- Generally considered the inventor of the "moonwalk" dance step, as seen in Cabin in the Sky (1943) starring Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Lena Horne.
- Brother of Pearl Bailey.
- He was a patient at Will Rogers Hospital in Saranac Lake, New York and his Sister "Pearl Bailey' would visit him there.
- According to the NY Times: survived by his wife, Pernell, four sons and seven daughters.
- Parents: Joseph James Bailey, and Mae Ricks Bailey.
- Brother of Eura Robinson, and Virgie Murray.
- Uncle of Dee Dee Belson, and Tony Belson.
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