Jim Bailey "The Man That Got Away" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Jim Bailey "The Man That Got Away" on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 29, 1970. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
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The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.
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[@LisaPagano-rs3iz]

It’s a shame that so many great performers that we grew up with in the 60’s and 70’s aren’t well known by most of the younger generations. They don’t know how good tv used to be

[@michaeltuz608]

No charicature here. Jim Bailey's impersonation was a 100% respectful tribute to Judy Garland. Amazing...

[@jong0000]

he did many others, including an incredible Peggy Lee...

[@themotownboy1]

Not only did he have the look...he had the voice!! This was sung live and not lipsync'd.

[@Boomersdth]

This really is unbelievable to think a man can sing like this He is magic The voice this man has is amazing Watching this again, man can take my breath away. His talent

[@surejack5]

He should have been a major, major star.

[@jong0000]

he was

[@johnayalachef]

He is and was a unique talent in their time. A headline performer back when Vegas was VEGAS.

[@TomYaz]

It doesn’t get any better than Jim Bailey this is just fantastic

[@user-sh4mv3tc3r]

Actually he has been outdone by Debbie Wilmon, a Brit who sounds exactly like Garland in her prime.

[@TomYaz]

@@user-sh4mv3tc3r eh but did she do multiple impressions?

[@bigneon_glitter]

Wow, amazing performance. Sullivan was surprisingly hip.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Introduced Elvis and The Beatles on US TV!

[@dougmilesmedia]

Unique talent. He didn't do cartoony impressions. Always with respect.

[@marthagrinnan6155]

I have never seen anything like this before. Jim was just beyond belief! ❤

[@lennyanders1639]

Bailey was big here in Las Vegas in the 1970s and did an act at the Flamingo with Liza Minelli with Bailey playing Liza's mom Judy Garland.

[@thisis4real85]

No human should be blessed with this amount of talent. This is insane!

[@Streisand70]

I think this performance is the one where his voice is so close to Judy's that many would find it hard to tell the difference. Simply incredible.

[@tiggerinthewoods7996]

I can certainly tell the difference!

[@user-kf8wb2cq4f]

His impersonation is a parody of Judy's.

[@nondescript2892]

​@@user-kf8wb2cq4fnobody ever came closer to her voice or mannerisms....truly remarkable...

[@renosplants1048]

Not even close. No disrespect, but he always did sound like a man in drag parodying Judy.

[@asthecrowflies737]

The LEGEND that is Jim Bailey!!

[@jillblaske825]

Bravo!!! Absolutely outstanding!!!!😊❤❤❤

[@AdrianDeVore]

I never heard of Jim Bailey but he did a good performance!

[@msannthrope_2049]

My God. This is phenomenal. I would have gladly paid whatever they asked for and more to see Jim Bailey's Judy show/ concert. 🌆💎🎶🎶

[@jesse2375]

Absolutely awesome what a performance....Nailed it

[@bubbaschwartz]

I remember watching this as a child he was great at what he did the best.

[@brucemcgee2281]

I remember him on the Carol Burnett Show once. He was really good.

[@Streisand70]

He studied Opera and this gave his voice power and range. His ability to have such a close likeness of her voice is uncanny. Even that raspy quality she sometimes had. She never did that with her eyes and he hadn't nailed down her movements here. He kind of bobs around like he is in drug withdrawal. Still, incredible.

[@user-ur2yr5db9c]

He was brilliant ❤❤❤

[@evandrodaaustralia4081]

OMG! The best… this is perfection. Jim Bailey 🤩

[@CoCotheTurtle]

Bravo!!! Absolutely outstanding!!!!

[@chereecargill355]

I remember him doing his incredible impressions on many variety shows of the 60's. He was absolutely amazing. So sad he passed away in 2015.

[@jackie5046]

They don't make him better than Jim Bailey....and wow...the voice!!

[@Piboon11]

At the beginning of the video, I knew that it was an impression show. But 15 seconds later, honestly, I thought I was really watching Judy Garland. He completely made me forget about the impersonation. Being Jim Bailey, himself, is extraordinary enough to beat at least 95% of the famous singers of 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.

[@marvinhenson3293]

Dear God! What a voice.

[@krissmgvlogs]

Long before RuPaul. Fantastic. Loved it.

[@that70sgirl90]

I agree... I had no idea who he was!

[@nhmooytis7058]

Ru Paul is a carnival freak compared to this artistry.

[@user-sh4mv3tc3r]

@@nhmooytis7058 So rude.

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@user-sh4mv3tc3r so true.

[@yeezyseason777]

Beautiful😊💗

[@casparillo987]

Incredible!

[@BillyAlabama]

Astonishing!

[@michelmotta4339]

fantastic

[@dannyboi6530]

Okay Ed!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ninonaumovski8038]

Wonderfull!!!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

This is sheer genius, close your eyes, sounds 1000% like Judy!

[@andydrewlinger9301]

Credit to Ed Sullivan if this were actually to be true, but it wouldn't surprise me if part of the reason for Jim's appearance was public emotion. This performance took place the year following the year in which Judy passed away so the audience was primed for this this type of entertainment and Ed was likely savvy enough to realize and capitalize on it. Taking away nothing at all from Jim's incredible talent, but entertainment is business, emphasis on BUSINESS. I'd bet there were few dry eyes in the studio audience, as well as the viewing audience at home, once Jim was finished...reflecting both the quality of his talent and the still-fresh public mourning of Judy's passing.

[@bunkyman8097]

I see and hear a bit of Liza too! Unbelievable performance!

[@artistphx]

Interesting man. I had a chance to chat with him once.

[@artistphx]

He was.

[@sexymama1966]

wow..i saw jim bailey on an episode of "Here's Lucy".

[@JIMBAILEY011038]

Ed Sullivan was a genius who knew talent and a kind man.

[@TJ1920]

No female impersonator can come anywhere near what Jim Bailey was able to accomplish

[@laohara]

Wow 😍👏👏

[@mike48877]

I read somewhere that when Judy saw Jim "do" her, she remarked, with her usual self-deprecating humor, "I had no idea that I was so pretty!"

[@LizaFan]

A legend.

[@emilionassarantonio7868]

Excelente presentación e interpretación..Bravo..saludos

[@that70sgirl90]

I thought there was some mistake with the name and the video. Love that title... "The Man That Got Away" Is she still looking for him!? 👀 Thank you for sharing! 💖

[@juanmanuelespinosavera6023]

Same here. That's why I'm watching it. Very good.

[@tammyrafaeli748]

Wow! And who knew Ed Sullivan was cool!

[@arthurknight9928]

Over wow 🎉🎉 amazing he peas

[@dannyboi6530]

She does a great Garland impression!!!!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

It’s a HE.

[@staxoffunk1863]

70% Judy, 30% Liza

[@efrem1]

Good quality without the camp that permeates today's entertainment.

[@SLam-ve3yp]

The era when female impersonators were out of this world.

[@M08J0]

You should totally check out Connie Francis’ rendition of this song!

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Well.....that was different 😳

[@Kodu212]

Doesn't look like her really but great vocals

[@bartpeeters380]

Please post Connie Francis ' fabulous Judy Garland tribute from the 1970 show. Her last appearance on the show.

[@stevenwilliambaylessparks3730]

Almost Judy, save the three o'clock shadow and the double chin.

[@outtathyme5679]

Ed was progressive in some ways

[@jong0000]

Ed was almost as "progressive" as Walt Disney...

[@bessied.5694]

@@jong0000 ; If you're referring to "progress", as in intellectual and technological advancement, Disney definitely was all that. If you mean "progressive" as a socio-political movement made up of emotionally disturbed deviants who try to inflict their decadent, destructive lifestyle on everyone else, that's not progress. That's fascism.

[@KajiVocals]

@@bessied.5694 They didn't mean either. And your definition of fascism is incorrect. Very off actually.

[@bessied.5694]

@@KajiVocals ; I know enough about it to know that leftists define fascism as whatever they happen to want it to mean at any given moment, usually intending it as anyone who disagrees with them on any issue is a fascist.

[@KajiVocals]

​@@bessied.5694 Well, first off, fascism has multiple definitions (and they are not exactly far from each other), but one thing is always the same. It is a far-right movement. Fascism is widely defined as a political movement that embraces far-right nationalism and the violent suppression of just about any opposing party, all under the supervision of an authoritarian state. Fascists are devout opponents of Marxism, liberalism, and democracy, and genuinely think that the state should take priority over personal interests. Those who consider themselves fascists support centralised rule, often by a single political party or leader, and believe in a national rebirth, a new glory for their home nation. Economic self-sufficiency is highly valued, often through state-controlled enterprises. Youth, masculinity, and strength are all strongly glamorised notions.

[@earlgray7003]

They were called cross-dressers back then and it really wasn't all that controversial. Performers like Bailey were common in Burlesque. Nowadays we live in Identity politics where people make a big deal out of race, gender, religion and ethnicity.

[@brucekuehn4031]

And this was 1970! Major television show - Ed Sullivan! I graduated high school in 1972 and this even surprised me.

[@jackal59]

How to say "I don't have a clue" without saying it.

[@VickieHisBeloved]

Judy Garland ❤️ but who is Jim Bailey ?

[@TomYaz]

Jim Beller it was a incredible impressionist that did mostly female characters and back in the day he was on just about every imaginable TV and variety show.

[@that70sgirl90]

@@TomYaz I wasn't being disrespectful in any way. It looked like Judy Garland,, but said, "Jim Bailey." I was in the dark about who he was. I Googled him, that's were I found out there was no mistake. Great Performance! 👍

[@TomYaz]

@@that70sgirl90 I think it’s a good thing that people ask who Jim Bailey was because that is the pinnacle of drag performance and impersonation nowadays everything is RuPaul’s drag race and everybody looks like a clown

[@that70sgirl90]

@@TomYaz Tom, I agree with you 100%. I'm not into RuPaul's Drag. It's not that I have anything against him or anyone on the show, I just don't think it's about talent. You're right, it's a clown show. This guy blew me away. It looked like Judy Garland and sounded like her, but the name didn't match the video. was totally clueless, until I started reading some of the comments. Then I Googled him, and to my surprise... the name did match the video. I had to watch it again, because I thought he was just phenomenal. It was important to me that no one thought I wasn't being disrespectful towards this talented man. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me. I really appreciate that. It's also a big relief to me, that you knew that I wasn't being disrespectful towards him. Thank again! 💖

[@premanadi]

@@TomYaz Jim Bailey was a female impersonator, not a drag queen. It's a different thing.

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

Is that a man? Edit, Okay my dumb ass didn't read the title.

[@cursino1]

Wait. She is a man???

[@lyricpoet9614]

Incredible but, he looks more like Liza then Judy, to me, even the voice...but yes, fantastic anyways.

[@stratoleft]

Judy garland doesn't sound as good as this.

[@connerfirkins5759]

This is a very good version of the song, but I’m not sure it can outmatch Judy. Still a very good impression though.

[@Progneto]

She was drunk.

[@PeachWNK]

It’s not Judy.

[@Dobie_Gillis]

There was always a perverse appetite for transgender entertainment. It really sickens the Judy Garland image. But it got viewers.

[@KajiVocals]

How is this transgender entertainment? Lol. And even if it was (and it isn’t) there’s nothing wrong with it.

[@fredslick2341]

@@KajiVocals Very well said, Dopie uses someone elses name, a failure in life i would bet.

[@SLam-ve3yp]

This is a female impersonator and not a transgender. This is in 1970 and transgender was not a buzz word back then. When Jim was not doing a show, he was dressed as a man. He never identified as a woman.

[@treesny]

This is a genuine tribute to Judy Garland's extraordinary talent. Impersonation of famous performers (etc.), whether by someone of the same sex/gender or otherwise, goes way, way, WAY back, and it's been our loss in the U.S. that there has been such hysterical reaction against this sort of "illusionism." What floors me about Jim Bailey -- whom I never saw in person -- is the restraint with which he duplicates her physical mannerisms (so easy to fall into parody there!) and above all the terrific quality of his actual singing.

[@jadezee6316]

when someone can not sing well enough to make it a career...they try to do it other ways..you have seen those "Christian"...singers those gospel singers..who make a living singing at every tent revival in the south... well bailey made a career out of impersonating female singers because he needed the hook...his voice alone not near enough to get you to pay attention.....here as proof he is in garland drag....making you think he is doing a good job...while the reality is his voice is nothing and you are being fooled because you think you are seeing someone who isnt there....

[@KajiVocals]

Jim Bailey was a wonderful singer and you'd know this if you actually listened to any of his records. And impersonating in itself like this is a very impressive skill, one that requires a pretty incredible vocal skill and control... I'm saying this as someone who is deep in vocal pedagogy and music.

[@cmcb09]

He made a successful career out of it; what have you done again, dear?

[@georgew2014]

Judy and Jim were friends. She actually worked with him to sound more like her. And after her death, Jim, singing as Judy, did a very successful show with Liza.

[@fredslick2341]

its always those who have done less with their life that criticize , never those who have done more,

[@fredslick2341]

@@KajiVocals well said

[@bessied.5694]

** puke **

[@fredslick2341]

This person criticizes Jim Bailey clips and has no profile, It says EVERYTHING about her failure , It's always those who have done less with their life that criticize , never those who have done more .