Her voice carried a fascinating mixture of sophistication and down-to-earth power that evoked Bessie Smith and the other vocalists of the classic era, and she did much to set in place the outlines of ...
LaVern Baker, a gutsy rhythm and blues belter who went to the top of the charts in the '50s and '60s with "Jim Dandy" and "Tweedle-Dee," died in 1997 at the age of 67. Baker was the second woman ...
Baker was one of Atlantic Records' first big success stories, with a series of hits in the 1950s, including "Bumblebee" and "Jim Dandy." She died in 1997. Originally broadcast in 1991. This is FRESH ...
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