SINGER

Mildred Bailey

1907 - 1951

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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". 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mildred Bailey has received more than 361,930 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Mildred Bailey is the 2,261st most popular singer (down from 1,804th in 2019), the 12,127th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,781st in 2019) and the 612th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mildred Bailey ranks 2,261 out of 4,381. Before her are Song Yuqi, Black Francis, Tayanna, John Waite, Alan Merrill, and Tijana Dapčević. After her are Heather Nova, Aram Mp3, Paula Cole, Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Shin Seung-hun, and Kangin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Mildred Bailey ranks 383. Before her are Arnie Oliver, John Cody, Christopher Fry, Tranquilino Garcete, Paul Nitze, and Ernst Loof. After her are Adrienne Ames, Paul Douglas, Walter Donaldson, Philip Slone, Lina Basquette, and Mary Washburn. Among people deceased in 1951, Mildred Bailey ranks 183. Before her are Mady Christians, Ernie Collett, Jack Holt, Constant Lambert, Lloyd C. Douglas, and Oscar Micheaux. After her are Gerald Logan, Alfred Lindley, Harry Kerr, and Harry B. Liversedge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mildred Bailey ranks 12,127 out of 20,380. Before her are Benjamin Stoddert (1751), Alan Merrill (1951), Tommy Noonan (1921), Patsy Kelly (1910), Henry Weed Fowler (1878), and George Voinovich (1936). After her are Daniel Roebuck (1963), Art Taylor (1929), Sonja Sohn (1964), Conrad Vernon (1968), Audrey Meadows (1922), and Barry Watson (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mildred Bailey ranks 612. Before her are Eddie Kendricks (1939), Fred Neil (1936), Bobby Rydell (1942), Taylor Dayne (1962), Black Francis (1965), and Alan Merrill (1951). After her are Paula Cole (1968), Rosanne Cash (1955), P. P. Arnold (1946), Jimmy Dean (1928), Charley Pride (1934), and Tony Orlando (1944).

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