LAVERN BAKER

Kurz-Bio:
Die Rhythm & Blues-Sängerin LaVern Baker wurde am 11. November 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, als Delores Baker geboren und verstarb am 10. März 1997 in New York City an Herzversagen.
Anfangs verwendete sie auch die Pseudonyme Little Miss Sharecropper, Miss Sharecropper und Bea Baker. Ende der Vierziger-Jahre heiratete sie einen gewissen Eugene Williams was dazu führte, dass ihr Geburtsname in der Literatur oft fälschlicherweise mit Delores Williams angegeben wird.
Ihre Singles:
RCA Victor (78er)
03 49….22-0016-A….Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar Vocal by Little Miss Sharecropper..I Wonder Baby/-B….Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar..Brand New Baby
I Wonder Baby
05 49….22-0036-A….Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar Vocal by Little Miss Sharecropper..Easy Baby/-B….Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar..Lost And Blue
RCA Victor
06 49....50-0020-A....Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar Vocal by Little Miss Sharecropper..Easy Baby/-B….Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar..Lost And Blue
MERCURY
11 50....5548x45....LaVERN BAKER & David LeWinter Orchestra..The Thing (3918)/David LeWinter Orchestra..Atumn Leaves (-----)
NATIONAL (78er)
05 51….9151….MISS SHARECROPPER with Instr. Acc...I've Tried (669)/How Long (670)
06 51….9153....MISS SHARECROPPER with Instr. Acc...I Want To Rock (671)/Take Out Some Time (668)
COLUMBIA (78er)
05 51....39330....MAURICE KING & his WOLVERINES..Nightfall/Vocal Chorus by Bea Baker MAURICE KING & his WOLVERINES..Good Daddy
OKEH
06 51....4-6800....Vocal Chorus by Bea Baker MAURICE KING & his WOLVERINES..I Want A Lavender Cadillac/MAURICE KING & his WOLVERINES..Spider's Web
08 51....4-6817....Vocal Chorus by Bea Baker MAURICE KING & his WOLVERINES..Make It Good/MAURICE KING & his WOLVERINES..11 : 31 p. m.
KING
08 52....45—4556....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Snuff Dipper (45—K﷓9154)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Trying (45—K﷓9152)
09 52....45—4566....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Pig Latin Blues/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Blue Autumn
12 52....45—4583....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Must I Cry Again?/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Hog Maw And Cabbage Slaw
02 53....45—4601....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Lost Child/TODD RHODES And His Orchestra..Thunderbolt Boogie
ATLANTIC
08 53....45-1004....LaVERNE BAKER with Orchestra..How Can You Leave A Man Like This? (1078)/Soul On Fire (1079)
06 54....45-1030....LaVERN BAKER with Orchestra..I Can't Hold Out Any Longer (A-1251)/I'm Living My Life For You (A-1248)
12 54....45-1047....LaVERN BAKER and THE GLIDERS with Orchestra..Tweedlee Dee (A-1334)/Tomorrow Night (A-1332)
04 55....45-1057....LaVERN BAKER and THE GLIDERS with Orchestra..That's All I Need (A-1432)/Bop-Ting-A-Ling (A-1433)
09 55....45-1075....LaVERN BAKER and THE GLIDERS with Orchestra..Lucky Old Sun (A-1610)/Play It Fair (A-1608)
02 56....45-1087....LaVERN BAKER and THE GLIDERS with Orchestra..Get Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head) (A-1811)/My Happiness Forever (A-1785)
05 56....45-1093....LaVERN BAKER and THE GLIDERS with Orchestra..I'll Do The Same For You (A-1812)/Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum (A-1786)
08 56....45-1104....LaVERN BAKER Orchestra and Chorus directed by RAY ELLIS..I Can't Love You Enough (A-2020)/Still (A-2019) (Delta-Nr.: 10825/23)
11 56....45-1116....LaVERNE BAKER and THE GLIDERS with Orchestra..Tra La La (A-1809)/Jim Dandy (A-1784) (Delta-Nr.: 10963/12042)
04 57....45-1136....LaVERN BAKER with Vocal Chorus and Orch. ..Jim Dandy Got Married (A-2365)/The Game Of Love (A-One And A-Two) (A-2338)
07 57....45-1150....LaVERN BAKER..Love Me Right (A-2366)/Humpty Dumpty Heart (A-2340)
11 57....45-1163....LaVERN BAKER with Billy Sebastian Orch. & Chorus..St. Louis Blues (A-2741)/Miracles (A-1810) (Delta-Nr.: 17975/18095)
02 58....45-1176....LaVERN BAKER with HOWARD BIGGS Orch. ..Substitute (A-2883)/LaVERN BAKER with Orch. & Choir directed by QUINCY JONES..Learning To Love (A-2339)
06 58….45-1189….LaVERN BAKER Orch. & Chorus directed by HOWARD BIGGS..Whipper Snapper (A-2884)/Harbor Lights (A-2163)
09 58....45-2001....LaVERN BAKER Orchestra directed by HOWARD BIGGS..It's So Fine (A-2885)/Why Baby Why (A-2886)
11 58....45-2007....LaVERN BAKER..Dix-A-Billy (A-3131)/I Cried A Tear (A-3132) (Delta-Nr.: 25798/99)
03 59....45-2021....LaVERN BAKER..I Waited Too Long (A-3410)/You're Teasing Me (A-3248) (Delta-Nr.: 28074/75)
07 59....45-2033....LaVERN BAKER..If You Love Me (A-3588)/So High So Low (A-3586) (Delta-Nr.: 30314/15)
10 59....45-2041....LaVERN BAKER..Tiny Tim (A-3587)/For Love Of You (A-3361)
01 60....45-2048....LaVERN BAKER Arranged & Conducted by RICHARD WESS..Shake A Hand (A-3946)/Manana (A-3944) (Delta-Nr.: 33647/46)
04 60....45-2059....LaVERN BAKER Arranged and Conducted by STAN APPLEBAUM..Wheel Of Fortune (A-4280)/LaVERN BAKER Arranged and Conducted by RICHARD WESS..Shadows Of Love (A-3945)
07 60....45-2067....LAVERN BAKER & BEN E. KING..How Often (A﷓4585)/A Help-Each-Other Romance (A﷓4586) (Delta-Nr.: 35882/-x)
10 60....45-2077....LaVERN BAKER Arranged & Conducted by JESSE STONE..Bumble Bee (A-4852)/My Time Will Come (A-4853)
01 61....45-2090....LAVERN BAKER & JIMMY RICKS Orch. Arr. & Cond. By Stan Applebaum..You're The Boss (A-5171)/I'll Never Be Free (A-5172)
03 61....45-2099....LAVERN BAKER..Don Juan (A-5220)/Saved (A-5218) (Delta-Nr.: 38501/----)
06 61....45-2109....LAVERN BAKER..I Didn't Know I Was Crying (A﷓5592)/Hurtin' Inside (A﷓5593)
09 61....45-2119....LAVERN BAKER..Hey, Memphis (A-5677)/Voodoo Voodoo (A-3133) (Delta-Nr.: 40356/40391)
02 62....45-2137....LAVERN BAKER..No Love So True (A﷓5595)/Must I Cry Again (A﷓3924)
11 62….45-2167….LAVERN BAKER Arr. & Cond. by RAY ELLIS..The Story Of My Love (I Had A Dream) (A-6475)/See See Rider (A-6476) (Delta-Nr.: 45430/﷓x)
04 63….45-2186….LAVERN BAKER Arr. & Cond. by Ray Ellis..Trouble In Mind (A-6826)/LAVERN BAKER Half Of Your Love (A﷓3925) (Delta-Nr.: 47291/90)
09 63….45-2203….LaVERN BAKER Arr. & Cond. by RAY ELLIS..Oh, Johnny Oh, Johnny (A-6827)/Itty Bitty Girl (A-6825)
06 64….45-2234….LAVERN BAKER..You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool (A-7723)/Go Away (A-7721)
01 65….45-2267….LAVERN BAKER..Ain't Gonna Cry No More (A-7724)/Fly Me To The Moon (A-7720)
BRUNSWICK
?? 65….55285….LAVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By TEACHO WILTSHIRE..Pledging My Love (116,640)/Let Me Belong To You (116,641)
01 66….55287….JACKIE WILSON And LaVERN BAKER Vocal Duet With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By DALE WARREN..Please Don't Hurt Me (I've Never Been In Love Before) (116,486)/Think Twice (116,487)
03 66….55291….LaVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By DICK JACOBS..Baby (117,102)/LAVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By SONNY SANDERS..One Monkey (Don't Stop The Show) (117,103)
?? 66….55297….LAVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By TEACHO WILTSHIRE..Call Me Darling (117,609)/Batman To The Rescue (117,610)
?? 66….55311….LAVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By GERALD SIMS..Wrapped, Tied And Tangled (118,279)/Nothing Like Being In Love (118,280)
08 67….55341….LAVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By BERT DECOTEAUX..Born To Lose (119,243)/I Need You So (119,244)
?? 69….55408….LaVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By GERALD SIMS..I'm The One To Do It (121,395)/LaVERN BAKER Vocal With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By DICK JACOBS..Baby (117,102) (----/55291)

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

LA VERN BAKER ATLANTIC LP 8002

Bei dem Forum der Cues gibt es eine Aufstellung an der man ersehen kann, unter welchem Namen und bei welchen Interpreten die Cues tätig waren (links klicken).

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

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August 1952
Vinyl in #31

Foto
links BETTE McLAURIN, rechts LAVERN BAKER (nicht 'unknown')