Talk:Mildred Bailey

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Discography
Why is this limited to Vocalion records? She had two #1 songs with Red Norvo's Orchestra in 1938 and one with Benny Goodman's Orchestra in 1940 - these should be listed in this section.Parkwells (talk) 21:41, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

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Birth of Mildred Bailey

 * February 27, 1907 in Tekoa, WAKnuand (talk) 10:59, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

Her brother Al Rinker was born on December 20, 1907. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnRogers (talk • contribs) 09:22, 2 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Born Mildred Eleanor Rinker, February 27, 1903, Tekoa, Washington.
 * Knuand (talk) 13:19, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Dunno the correct answer but Findagrave is WP:USERG and should be ignored. bring your reliable sources and engage in this discussion before disruptively removing well-sourced info again.  Toddst1 (talk) 05:59, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Knuand (talk) 13:19, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Dunno the correct answer but Findagrave is WP:USERG and should be ignored. bring your reliable sources and engage in this discussion before disruptively removing well-sourced info again.  Toddst1 (talk) 05:59, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

On the 1900 US Census, Mildred was listed as Millard E Rinker alongside her parents Charles D Rinker and Josephine L Rinker. Her birth date was listed on US Census as "Feb 1900."

On the 1910 US census, her age listed as 10, meaning she was born in 1900. FreeLoftus137 (talk) 10:22, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Ethnicity
I've read many articles about Mildred Bailey's linage which indicate her mother was able to prove herself to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% Native America - which was enough for the tribe she was associated with to allow her to claim she belonged to the tribe. However, I have never read anything about Mildred herself claiming to be Native American, nor would I think her "percentage" of Native American blood would allow her to qualify as Native American. Likewise, her brother Al is never claimed to be Native American. A citation would help clarify this issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.127.87.190 (talk) 06:04, 24 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I added the following citation: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=148715100

I found it by Googling the string : Mildred Bailey native American. The tribe recognizes her now. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 10:42, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

To add to article
Basic information to add to this article: the name and ethnic heritage/ancestry of Mildred Bailey's father. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 05:26, 27 December 2021 (UTC)