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	LaVern Baker - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: 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.
		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.
		Baker's statuesque figure and charismatic persona made her a natural for TV and movies.
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	LaVern Baker
		LaVern Baker, originally known as Delores Williams, was born on the south side of Chicago on November 11, 1929.
		LaVern Baker is a talented singer who is known for combining the unparalleled and one-of-a kind sounds of jazz and rhythm and blues to help create and popularize the new genre of music identified as rock and roll.
		LaVern gradually climbed her way to the top with such rugged hits, like, "Tweedle Dee," "Jim Dandy," and "See See Rider," which combined the soulfulness of the blues with a hint of rock and roll, to establish her as a permanent figure in the rocky creation of pop music (Futterman 27).
	www.wright.edu /cola/Dept/ENG/blakelock/rockweb2/rockpgs/w99/lavernbake2.htm (1518 words)

	LaVern Baker Biography : Oldies.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Baker was a pioneering voice in the fusion of RandB and rock 'n' roll in the 50s.
		Baker's final chart entry came with "Think Twice", a 1966 duet with Jackie Wilson, as her "classic" RandB intonation grew increasingly out of step with the prevalent soul/Motown Records boom.
		Baker had a stunning voice that with little effort could crack walls, and yet her ballad singing was wonderfully sensitive.
	www.oldies.com /artist-biography/LaVern-Baker.html (423 words)

	LaVern Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born Delores Baker (she is occasionally known as Delores Williams because of an early marriage to a Eugene Williams) in Chicago, Illinois; by 1953 Baker had signed with Atlantic Records, and immediately began releasing hits, such as "Soul on Fire","Play It Fair" and "Tweedlee Dee".
		In the late 1960s, Baker fell ill after a trip to Vietnam to entertain American soldiers, and she stayed in semi-retirement until 1988.
		LaVern Baker died from coronary complications in 1997, and was interred in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/LaVern_Baker (335 words)

	Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - Lavern Baker
		Lavern was so incensed at this note-for-note cover that she petitioned congress for a law making it illegal to copy an arrangement without permission.
		Lavern's next release was “Jim Dandy Got Married,” which expresses the theme that it's easier to rescue women than to be married to them.
		Lavern Baker's contributions to the music were recognized when she received a Pioneer Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1989 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
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	45s.com - LaVern Baker - Recording Artist Information: Lavern Baker - 45 RPM Records -- Search for records, ...
		LaVern Baker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
		A versatile vocalist, LaVern Baker (born Delores Williams) proved capable of melding blues, jazz and RandB styles in a way that made possible the emergence of a new idiom: rock and roll.
		As an RandB pioneer, Baker suffered from the segregationist impulses of the larger culture by having her songs "covered" by a white singer, Georgia Gibbs, whose sanitized versions greatly outsold Baker's own.
	www.45s.com /artists/baker-lavern.htm (365 words)

	LaVern Baker - Biography - AOL Music
		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.
		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).
		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.
	music.aol.com /artist/lavern-baker/3619/biography (545 words)

	Jimmy's Place ~ Lavern Baker, artist ~ celebrating the 50's generation! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		LaVern's second gold record came two years later with her career defining recording of "Jim Dandy"....
		Baker's final chart entry came in the form of a duet with Jackie Wilson in 1966.
		LaVern Baker was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and has the distinction of being the second (to Aretha Franklin) female solo artist elected to the hall.
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	NPR : LaVERN BAKER, one of America's great rhythm-and-blues singers of the 1950's, died earlier this...
		LaVERN BAKER, one of America's great rhythm-and-blues singers of the 1950's, died earlier this...
		Baker, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
		Her hits included "Tweedlee Dee," "Jim Dandy," and "I Cried a Tear." After living in the Philippines during the '70's and '80's, Baker made a comeback in the '90's when she appeared on Broadway in "Black and Blue." (REBROADCAST FROM 3/26/91).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. 'E-mail this Story' sponsored by: Kean: We Get IT Done.
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	LaVern Baker
		In 1988, Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records invited Baker to perform at the label's 40th anniversary celebration.
		She received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Career Achievement Award in 1989 and, in 1991, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
		Baker died on on March 10, 1997, of heart problems.
	www.harrynilsson.com /about-lavern-baker.html (218 words)

	R&B, Soul, Doo-Wop - LaVern Baker -> Billy & Lillie
		Two Atlantic albums on one CD showing LaVern's talent as an interpreter - one album features gospel songs and spirituals and the other features her doing some of the songs made famous of the great blues singer Bessie Smith.
		Baker not only sounds good for someone who's been recording for over 40 years, but her blue banter between songs is fun too; she has her stage stuff down cold.
		Mickey Baker is a great guitarist whose hot licks graced hundreds of RandB sessions held in New York in the 50s until he hit it big as half of Mickey and Sylvia in 1957.
	www.rootsandrhythm.com /roots/RANDB-DOOWOP/randb_b1.htm (2183 words)

	LaVern Baker : See See Rider - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		See See Rider was LaVern Baker's last official album for Atlantic Records, released in 1963 in the wake of her late-1962 hit with the title track.
		Baker's cover of "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes," from 1960, is an above-average pop/R&B hybrid, but only because of her singing -- the backing vocal arrangement is sort of embarrassing, but she saves it.
		"Half of Your Love" gives Baker less to overcome, her vocals meshing well with Mundell Lowe's guitar accompaniment and the horn overdubs, if not the string overdubs.
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	Channel4.com - SlashMusic - Lavern Baker Sings Bessie Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		LaVern Baker, after all, had made her reputation as a rock singer.
		Baker tackles songs made popular by '20s blues queen Smith, and makes them thoroughly her own.
		Fronting a band of serious jazz guys, including trumpeter Buck Clayton, Baker makes no attempt to mimic Bessie (although her sound is in the ballpark).
	www.channel4.com /music/music-core/album.jsp?albumId=278934 (137 words)

	Tower Records - LaVern/LaVern Baker - LaVern Baker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		LAVERN/LAVERN BAKER presents Baker's first two albums (from 1956 and 1953, respectively) on a single disc.
		Baker, of course, was the first great female star of early rock & roll.
		Whatever the style, Baker's sound is unique-a soulful combination of unbridled lungpower and sophisticated phrasing.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1443765 (224 words)

	CPL Notable Chicago African Americans
		LaVern Baker, niece of blues singer Memphis Minnie, began singing gospel music in church at the age of twelve and became one of the early stars of rhythm and blues.
		One of Baker's successes came early in her teens, when she headlined for over six months at Chicago's Club DeLisa.
		Baker toured nationally for the next several years, then signed with Atlantic Records in 1953.
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	Lavern Baker - Rhythm & Blues at Randy's Rodeo
		Even when addressing sorrowful subjects ("I Cried A Tear"), Baker's verve is invigorating, and her forceful yet playful style influenced a generation of white, female rockers.
		It's easy to dismiss some of her songs as novelties ("Tweedlee Dee," "Jim Dandy"), but I think they show how much fun rock used to be and how deadly serious (and dull) it has become.
		Rhino/Atlantic's Soul On Fire: The Best Of Lavern Baker collects 20 great Atlantic-era cuts, enough for most collectors.
	www.randysrodeo.com /rhythm/baker.php (199 words)

	LaVern Baker - AOL Music (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		LaVern Baker was one of the sexiest divas gracing the mid-'50s rock and roll circuit, boasting a brashly seductive vocal delivery tailor-made for belting the...
		Born Delores Baker (she is occasionally known as...
		Download, listen and watch LaVern Baker music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
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	Footlight.com > Baker, Lavern
		Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, LaVern Baker began singing in church choirs, and got her first break singing under the name "Little Miss Sharecropper".
		Both of the albums on this showcase Baker at her best.
		The extraordinarily gifted LaVern Baker was one of the most popular R&B singers in the early rock era.
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	Amazon.com: LaVern/LaVern Baker: Music: LaVern Baker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As with Motown, it's not just that LaVern was a great singer - she had great musicians behind her - the Atlantic Records studio people.
		I love this collection and plan on adding more LaVern Baker cd's to my collection.
		To sum up, this set has variety - blues, jazz, Rock & Roll, the musicians were wonderful, and Baker was a singer extraordinaire.
	www.amazon.com /LaVern-Baker/dp/B00000AF9T (610 words)

	Am I Right - Artist Summary LaVern Baker
		This is the most recent information about LaVern Baker that has been submitted to amIright.
		If we have more information about LaVern Baker, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).
		LaVern Baker Live in Hollywood '91 at Amazon.com
	www.amiright.com /artists/lavernbaker.shtml (167 words)

	LaVern Baker — Infoplease.com
		Baker, an influential blues musician of the 1950s, saw her career flag in the 1960s but made a triumphant return in the late 1980s.
		LaVern Baker - LaVern Baker (Delores Williams) singer Born: 11/11/1929 Birthplace: Chicago A gutsy vocalist...
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	LaVern Baker (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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 RandB Top Ten over the next couple of years.
		She co-starred on the historic RandB 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.
		Finally, in 1988, Baker returned stateside to star in
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	VH1.com : LaVern Baker : Artist Main
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		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 du...
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	LaVern/LaVern Baker - SHOP.COM
		This Collectables CD contains LaVern Baker 's first two albums, LaVern and LaVern Baker, on disc.
		Both records are excellent -- even if a couple of cuts fall a little flat, most of the material is first-rate and Baker is in terrific form...
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	LaVern Baker : Precious Memories... Sings Gospel / LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith - Audio CDs - Collectables Records : ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sings Gospel / LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith - Audio CDs - Collectables Records : Oldies.com
		She tackles, with all her verve, traditional hymns such as "Precious Memories" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", and then lets loose on Bessie Smith classics such as "Gimme a Pigfoot", "Empty Bed Blues" and more.
		LaVern Baker is a very good artist, who's voice style almost reminds me of Dorothy Love Coates.
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	The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show: Jimmy Jones; LaVern Baker; Harold Dorman; Anita Bryant - TV.com
		Jimmy Jones; LaVern Baker; Harold Dorman; Anita Bryant
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		Tell the world what you think of Jimmy Jones; LaVern Baker; Harold Dorman; Anita Bryant, write a review for this episode.
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	Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - Lavern Baker (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - Lavern Baker (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)
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	LaVern Baker Lyrics: See See Rider Lyrics - HotLyrics.net
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	La Vern Baker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	Precious Memories by LaVern Baker
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		LaVern Baker sang gospel with passion, exuberance, and reverence on this 1959 session
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