JIM BAILEY sings Judy Garlands 'Over the Rainbow"

[hilljayne]

Unbelievable! Brava Jim!!!!!!

[09WestTexas]

He has the voices of each women down to a fine art. I'm old enough to remember when the started his career, some people still don't believe that a man can actually sing with all these voices, they think it a woman. My father refused to believe it...he was a big fan of Patti Page, Judy Garland, Marlyn and, of course, Barbara. What really amazes me his Jim's range: soprano, mezzo, coloratura, etc. and he does them all equally Perfectly. He also seem to take on the total character of each women.

[Poet2916]

imo, the should've used him as judy garland in the boy from oz....he puts more passion into it..the original girl was just like ladeedee dah I'm gonna sing higher than judy would and sound weird, but I'll just wing it and make Judy look awful

[MorningGloryD]

Honestly never heard of Jim Bailey before...I just saw an LP on eBay, and thought to hear him sing. Wow! Really good, he has such a strong feminine voice, wild. I'm a girl and his voice is 1000x prettier than mine...totally jealous.

[MuskPumpkin]

I'm in tears... AMAZING!!!!!

[laurelfan1]

absolutely amazing!! Perfect!!!

[nicolekidmannn]

...WOW!

I need to learn more about this guy! haha

[lookinup]

Brovo, I have followed JB career since the 70's and he is still the best. continue the Legend.

[broadwaymac486]

I would LOVE to hear Jim sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". OMG, I would die!

[cjm608]

omg!!! wow!

[dickcraigery]

That was unreal! If I had only been listening, I'd have sworn it was Judy...(even watching I had to keep reminding myself....amazing)

[handelfan610]

not only can he look like julie or barbra...he can sounds like them too...i'm so jealous...i wish i could sing that high.

[Home4U2C]

Jim has a divine gift. Fantastic performance!

[Texasred63]

I had the pleasure of seeing him live in Los Angeles, he is GREAT!!!!!!

[39Wizard]

Marvelous!

[almamatters2471]

bloody brilliant!

[kalliopeamorphous]

This is the most perfect Judy I have ever seen, and I have see a lot of impersonaters. This is not even "impersonating"--it's channeling. It's absolutely surreal.

[Teezer44]

FORGET ANNE HATHAWAY, THIS GUY SHUD SOOOO BE IN JUDYS UPCOMIN BIOPIC! WOOOW...I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT JUDY GARLAND HERSELF. He has studied her distinctive vocal style right down to the tee, he nails the vibrato which Judy uses sooo soulfully and is her trademark. I now have to see this man live, so that for those of us younger people who never got a chance to experience the iconic Judy herself, will have the next best thing that is the closest experience of watchin the great lady herself.

[kdog444]

woot woot!!

[Dougoulako]

One of the truly great artists

[pointelouise]

To call this an impersonation does not do it justice.  Sheer artistry.

[WizardOfOzfan94]

Bravo!

[darreyl102]

i am teary.... this is beatiful !

[darreyl102]

OH MY GOD, he IS judy, Judy probalby is in shock looking down from heaven, just amazing !!

[bjay1001]

Bailey does a beautiful job of distilling the essence of the women he impersonates!

Great perfomance!

[SummerBreeze2009]

brought tears . . . thank you.

[GinaMarie1982]

simply fabulous. he doesn't impersonate he becomes these people...it's mind blowing...will always be a fan...love you jim :)

[blacktoedferret]

Rufus Wainwright LOOK, LISTEN, and LEARN! This is perfection!

[blacktoedferret]

Perfection!

[blacktoedferret]

Jim you are the best! Fantastic!

[deckerbillyjack]

Hey thanks a great song and a great heart thanks man

[Smatterwichu]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thanks, Jim, for the memories.

[llamalauren]

This guys amazing!

[trevor40]

Fantastic!! :-)

[discoguy20]

absolutly amazing! i could watch him all day!

[blackwhimsy]

What I love about Jim is that he's not a parody.He's a true tribute artist in every sense of the word.

[Quickandwicked]

THANK YOU!!! You are so very very very right! He is NOT a parody...the man pays homage to these women in they way they deserve and not as some punchline to a joke about a man in a dress lip sync hing. It's so wonderful to find other people with my sincere appreciation for this man!

[campqueen21]

I've always said that only one person and one person could ever sing this song, and that person is Judy Garland. But as I started to watch this it was like Judy was on that stage and not some man in drag. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO to Jim Bailey

[LewisWinehouse]

fucking amazing.

true talent,

takes judy and embraces her in ever way imaginable and more.

amazing amazing amazing.

best judy garland tribute around.

[shesicyhot]

so talented amazing

[nuclearphyllis]

Saw Jim in Hollywood on Aug 9th. What an incredible performance! At times, he seemed to be channeling Judy, it was unreal. What an amazing performer.

[JIMBAILEYTRIBUTE]

NO... ITS THE MUSIC BOX 8/9

[burffle]

Jim is performing as Judy at The House of Blues Sunday June 29th!

[bubbleraver]

I cried watching this, he is an unbelievable talent. Beautiful.

[JRjr32]

Wow.....Amazing....I have never seen a better performance by a GUY doin Judy in his own voice...almost scary how good he is and how close....and he makes you actually feel the song!!!

AWESOME!!!

[trevor40]

JRjr32-- You hit the nail on the head. A Performer making you Feel the song. Awesome indeed!!

[trevor40]

you said it braodjaychaz

[broadjaychaz]

does it get better than this..really, me thinks not!

Jim is an astounishing and rare talent.

He actually embraces and prtrays the person rather than mimicing, he is a phenomenon!

[broadjaychaz]

omg, omg omg!

he is a genius, i do some tributes, but just as fooling around, jim is flawless, fierce, what a mimic talent!

[trevor40]

how come this doesnt have over 500,000 hits???

this is terrific

[anjerson]

Never seen this before - super trouper . . .

[mmvonr]

Always a treasure!

[sreklov]

Jim Bailey is the best Judy besides Judy herself!!!!

all thumbs up!!

[vanitykim]

omg!!!!

i love u !!!

xxxxx

[keithmiath]

Great !!!

Friggin' amazing !!!

[molly1002]

thatr so cool aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

[jimmyrae]

Who can say Jim Bailey and not say Flawless, He is a Legend! Thank You Jim Bailey!

[beefmageditor]

Wow. Wow. Wow. That was amazing.

[trevor40]

Just amazing!!

[karalyeva1985]

I'm in tears.

[elgozador]

Holy crap!  he does her perfectly!

[mfuzzy]

I'm speechless! WOW!

[trevor40]

kcovillo--hahaha

[and9347]

Please keep Judy Garland's memory alive as long as you live!

THANK YOU, Jim Bailey! THANK YOU!

[kcovillo]

I pretty Much want to marry Jim after watching his Judy videos, id make him sing to me as judy all the time though lol!!!

[TroySundt]

there were a couple times i forgot i wasnt looking at Judy Garland. i wish God hadnt taken her so soon. i wouldve loved to meet her....

[jansagramma]

Bravo Jim! I just can't get enough of this man! He is just the cat's meow regardless of who he is impersonating! I was having a bad evening, came into You Tube, and Jim Bailey chased my blues away.  Encore, encore, encore Jim!!!!!

[YngBttmBoi]

WOW!!!

[1avocat]

Steve - thanks muchly for this posting and our best regards to Jim - we must book him into the "Fox" in Atlanta - Gotta gotta gotta!!!

[1avocat]

Steve!!! Thanks for putting this up!!! Please give Jim our very best and we still are working on getting an ATL gig!!! THis is SOOO mesmerizing

[sandysoy]

He met her in 1968 a few times i read it somewhere

[freefromfolsom]

that really touched me, i couldnt turn away from the screen i got so locked into it, feel a bit tearful now and i was fine before! he is a special person. wish judy could have seen that. wish she was still here.

[LiviaScott]

Magnificent!  Really astonishing and respectful of Judy - he really inhabits her. Lovely / thanks!

[Dirkdebruyne]

I agree that Jim is the best impersonator I have ever seen, smtimes his voice comes so incredibly close(his peggy Lee is totally spooky, almost more real than the real thing..)however I read in a book about Lucille Ball that he dated Lucie Arnaz at a time in the 60's, something that confused Lucy , and so it does me...isn't he gay ..on the other hand he may have also dated Liza ...which would confirm his being gay :-)

[terry112354]

Close your eyes and hear Judy, open your eyes and experience Judy's voice, heart and soul. Thank you Jim for all your years of entertaining us and keeping Judy "alive"!

[pr0n3]

I still can't believe SHE is a HE! great rendition of the song though. I'm impressed.

[theatreboy1]

This was the show he did for Prince Charles it was all over the press in London

[rockne10]

ihate labelles too this is perfection...real talent

[gaygirlb4]

probably the absolute best rendition of that song after Judys but his matches it ...hate labelles...where is he from

[burffle]

Check out his website  Jim Bailey Entertainer You'll get all the info there. I HATE PATTI'S TOO!!!

[mmvonr]

Jim's performance of this made me cry in Keene, NH - what a gift and a talent!

[BeatBuddy]

Jim's performance of this touched me in Nashua, NH.

[rockne10]

WOW THAT was lovely really beautiful