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Encyclopedia > LaVern Baker

LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American Rhythm & Blues singer, originally billed as "Little Miss Sharecropper", then "Bea Baker". She had taken the first name "LaVern" by 1952, when she began recording with Todd Rhodes and his band. Image File history File links LaVernBakerAlbumcover. ... Image File history File links LaVernBakerAlbumcover. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Born Delores Baker (she is occasionally known as Delores Williams because of an early marriage to a Eugene Williams) in Chicago, Illinois; by 1953 Baker had signed with Atlantic Records, and immediately began releasing hits, such as "Soul on Fire" ,"Play It Fair" and "Tweedlee Dee". Georgia Gibbs scored the bigger hit with her version of "Tweedlee Dee", for which Baker unsuccessfully attempted to sue her. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Miss Georgia Gibbs on the cover of Red Hot collection. ...


In addition to singing, Baker also did some work with Ed Sullivan and Alan Freed on TV and in films. In the late 1960s, Baker fell ill after a trip to Vietnam to entertain American soldiers, and she stayed in semi-retirement until 1988. (A friend recommended that she stay on as the entertainment director at a Marine Corps niteclub at the Subic Bay Naval Base, and that's what she had done for 20 years.) At that point, she performed at Madison Square Garden for Atlantic Records' 40th anniversary. She then worked on the soundtrack to Dick Tracy and appeared in Black & Blue, a Broadway musical, and released a comeback disc that sold moderately well. Ed Sullivan Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee of a popular TV variety show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Alan Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965), also known as Moondog, was an American disc-jockey (DJ) who became internationally known for promoting African-American Rhythm and Blues (R&B) music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of Rock and Roll. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Dick Tracy is a 1990 film based upon the Dick Tracy comic strip character created by Chester Gould. ... Black & Blue is the follow-up album to the Backstreet Boys 1999 studio release Millennium. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...


In 1991, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her song "Jim Dandy" was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked #343 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll is based on the permanent exhibit of the same name. ...


LaVern Baker died from coronary complications in 1997, and was interred in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, New York. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Coronary heart disease. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kew Gardens is the name of several places: Kew Gardens is a commonly-used name for the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, United Kingdom Kew Gardens is the name of a park in The Beaches neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kew Gardens is also the name of a neighborhood... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...


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NAME Baker, Delores
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baker, LaVern
SHORT DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Illinois
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1997
PLACE OF DEATH Queens, New York

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LaVern Baker - Music Downloads - Online (455 words)
Bio: LaVern Baker was one of the sexiest divas gracing the mid-'50s rock & roll circuit, boasting a brashly seductive vocal delivery tailor-made for belting the catchy novelties "Tweedlee Dee," "Bop-Ting-a-Ling," and "Tra La La" for Atlantic Records during rock's first wave of prominence.
LaVern signed with Atlantic as a solo in 1953, debuting with the incendiary "Soul on Fire." The coy, Latin-tempo "Tweedlee Dee" was a smash in 1955 on both the R&B and pop charts, although her impact on the latter was blunted when squeaky-clean Georgia Gibbs covered it for Mercury.
Baker's statuesque figure and charismatic persona made her a natural for TV and movies.
LaVern Baker (1518 words)
LaVern Baker, originally known as Delores Williams, was born on the south side of Chicago on November 11, 1929.
LaVern Baker is a talented singer who is known for combining the unparalleled and one-of-a kind sounds of jazz and rhythm and blues to help create and popularize the new genre of music identified as rock and roll.
LaVern gradually climbed her way to the top with such rugged hits, like, "Tweedle Dee," "Jim Dandy," and "See See Rider," which combined the soulfulness of the blues with a hint of rock and roll, to establish her as a permanent figure in the rocky creation of pop music (Futterman 27).
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