Louie Lee Bailey

Background

Bailey, Louie Lee was born on July 3, 1946 in Decatur, Georgia, United States. Son of Mitchell Lee Bailey and Mattie Lou (Howard) Morris.

Education

Bachelor of Music, Georgia State University, 1968. Master Church Music, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972. Doctor Museum Arts, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976.

Postgraduate, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1990. Postgraduate, Southern Baptist Seminary, since 1995.

Career

Elementary music specialist Atlanta Public Schools, 1968-1969. Director music, organist Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church, Louisville, 1969-1976. Instructor church music Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972-1976.

Organist, choir director B'rith Sholom Temple, 1974-1976. Minister of music Bayshore Baptist Church, Tampa, Florida, 1976-1985, Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Louisville, since 1985. Conductor Louisville Youth Choir, since 1995.

Private teacher, piano and voice, since 1964. Adjunct professor, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, since 1986. Assistant accompanist, Atlanta Choral Guild, 1967-1969.

Accompanist, Georgia Technology Glee Club, Atlanta, 1967-1969. Member Robert Shaw Atlanta Chamber Chorus, 1967-1969. Presenter children's choir workshops, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, since 1976.

Director youth and adult choir festivals, Kentucky, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, Florida, Massachusetts. Music mission trips, Korea, England, Canada, Russia.

Achievements

• Louie Lee Bailey has been listed as a noteworthy minister of music by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Tenor soloist The Temple, Louisville, since 1997. Member American Choral Directors Association, National Association Teachers of Singing, Southern Baptist Church Music Conference, Florida Baptist Church Music Conference (president 1976-1985), Kentucky Baptist Music Conference, Choristers Guild, Kiwanis (chaplain Tampa unit 1982-1985), Tampa Yacht and Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, racquetball, running, bicycling, swimming.

Connections

Married Laura June Montgomery, June 2, 1968. Children: Mitchell Evan, David Sean.