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LaVern Baker

US rhythm & blues singer

Chicago, United States • 1929-11-11 – 1997-03-10

LaVern Baker is credited on 340 releases across 87 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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340

Pressings credited

87

Albums

8

Decades active

28

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Biography

Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958). Baker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. The Hall remarked that her "fiery fusion of blues, jazz and R&B showcased her alluring vocals and set the stage for the rock and roll surge of the Fifties". From 1955 to 1965, 20 of her songs made the R&B charts. Over the years, Elvis Presley recorded eight Baker songs.

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340 releases · 87 albums · active 1951–2022

  • Performance · 409
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: Trilion Studios · CTS Studios · Atlantic Studios · Rollover Studios

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