by Rich Wandschneider | May 26, 2022 | Jim Pepper, Julia Keefe, Mildred Bailey, Nez Perce Tribe, Nezpercians
Three years ago, we had a summer exhibit featuring Nez Perce music, from drummers and dancers of long ago to the “Nezpercians” and “Lollypop Six” jazz and dance bands of the early and mid-twentieth century. We gave a nod in that exhibit to a young Nez Perce jazz...
by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 5, 2012 | Bing Crosby, Cour d'Alene Tribe, Mildred Bailey, Mildred Rinker Bailey, Oregon movies, Passing
Albert Barros, enrolled Nez Perce and old friend of Josephys and mine, recently forwarded a piece on jazz musician Mildred Bailey. Bailey, who sang In the 30s and 40s, was considered the first big white jazz singer and a trail blazer for later female jazz stars Ella...
