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Remembering Pearl Bailey

musicMar 29, 2026133

Tributes circulated this week marking Pearl Bailey's birthday, celebrating her Broadway and screen career. Black Music Sunday and multiple outlets ran pieces titled "Remembering Pearl Bailey, an early queen of stage and screen." Bailey was a prominent Black singer and actress WHO helped bring Black performers to mainstream stages and screens. She was born March 29, 1918 and died August 17, 1990.

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Pearl Bailey was born March 29, 1918 and died August 17, 1990.
Tributes marked her birthday and celebrated her Broadway and screen career.
Black Music Sunday called her an early queen of stage and screen.