Buster Bailey's skill as both an improviser and section man made him a shoo-in for some of the best gigs in jazz history. Starting, from his teenage years, with W.C. Handy, steady employment under ...

Radioman Buster Bailey, 19, reached for a fire extinguisher, found that he had no hand. He crawled from the burning plane into knee-deep water, stumbled and discovered that his right leg was gone ...

After marrying Roy Clyde (Buster) Bailey in 1948, the two settled in his hometown of Poca, West Virginia, where they were surrounded by the extended Bailey family.

Object Details performer Smith, Bessie 1894-1937 Notes Originally recorded: May 1925 - March 1927. Performer (s): Bessie Smith, vocal; Joe Smith, trumpet; Charlie Green, trombone; Buster Bailey, ...