Dec 28, 2017 delores lavern baker november 11, 1929 march 10, 1997 was an american rhythmandblues singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were tweedle dee 1955, jim dandy 1956, and i cried a tear. Lavern baker also appears in this compilation mojo publisher. Atlantic 2090 youre the boss ill never be free 1961. My youngest memories of music as a kid were of lavern baker. Lavern signed with atlantic as a solo in 1953, debuting with the incendiary soul on fire. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from lavern baker. The future lavern baker was seen as a suitable replacement and thus she. Lavern baker was one of the true divas of the mid 50s rock n roll circuit, with her statuesque figure and charismatic persona plus her brashly seductive vocal delivery made lavern a true star.
Lavern baker lyrics find all lyrics for songs such as youre the boss, so high so low, i cried a tear at. I like to think of lavern baker as being part of the third wave of atlantic artists. Find laverne baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Licensed to youtube by naxosofamerica, wmg, the orchard music on behalf of intense media gmbh. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help.
Often juggling novelty tunes with uptown orchestral and blues jazz albums, baker was out of the limelight for decades. From there, another executive inn, this one in vincennes, indiana she was back there in may. Find laverne baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases. Usa 52 uk 32 canada 16 france australia 9 sweden 9 spain 7 new zealand 5 germany 4 japan 4 netherlands 4 belgium 3 italy 3 greece 1 jamaica 1 philippines 1. Delores lavern baker november 11, 1929 march 10, 1997 was an american rhythmandblues singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Lavern baker all the best full album best of blues.
Lavern baker biography, life, facts, family and songs. Blessed with a stunning voice and good looks, lavern baker was one of the most. In january 1970, lavern baker and her band were at the executive inn in owensboro, kentucky. My dad played her albums at every party he threw and he threw quite a few. Laverns delivery could rival anyones, says the record producer jerry wexler of the singer lavern baker in his autobiography, rhythm and the blues. At age 17 she performed as little miss sharecropper. Delores lavern baker november 11, 1929 march 10, 1997 was an american. This wonderful set includes all of her singles from 1953 to 1959 and features the classic hits jim dandy, tweedle dee and i cried a tear along. Atlantic wpcr 27566,rhino records 2 wpcr 27566 series. Lavern baker was a gorgeous singer in all respects, with a majestic voice obviously inspired by bessie smith, great new york backing musicians, and a supreme ear for good material. Her most successful records were tweedle dee 1955, jim dandy 1956, and i cried a tear 1958. Lavern baker, american rhythmandblues singer notable for her vocal power and rhythmic energy.
Dolores lavern baker was born in chicago in 1929, and was singing in clubs when she was barely out of school, sometimes billed as little miss sharecropper. Lavern baker lavern baker lyrics and tracklist genius. Em 1953, assinou contrato com a atlantic records como artista solo. Sings bessie smith reissued 1988 lavern baker money blues lavern baker.
This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Atlantic 2077 bumble bee my time will come 1960 recorded 17august1960. Blues ballads remastered 1997 lavern baker brunswicks super soul sisters with erma franklin lavern baker. Cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered, mono country. The june 24, 1970 vincennes suncommercial had an article titled lavern baker to leave sunday for uso tour.
Choose country australia 9 belgium 3 canada 16 france germany 4 greece 1 italy 3 jamaica 1 japan 4 netherlands 4 new zealand 5 philippines 1 spain 7 sweden 9 uk 32 usa 52 choose format. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lavern baker at the discogs marketplace. Find lavern baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. That was the name on her first record in 1949, and she was also known as dolores williams after an early marriage, but when she recorded for okeh in 1951 she appeared as bea baker. Her most successful records were tweedlee dee 1955, jim dandy 1956, and i cried a tear 1958. Lavern baker discography 19562015 lossless music download. Each disc contains the artists finest recordings from the wea vaults including album tracks, singles and more. Atlantic 2067 a helpeachother romance how often 1960.
Two albums have been released to date and the remaining five should appear within the next few. The wild sounds of 50s rock, atlantic rhythm and blues 19471974, and lavern baker sings bessie smith. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Her most successful records were tweedlee dee 1955, jim dandy 1956, and i cried a. The singles not included from this sequence are the 1954 45 i cant hold out any longerim living my life for you and the 1956 45 fee fee fi fo fumi. Lavern baker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Get all the lyrics to songs on lavern baker and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Music profile for lavern baker, born 11 november 1929. Lavern baker lavern lavern baker lyrics and tracklist. Delores lavern baker november 11, 1929 march 10, 1997 was an american rhythm and blues singer, who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Laverne baker was a sexy jump blues belter whose sizzling style helped pave the way for rock n roll in the 1950s. A list of songs by lavern baker, which albums they are on and links to where to find them on amazon and itunes. Her 195565 tenure with atlantic records yielded 15 rhythmandblues hits, most notably tweedle dee 1955, jim dandy 1957, and i cried a tear.