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LaVern Baker (11 Nov 1929 - 10 Mar 1997)

Female Person - United States US rhythm & blues singer

Releases (32)

Official

Album

  1. La Vern 1956
  2. Lavern Baker 1957
  3. Sings Bessie Smith 1958
  4. Blues Ballads 1959
  5. Precious Memories: La Vern Baker Sings Gospel 1960
  6. Saved 1961
  7. See See Rider Feb 1963
  8. Let Me Belong to You 1970
  9. Woke Up This Mornin' 1992
  10. Blues Side of Rock 'n'Roll 1993
  11. LaVern 1997
  12. Money Blues 24 Feb 2015

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of Lavern Baker 1962
  2. Real Gone Gal 1984
  3. Precious Memories / Sings Bessie Smith 1985
  4. Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker 1991
  5. See See Rider / Blues Ballads 1998
  6. Lavern / Lavern Baker 1998
  7. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological LaVern Baker 1949-1954 2005
  8. The Platinum Collection 2007
  9. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological LaVern Baker 1955-57 2007
  10. Only The Best Of LaVern Baker 2008
  11. Rock 'n Roll Legend 2008
  12. It’s So Fine: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1953 - 1959 2010
  13. Love Me Right 2015
  14. The Complete Atlantic Singles (1953-1965)

Album - Live

  1. Live in Hollywood 1991 1991

Single

  1. Soul on Fire / How Can You Leave a Man Like This? 29 Aug 1953
  2. I Cried a Tear 1958
  3. Hey Memphis / Voodoo Voodoo 1961
  4. Fly Me to the Moon 30 Nov 2004
  5. Tweedlee Dee (Digitally Remastered) 01 Mar 2011

Relationships (2)

Performs As

  1. Little Miss Sharecropper

Member Of

  1. LaVern Baker & the Gliders

Recordings by (245)

  1. Soul on Fire 2:51 (29 Aug 1953)
  2. How Can You Leave a Man Like This? 2:37 (29 Aug 1953)
  3. Lots and Lots of Love 2:24 (1956)
  4. Of Course I Do 2:51 (1956)
  5. You’ll Be Crying 2:57 (1956)
  6. Miracles 2:46 (1956)
  7. I’m in a Crying Mood 2:50 (1956)
  8. Mine All Mine 2:14 (1956)
  9. Harbor Lights 2:20 (1956)
  10. I’ll Never Be Free 2:20 (1956)
  11. Romance In The Dark 3:00 (1956)
  12. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool 2:09 (1956)
  13. How Long Will It Be 2:42 (1956)
  14. Fool That I Am 2:20 (1956)
  15. Tweedlee Dee 2:25 (1956)
  16. Bop‐Ting‐A‐Ling 2:55 (1956)
  17. I Can’t Love You Enough 2:40 (1957)
  18. Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) 2:22 (1957)
  19. Play It Fair 2:59 (1957)
  20. That Lucky Old Sun 2:56 (1957)
  21. You Set My Soul On Fire 3:05 (1957)
  22. My Happiness Forever 2:48 (1957)
  23. Tomorrow Night 3:14 (1957)
  24. That’s All I Need 2:34 (1957)
  25. Bop-Ting-A-Ling 3:05 (1957)
  26. Still 2:23 (1957)
  27. Jim Dandy 2:13 (1957)
  28. Dix-A-Billy 1:52 (1958) mono
  29. I Cried a Tear 2:36 (1958) stereo
  30. Gimme a Pigfoot 3:08 (1958) stereo
  31. Baby Doll 3:27 (1958) stereo
  32. On Revival Day 3:14 (1958) stereo
  33. Money Blues 2:52 (1958) stereo
  34. I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 3:56 (1958) stereo
  35. Backwater Blues 4:39 (1958) stereo
  36. Empty Bed Blues 4:52 (1958) stereo
  37. There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight 2:42 (1958) stereo
  38. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 3:56 (1958) stereo
  39. After You’ve Gone 3:09 (1958) stereo
  40. Young Woman’s Blues 2:51 (1958) stereo
  41. Preaching the Blues 2:50 (1958) stereo
  42. Whipper Snapper 2:12 (1959)
  43. Love Me Right 1:54 (1959)
  44. If You Love Me 2:41 (1959)
  45. You’re Teasing Me 2:17 (1959)
  46. So High, So Low 2:06 (1959)
  47. I Waited Too Long 2:33 (1959)
  48. Why Baby Why 2:28 (1959)
  49. Humpty Dumpty Heat 2:36 (1959)
  50. It’s So Fine 2:22 (1959)
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On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Tra La La 2:11 LaVern Baker & the Gliders (02 Nov 1956)
  2. I’m in a Crying Mood 2:50 LaVern Baker (1956)
  3. Harbor Lights 2:20 LaVern Baker (1956)
  4. Miracles 2:46 LaVern Baker (1956)
  5. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool 2:09 LaVern Baker (1956)
  6. Romance in the Dark 3:00 LaVern Baker (1956)
  7. Of Course I Do 2:51 LaVern Baker (1956)
  8. Mine All Mine 2:14 LaVern Baker (1956)
  9. How Long Will It Be 2:42 LaVern Baker (1956)
  10. I’ll Never Be Free 2:20 LaVern Baker (1956)
  11. You’ll Be Crying 2:57 LaVern Baker (1956)
  12. Fool That I Am 2:20 LaVern Baker (1956)
  13. Lots and Lots of Love 2:24 LaVern Baker (1956)
  14. I Can’t Love You Enough 2:40 LaVern Baker (1957)
  15. That Lucky Old Sun 2:56 LaVern Baker (1957)
  16. Play It Fair 2:59 LaVern Baker (1957)
  17. Jim Dandy 2:13 LaVern Baker (1957) lead vocals
  18. That’s All I Need 2:34 LaVern Baker (1957) lead vocals
  19. Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) 2:22 LaVern Baker (1957)
  20. My Happiness Forever 2:48 LaVern Baker (1957)
  21. Still 2:23 LaVern Baker (1957)
  22. Bop-Ting-a-Ling 3:05 LaVern Baker (1957) lead vocals
  23. You Set My Soul on Fire 3:05 LaVern Baker (1957)
  24. Tomorrow Night 3:14 LaVern Baker (1957) lead vocals
  25. There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight 2:42 LaVern Baker (1958)
  26. Young Woman’s Blues 2:51 LaVern Baker (1958)
  27. Money Blues 2:52 LaVern Baker (1958)
  28. Baby Doll 3:27 LaVern Baker (1958)
  29. On Revival Day 3:14 LaVern Baker (1958)
  30. Backwater Blues 4:39 LaVern Baker (1958)
  31. Empty Bed Blues 4:52 LaVern Baker (1958)
  32. Preaching the Blues 2:50 LaVern Baker (1958)
  33. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 3:56 LaVern Baker (1958)
  34. Gimme a Pigfoot 3:08 LaVern Baker (1958)
  35. Dix-A-Billy 1:52 LaVern Baker (1958)
  36. I Cried a Tear 2:36 LaVern Baker (1958)
  37. I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 3:56 LaVern Baker (1958)
  38. After You’ve Gone 3:09 LaVern Baker (1958)
  39. If You Love Me 2:41 LaVern Baker (1959)
  40. So High, So Low 2:06 LaVern Baker (1959)
  41. Love Me Right 1:54 LaVern Baker (1959)
  42. You’re Teasing Me 2:17 LaVern Baker (1959)
  43. Why Baby Why 2:28 LaVern Baker (1959)
  44. St. Louis Blues 2:26 LaVern Baker (1959)
  45. Humpty Dumpty Heat 2:36 LaVern Baker (1959)
  46. It’s So Fine 2:22 LaVern Baker (1959)
  47. Whipper Snapper 2:12 LaVern Baker (1959) lead vocals
  48. I Waited Too Long 2:33 LaVern Baker (1959)
  49. Didn't It Rain ?:?? LaVern Baker (1960)
  50. Everytime I Feel the Spirit ?:?? LaVern Baker (1960)

Credited as (35)

  1. LaVern Baker
  2. LaVern Baker & Jimmy Ricks
  3. Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker
  4. La Vern Baker
  5. LaVern Baker feat. Ben E. King
  6. Laverne Baker & Jackie Wilson
  7. Jackie Wilson with LaVern Baker
  8. LaVern Baker with Ben E. King
  9. LaVern Baker & The Todd Rhodes Orchestra
  10. LaVern Baker & Todd Rhodes Orchestra
  11. Jackie Wilson & La Vern Baker
  12. Miss Sharecropper (LaVern Baker)
  13. La Verne Baker
  14. LaVern Baker, Bonnie Raitt and The Rock Hall Jam Band
  15. LaVern Baker with The Alan Freed Band
  16. Ruth Brown & LaVern Baker
  17. LaVern Baker with Jimmy Ricks
  18. Ben E. King & LaVern Baker
  19. Todd Rhodes & LaVern Baker
  20. Ray Charles, The Clovers, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter
  21. La Vern Baker / Chris Connor / Herbie Mann / Bobby Short
  22. LaVern Baker with Professor Alex Bradford & The Bradford Singers
  23. LaVern Baker with Prof. Alex Bradford & The Bradford Singers
  24. LaVern Baker & Ben E. King
  25. Ben E. King with LaVern Baker
  26. Ben E. King feat. LaVern Baker
  27. Jackie Wilson and Laverne Baker
  28. LaVern Baker With Ben E. King
  29. LaVern Baker With Jimmy Ricks
  30. Jackie Wilson and LaVern Baker
  31. LaVern Baker & The Gliders
  32. Jackie Wilson duet with LaVern Baker
  33. LaVern Baker feat. Jackie Wilson
  34. LaVern Baker / Jimmy Ricks
  35. Lavern Baker

Works (10)

Wrote

  1. I Can't Love You Enough
  2. That’s All I Need
  3. Soul on Fire
  4. I Can’t Hold Out Any Longer

Composed

  1. How Often
  2. Bumble Bee
  3. How Can You Leave a Man Like This?

Lyrics

  1. How Often
  2. Bumble Bee
  3. How Can You Leave a Man Like This?

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. The 1991 Induction Ceremony
  2. Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary

Links (26)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94005537
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891075z
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6fk022f
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302608
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94005537
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/lavern_baker
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134631684

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-12649/lavern-baker/lyrics.html
  2. https://genius.com/artists/Lavern-baker

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/LaVern%20Baker

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/245052

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/405735

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000778344

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048673/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5116864

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463184

Stream For Free

  1. https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCqpdgpTWu7YumFdn1Gij8-w
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/15928
  3. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0V6zo2mJw9FdwWLClKC9yw

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/410262283
  2. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/194097

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/410262283
  2. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/194097
  3. https://tidal.com/artist/13358

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/lavern_baker.htm

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqpdgpTWu7YumFdn1Gij8-w