Our Story
Though both originally from New Jersey, Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura found each other in Delaware through what turned out to be a life-changing chance encounter. Michael was performing at the Riddle Paddock in Media, Pennsylvania, when the two met - and the connection was immediate, both on and off the stage. What began that night has grown into a partnership spanning more than 50 years of life, love, marriage and music.
After several years performing the Garden State nightclub circuit as Bittersweet, along with an early recording deal with Atlantic Records in the late 1970s, Kathie and Michael joined forces with Michael's longtime childhood friend Alan LeBoeuf. The trio eventually made the move to Nashville, where they signed with RCA Records and became Baillie & The Boys. What followed was a remarkable run of more than 10 Billboard Top 10 country hits, along with ACM and CMA awards and nominations and a career that has continued for decades. Beyond their success as recording artists, Kathie and Michael have written hundreds of songs recorded by artists across multiple genres, while also writing much of the material that has appeared on Baillie & The Boys' own albums. More than five decades after that first chance meeting, the music - and the partnership that started it all - continues. Baillie & The Boys are still writing, recording and performing for audiences today