LaVern Baker

LaVern Baker

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 Chicago, Died March 10, 1997 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1969

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 53 records)

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
Columbia	CCO5171	10-in.	6/15/1950	Sharecropper boogie	Miss Sharecropper ; Red Saunders Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CO45788	10-in.	4/25/1951	I want a lavender Cadillac	LaVern Baker ; Maurice King ; Wolverines	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CO45789	10-in.	4/25/1951	Make it good	LaVern Baker ; Maurice King ; Wolverines	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Atlantic	1078	10-in.	6/19/1953	How can you leave a man like this?	LaVern Baker		vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	1079	10-in.	6/19/1953	Soul on fire	LaVern Baker		songwriter, vocalist
Atlantic	1248	10-in.	3/25/1954	I'm living my life for you	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Atlantic	1251	10-in.	3/25/1954	I can't hold out any longer	LaVern Baker		vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	1332	10-in.	10/20/1954	Tomorrow night	LaVern Baker ; The Gliders		vocalist
Atlantic	1334	10-in.	10/20/1954	Tweedlee dee	LaVern Baker ; The Gliders		vocalist
Atlantic	1432	10-in.	2/20/1955	That's all i need	LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group)		vocalist
Atlantic	1433	10-in.	2/20/1955	Bop-ting-a-ling	LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group)		vocalist
Atlantic	1608	10-in.	7/14/1955	Play if fair	LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group)		vocalist
Atlantic	1610	10-in.	7/14/1955	Lucky old sun	LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group)		vocalist
Atlantic	1785	10-in.	12/21/1955	My happiness forever	LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group)		vocalist
Atlantic	1786	10-in.	12/21/1955	Fee fee fi fo fum	LaVern Baker ; Winfield Scott		vocalist
Atlantic	1810	10-in.	1/10/1956	Miracles	LaVern Baker		vocalist
Atlantic	1811	10-in.	1/10/1956	Get up get up (you sleepy head)	LaVern Baker ; The Gliders		vocalist
Atlantic	1812	10-in.	1/10/1956	I'll do the same for you	LaVern Baker ; The Gliders		vocalist
Atlantic	2019	10-in.	6/14/1956	Still	LaVern Baker ; Ray Ellis		vocalist
Atlantic	2020	10-in.	6/14/1956	I can't love you enough	LaVern Baker ; Ray Ellis		vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	2338	10-in.	2/9/1957	The game of love (a-one and a-two)	LaVern Baker		vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	2339	10-in.	2/9/1957	Learning to love	LaVern Baker ; Quincy Jones		vocalist
Atlantic	2340	10-in.	2/9/1957	Humpty dumpty heart	LaVern Baker		vocalist

(Results 1-25 of 53 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, LaVern," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302608.

Baker, LaVern. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302608.

"Baker, LaVern." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.