one of her brothers.

Mildred Bailey Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Jazz Singer
House Living in own house.

Mildred Bailey is one of the richest Jazz Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mildred Bailey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After moving to Seattle, she worked as a demonstrator of sheet music at Woolworth’s.

In 1989, she was posthumously inducted into both the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fames.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mildred Bailey Dating?

According to our records, Mildred Bailey married to Red Norvo. As of December 1, 2023, Mildred Bailey’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Mildred Ranked on the list of most popular Jazz Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mildred Bailey celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

Is Mildred Bailey Native American?

PLUMMER, Idaho – Jazz aficionados know Mildred Bailey as the legendary singer who cleared the way for female jazz greats like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Less well known is the fact that Bailey was Native American.

What was Mildred Bailey best known for?

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”.

Why was Mildred Bailey important?

One of the first female singers to make a name for herself in the American pantheon of jazz , Mildred Bailey (1907-1951) managed to capture the subtleties of the era’s African American blues and ragtime music. Bailey early on developed her own unique way to underline the meaning of the words she sang.

Where was Mildred Bailey from?

Tekoa, WA

Was Mildred Bailey black or white?

Her name was Mildred Bailey — sometimes called the “Rockin’ Chair Lady,” for her signature song. Bailey went down in history as a white vocalist who helped popularize jazz singing. Except, she wasn’t white. Bailey was half Coeur d’Alene Indian – a fact that received little attention, until recently.

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