Dorothy Bailey (1949 - 1987)
From the time she first performed in front of an audience when she was 17 years old, singer/songwriter Dorothy Bailey knew she wanted to live her life making music. She followed her dream and stayed true to her desire, despite the fact that demand for acoustic solo performers was falling off as the end of the '70s approached. Several avenues remained open to her, including fronting her own band, studio work, and backing country music artists, which she did in her hometown of Newark, NJ. She also found work locally singing jingles. From her childhood years on, music played an important part in her life. Her mother belonged to a choir at church, while her father sang bass as part of a barbershop quartet.
Dorothy Bailey took her life by jumping from the tower of Jackson Street Bridge, Newark.
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