LaVern Baker
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Biography
[Edit]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.
Born Delores Williams, she was singing at the Club DeLisa on Chicago's south side at age 17, decked out in raggedy attire and billed as "Little Miss Sharecropper" (the same handle that she made her recording debut under for RCA Victor with Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar's band in 1949). She changed her name briefly to Bea Baker when recording for OKeh in 1951 with Maurice King's Wolverines, then settled on the first name of LaVern when she joined Todd Rhodes' band as featured vocalist in 1952 (she fronted Rhodes' aggregation on the impassioned ballad "Trying" for Cincinnati's King Records).
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. An infuriated Baker filed suit over the whitewashing, but she lost. By that time, though, her star had ascended: Baker's "Bop-Ting-A-Ling," "Play It Fair," "Still," and the rocking "Jim Dandy" all vaulted into the R&B Top Ten over the next couple of years.
Baker's statuesque figure and charismatic persona made her a natural for TV and movies. She co-starred on the historic R&B revue segment on Ed Sullivan's TV program in November of 1955 and did memorable numbers in Alan Freed's rock movies Rock, Rock, Rock and Mr. Rock & Roll. Her Atlantic records remained popular throughout the decade: she hit big in 1958 with the ballad "I Cried a Tear," adopted a pseudo-sanctified bellow for the rousing Leiber & Stoller-penned gospel sendup "Saved" in 1960, and cut a Bessie Smith tribute album before leaving Atlantic in 1964. A brief stop at Brunswick Records (where she did a sassy duet with Jackie Wilson, "Think Twice") preceded a late-'60s jaunt to entertain the troops in Vietnam. She became seriously ill after the trip and was hospitalized, eventually settling far out of the limelight in the Philippines. She remained there for 22 years, running an NCO club on Subic Bay for the U.S. government.
Finally, in 1988, Baker returned stateside to star in Atlantic's 40th anniversary bash at New York's Madison Square Garden. That led to a soundtrack appearance in the film Dick Tracy, a starring role in the Broadway musical Black & Blue (replacing her ex-Atlantic labelmate Ruth Brown), a nice comeback disc for DRG (Woke Up This Mornin'), and a memorable appearance at the Chicago Blues Festival. Baker died on March 10, 1997.
Title: Precious Memories - LaVern Baker Sings Gospel
Artist: LaVern Baker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Think Twice (Version X) - single
Artist: Jackie Wilson, LaVern Baker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul On Fire: The Best of LaVerne Baker
Artist: LaVern Baker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Soul On Fire: Thes Best Of LaVerne Baker (US Release)
Artist: LaVern Baker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Collections
Title: Introducing... Soul
Title: 100 Cruisin Classics 4CD (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: You Send Me 3CD (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: You Send Me 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: 60's Girl Pop
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: In Belgium They Call It Popcorn!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Funk
Title: Those Days Were Ours (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Those Days Were Ours (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: The Unforgettable Rock And Roll Vol. 2
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Walking The Dog: Soul And R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Atlantic's Rockin' 40s And 50s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Epic Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Gospel Soul (X5 Music Group)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Funk, Psychedelic, Classical
Title: The Kings And Queens Of Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mod Rhythm And Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: Soul Greatest Hits: The Legendary Voices Of Soul Music (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop, Funk
Title: Atlantic Originals: 60's Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: April In Paris Romantic Jazz & Easy Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rock'n'Roll Girls Vol. 1
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: US Hot 100 Hits Of 1965
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Boom Boom- Blues Classics 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: Made In Chicago 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: 1950s R&B Hits 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blues 45’s
Genre: Blues
Title: US R&B Chart Hits Of The '60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: US R&B Chart Hits Of The '60s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: 60s Soul: 60 Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Disco, Funk, Easy Listening
Title: Play: Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Country, Disco, Funk, Acoustic
Title: Guys & Dolls: Rock 'N' Roll Classics
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1957-1962 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Summertime Soul 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Country, Acoustic, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Mastermix Halloween Vol. 02
Genre: Garage, Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Rockabilly, Disco, Funk
Title: Play Me Some Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Tasty Brown Sugar: The R&B Experience 1939-1954
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Chillout: Songs For Relaxing 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Wang Dang Doodle: Women Of The Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Greatest Soul (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Soul (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: R&B Hits Collection 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Music For A Bachelorette's Pad 2020
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz & Blues Singers 2020
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Mojo Workin': Blues Classics 2020
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Oldies (Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, World Music, Country, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Jukebox Ballads 2020
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Rock, World Music, Pop Rock, Classical, Folk
Title: Made In Soul (Best Selection Soul And Jazz Oldies Music)
Genre: Soul
Title: Rnb Delux (The Super Hits RnB Delux)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Ultimate Jukebox Gold 5CD 2020 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Pop Rock
Title: Old Alabama Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: American Soul Connexion (1954-1962) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The London American Story Vol. 1
Genre: Country Folk , Pop, Pop Rock
Title: The London American Story Vol. 2
Genre: Country Folk , Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Vintage 50's Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Fast & Furious: 50's Rock & Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: The Funky 60s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Soul Serenades
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock, Disco, Funk, Classical
Title: Ultimate Rock`n`Roll Party (Vol. 02) (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Ultimate Rock`n`Roll Party (Vol. 02) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Ultimate Rock`n`Roll Party (Vol. 02) (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Featuring albums
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll & Jukebox Music: 100 Greatest Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock