Mildred Bailey
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Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 â 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". She recorded the songs "For Sentimental Reasons", "It's So Peaceful in the Country", "Doin' The Uptown Lowdown", "Trust in Me", "Where Are You?", "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart", "Small Fry", "Please Be Kind", "Darn That Dream", "Rockin' Chair", "Blame It on My Last Affair", and "Says My Heart". She had three records that reached number one on the popular charts.
She grew up on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in Idaho, where her mother was an enrolled member. The family moved to Spokane, Washington when she was 13. Her younger brothers also became musicians. Her brother, Al Rinker, started to perform as a singer with Bing Crosby in Spokane and became a member of The Rhythm Boys. As adults, Charles Rinker was a lyricist, and Miles Rinker was a clarinet and saxophone player who later became a booking agent.
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- Lover Come Back To Me
- Georgia On My Mind by Mildred Bailey
- Love Is Where You Find It
- I Haven't Changed A Thing
- Who Blew Out The Flame?
- This Is Madness
- I Used To Be Color Blind
- Cry, Cry, Cry
- Prisoner Of Love
- You Don't Know My Mind Blues
- Old Folks
- I'm Nobody's Baby
- I'm Afraid Of Myself by Mildred Bailey
- Worried Over You by Mildred Bailey
- I'll Be Around by Mildred Bailey
- When That Man Is Dead And Gone by Mildred Bailey
- Georgia On My Mind
- Almost Like Being In Love
- Shoutin' In That Amen Corner
- It's a Woman Prerogative by Mildred Bailey
- After Dinner Speech
- More Than Ever by Mildred Bailey
- Ol' Pappy by Mildred Bailey
- Rockin' Chair by Mildred Bailey
