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DeFord Bailey (Country Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
*** ,1899
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Death day
July 2, 1982 (82 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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Celebrities born on December 14
Born in 1899
Sagittarius named DeFord
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DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey was an American blues and country music star from the 1920s to 1941. He was the first performer to be featured on the Grand Ole Opry, the first African American performer in the Chapter show and was the first performer to record his music in Nashville. Bailey played several musical instruments during his career, but he is best known for his playing on the harmonica, commonly referred to as the "Harmonica Wizard". Born and raised in Tennessee, Bailey learned to play the harmonica while recovering from polio as a child. He moved to Nashville with his parents as a teenager and was one of the first to make a major contribution to Nashville's burgeoning music industry. Among the first generation of artists performing live on radio, his recorded compositions were widely known and loved. Bailey toured and performed with many famous country artists in the 1930s.
BornDecember 14, 1899, Smith County, Tennessee
DiedJuly 2, 1982, Nashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry, blues
InstrumentsHarmonica, guitar, banjo
Years active1920s–1941
LabelsVictor, Bluebird, RCA

About DeFord Bailey

Country Singer DeFord Bailey was born on December 14, 1899 in Tennessee, United States (He dies at the age of 82, on July 2, 1982).

Early twentieth-century harmonica player who became the Grand Ole Opry's first significant star.

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DeFord Bailey before becoming famous

DeFord Bailey was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1899 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began playing the harmonica at the age of three and developed his distinctive sound while bedridden due to polio.

Achievement of DeFord Bailey

He joined the Grand Ole Opry while it was still the WSM Barn Dance show on the NBC Radio Network, which was still in its infancy. He was the one who came up with the new title for the show.

DeFord Bailey's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was the grandson of slaves and was born in Smith County, Tennessee.

DeFord Bailey Collabed with

He travelled with Country Singer Roy Acuff, another Grande Ole Opry star.

Roy Acuff (1903 - 1992) (Country Singer)
Roy Acuff (1903 - 1992)

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DeFord Bailey Income & Net worth

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DeFord Bailey Height and Weight

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