Beat Out That Rhythm On A Drum - Pearl Bailey In CARMEN JONES
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Great charisma had Pearl Bailey
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@mmdillon1 She had such amazing pipes, but agreed, untrained ones. Her high range really didn't exist. Imagine if she had have trained!
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pearl bailey looks like my grandmother.but chocolate instead of cinnimon
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If they ever did a story on her... The Queen, Queen Latifah would be a GREAT Candidate!...just Saying... #ILOVETHISMOVIE
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@baldyal yeah, I bet there was nothing else he would have desired, lol
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@mmdillon1 That's true. :D When Jamie Foxx played Ray Charles, somtimes when Ray was singing it was actually Jamie and you couldn't even tell. Now that's getting into character!! But yeah, Pearl Bailey's talent was definately magical!!
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@lilmissmusic2012 I never thought of that! I definitely agree with you -- both Queen Latifah and Pearl Bailey are true knockouts with incredibly beautiful skin, and regal, long, cat-like eyes.... But in a biographical movie of a singer/performer, I think I prefer to hear the actual subject's voice used whenever possible, because it helps to conjure some of the actual magic which helped to make the person famous, don't you think?
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@ashthedash2 You may be under a false impression, ashthedash2; Bailey's untrained, husky voice is purposely juxtaposed with the trained, operatic voices in the movie -- but it isn't a positive commentary on her vocal ability. Using Bailey's very limited but expressive voice was necessary to allow Carmen Jones to claim an authentic portrayal of black American culture, which is the foundation of the work.
Pearl Bailey was a talented performer & a GREAT lady with a positive, joyful aura!
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Her husband Louis Bellson was also a great jazz drummer. Wonder if she ever sang this to him?
Pearl was one of the few artists in this film who was not dubbed...RESPECT!
ashthedash2 2 years ago 19
Pearl Bailey was so very pretty and had a gorgeous voice!
manyara02 1 year ago 18