“Igrew up in the church and always found such joy in singing and listening to music.
I feel like it’s a release for me,” says Chicago’s Bailey Dee. A multi-instrumentalist able to play cello, banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass, Dee lit up the rockin’ scene with her 2014 debut EP Rhythm In Here. She won the Rockabilly Female Ameripolitan Award in 2018, and this year performed at Viva Las Vegas backed by The Joel Paterson Trio, featuring the former Four Charms guitarist. “From a nerdy gal that just likes to play guitar in her room, now I’m playing huge stages with my guitar hero Joel Paterson. It’s the coolest thing ever,” says Dee.