Garland? Streisand? Liza Minnelli? Jim Bailey's career drags on. But don't call him a drag queen!
September 6, 3:37 PM
Alan Petrucelli
http://www.examiner.com/x-4636-Pittsburgh-Stage-and-Screen-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Judy-Garland-Streisand-Peggy-Lee-Jim-Baileys-career-drags-on-But-dont-call-him-a-drag-queenIt's been 40 years since Judy Garland slipped over the rainbow . . . 40 decades since the 47-year-old performer was found dead, slumped on a toilet in her London flat.
Yet Judy's spirit lives on . . . through her recordings, her films, her TV appearances.
And through Jim Bailey.
For the past 43 years, Bailey has been donning his best Garland garb and voice, bringing her to life in performances that have earned him critical acclaim and fame and fortune, but perhaps more importantly, the seal of approval from Judy herself, who caught Bailey's act when he first began performing as her back in 1966.
