LaVern Baker

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Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American R&B 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" (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.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 11, 1929 (Chicago), Died March 10, 1997 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1969

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D9VB-0383	10-in.	2/25/1949	Easy baby	LaVern Baker ; Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0384	10-in.	2/25/1949	I wonder baby	LaVern Baker ; Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Decca	116486		9/2/1965	Please don't hurt me (I've never been in love before)	LaVern Baker ; Jackie Wilson		vocalist
Decca	116487		9/2/1965	Think twice	LaVern Baker ; Jackie Wilson		vocalist
Decca	116640		10/8/1965	Pledging my love	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	117102		3/9/1966	Baby	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	117103		3/9/1966	One monkey (don't stop the show)	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	117104		3/9/1966	I'm gonna get you	LaVern Baker ; Jackie Wilson		vocalist
Decca	117105		3/9/1966	I'm still gonna love him	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	117609		6/24/1966	Call me darling	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	117610		6/24/1966	Batman to the rescue	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	118279		11/25/1966	Wrapped, tied and tangled	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	118280		11/25/1966	Nothing like being in love	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	119243		7/26/1967	Born to lose	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	119244		7/26/1967	I need you so	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	119245		7/26/1967	Play it fair	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	121395		March 1969	I'm the one to do it	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	121814		June 1969	Love is ending	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Decca	121815		June 1969	Baby don't you do it	LaVern Baker		vocalist