Webpearl bailey, a southern preacher’s daughter who became a top performer best known for her throaty rendition of “hello dolly,” died friday at thomas jefferson. Pearl bailey, the preacher’s daughter who sang and danced her way from depression coal mining towns to broadway and the hearts of. Webthe death of pearl bailey, who died friday at 72, marks a loss not only to show business, but to music, to the world of diplomacy (in recent years she had spent much of her time as a delegate. Webpearl bailey died in philadelphia on august 17, 1990. Among the speakers at the united nations memorial event was rabbi harold white, jewish chaplain and lecturer in. The energetic and personable bailey was. Webin 1987 bailey won an emmy award for her performance in an abc afterschool special, cindy eller: A modern fairy tale. The following year she was.
