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A popular song published in 1902 by Hughie Cannon, inspired by a customer and friend named Willard "Bill" Bailey. It is a jazz standard and has been recorded, parodied, and referenced in various media and culture.
Mar 27, 2021 · Watch Pearl Bailey perform the classic song (Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey with Bill Bailey on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955. The Ed Sullivan Show was a variety show that featured rock, pop, comedy and Motown stars.
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home · Ella FitzgeraldSomething To Live For℗ 1962 Verve Label Group, a Division...
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Patsy Cline - Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (Audio) ft. The Jordanaires - YouTube. Music video by Patsy Cline performing Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come...
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Oct 18, 2017 · Hughie Cannon wrote the song in 1902 when he was working as a bar pianist at Conrad Deidrich’s Saloon in Jackson, Michigan. Willard “Bill” Bailey was a regular customer and friend, and one night told Cannon about his marriage to Sarah (née Siegrist).
Won't you come home? I miss you all day long. I'll do the cooking, honey. I'll pay the rent. I know I've done you wrong. 'Member that rainy evening.
A classic blues song by Louis Armstrong, released in 1961, about a man begging his lover to come back. The lyrics include the chorus, "Won't you come home, bill bailey, won't you come home", and the story of his wrongdoing and apology.
