His one known recording session occurred on September 25, 1929, in Memphis, Tennessee.
In most digital releases, the tracks are attributed to Willie Brown yet are evidently the same artist credited as Kid Bailey on the original 78-rpm recordings.
"[10] There has been some speculation that Kid Bailey was a pseudonym of the blues singer Willie Brown.
[11] Bailey's songs have been covered by Ian A. Anderson, Rory Block, Doug Cox, the Be Good Tanyas, and Thomasina Winslow with Nick Katzman.
[5] His song "Rowdy Blues" is included on the compilation album Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charlie Patton, released by Yazoo Records.