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LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929–1997)
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Baker in 1956 | |
| Birth name | Delores Evans |
| Also known as | Delores Williams Little Miss Sharecropper Bea Baker |
| Born | (1929-11-11)November 11, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 1997(1997-03-10) (aged 67) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1946–1969, 1988–1996 |
| Labels | National, Okeh, Columbia, Atlantic, London, Brunswick |
| Spouse | Eugene Williams (m.
1948) |
Musical artist
Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997)[1] was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Biography of lavern baker
Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).
Baker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. The Hall remarked that her "fiery fusion of blues, jazz and R&B