Gilligan&#… Editing Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey 1 You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3A00bill_bailey.PNG%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C375px%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%2200bill_bailey.PNG%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%2200bill%20bailey%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A375%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12310147915f60a2ee8b38f" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/a/ab/00bill_bailey.PNG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/375?cb=20161009193500" width="375" height="328" class="image thumb alignRight" data-image-name="00bill bailey.PNG" data-image-key="00bill_bailey.PNG" type="image" /> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Bio</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Originally titled "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?," <b>Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey</b> is a popular Jazz song published in 1902. It was written and created by American song-writer and pianist Hughie Cannon using a 32-bar chord sequence. The song has become famous as a post-war, often performed by USO shows around the country. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ginger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ginger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGinger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12310147915f60a2ee8b38f" href="/wiki/Ginger" title="Ginger">Ginger</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mary%20Ann%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mary%20Ann%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMary%20Ann%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12310147915f60a2ee8b38f" href="/wiki/Mary_Ann" title="Mary Ann">Mary Ann</a> perform the song in order to stall <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22King%20Kaliwani%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22King%20Kaliwani%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKing%20Kaliwani%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12310147915f60a2ee8b38f" href="/wiki/King_Kaliwani" title="King Kaliwani">King Kaliwani</a> from abducting <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12310147915f60a2ee8b38f" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> disguised as "Gillianna." </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The song was a #1 hit for entertainer Arthur Collins in July 1902. Other artists who have covered the song are Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, Patsy Cline, Bobby Darin, Aretha Franklin, Brenda Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Durante, Phish, Danny Barker, Harry Connick Jr, Renee Olstead, Michael Bublé, Sam Cooke and others. It made the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961 for singer and actress Della Reese, who made it a part of her performance repertoire. </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Episodes(s)</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%20The%20Goddess%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%20The%20Goddess%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%20The%20Goddess%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12310147915f60a2ee8b38f" class="new" title="Gilligan The Goddess (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2lsbGlnYW5fVGhlX0dvZGRlc3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Gilligan The Goddess</a> </li></ul> <hr / data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <p /> Loading editor Entertainment Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> {{Reflist}} <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} <nowiki></nowiki> <!-- --> <span class="plainlinks"></span> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ∞ ‘ “ ’ ” «» ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ View this template This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes