Laverne Baker ( Eng. LaVern Baker , November 11, 1929 - March 10, 1997) is an American singer, a pioneer of rhythm and blues of the 1950s and one of the most significant singers of this genre in that decade [1] . At that time, released numerous hits on the label Atlantic Records . Her most famous song is Tweedle Dee [2] .
| Laverne Baker Lavern baker | |
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 Laverne Baker, 1956 | |
| basic information | |
| Birth name | Delores LaVern Baker |
| Date of Birth | November 11, 1929 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago , Illinois |
| Date of death | March 10, 1997 (67 years old) |
| A place of death | Queens , New York |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer , actress |
| Years of activity | 1946-1967, 1988-1991 |
| Genres | blues , R&B |
| Aliases | Delores williams Little miss sharecropper Bea baker |
| Labels | National , Okeh , Atlantic , Brunswick |
In the early 1960s, her popularity waned, and in the end she almost left the music [1] .
Since it so happened that her career ended in Asia, she spent 21 years in the Philippines, returning to America only in the late 1980s [2] . Upon her return, she began to record and perform again. According to Rolling Stone magazine website, it was one of the rare happy endings in the history of early rhythm and blues [1] .
In 1991, the singer was admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [3] .
In addition, the song “Jim Dandy” performed by Laverne Baker was included in the list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll compiled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [4] .
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 1966-1992
- 2 Discography
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
1966-1992
It so happened that her career ended in Asia, in Vietnam, where she went in 1966 as part of a USO tour to speak to soldiers. She fell ill with pneumonia, and it took her several months to recover. The tour, at the beginning of 1967, left, leaving her all alone in an unfamiliar country, where there were practically no phones. With incredible adventures, with peasants on carts and walking through the rice fields, she reached Bangkok, the American naval base, but there she became worse again. She was sent by air to a hospital in the Philippines, where she recovered for four months. As a result, she remained in the Philippines and lived there for 21 years. In the city of Olongapo, she began a new life, headed a night club there [2] .
In 1988, she returned to America [2] and again began recording and performing. According to Rolling Stone magazine website, it was one of the rare happy endings in the history of early rhythm and blues [1] .
Discography
- See LaVern Baker § Discography . section.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 LaVern Baker . Rolling stone.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 LaVern Baker - Biography . Biography.com.
- ↑ LaVern Baker: inducted in 1991 . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum . Date of treatment January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum . Date of appeal May 14, 2016.
Links
- Laverne Baker on AllMusic
- Laverne Baker at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame site
- Laverne Baker on Rolling Stone magazine website
- Laverne Baker Biography at Biography.com