LaVern Baker

LaVern Baker

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died March 10, 1997 (Queens (borough in New York City, New York, United States) )

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 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302608.

Baker, LaVern. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302608.

"Baker, LaVern." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.