Person · US rhythm & blues singer
LaVern Baker
Albums
83
Members
0
Active
1929–1997
Origin
United States
Biography
Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).
Baker was born Delores Evans in Chicago. Some sources refer to her as Delores Williams, the name by which she was known during her early marriage to Eugene Williams.
Discography
I'm Living My Life For You
Tweedle Dee / Tomorrow Night
Play It Fair / Lucky Old Sun
That's All I Need / Bop-Ting-A-Ling
Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum / I'll Do The Same For You
Get Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head) / My Happiness Forever
Jim Dandy
Jim Dandy
La Vern
Still / I Can't Love You Enough
Humpty Dumpty Heart / Love Me Right
Jim Dandy Got Married / The Game Of Love (A-One And A-Two)
Lavern Baker
St. Louis Blues / Miracles
Harbor Lights / Whipper Snapper
I Cried A Tear
I Cried A Tear / Dix-A-Billy
I Cried A Tear / St. Louis Blues
LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
Learning To Love / Substitute
Why Baby Why / It's So Fine
Blues Ballads
So High So Low / If You Love Me
St. Louis Blues
Tiny Tim / For Love Of You
You're Teasing Me / I Waited Too Long
Bumble Bee / My Time Will Come
How Often / A Help-Each-Other Romance
Manana / Shake A Hand
Precious Memories: La Vern Baker Sings Gospel
Wheel Of Fortune / Shadows Of Love
Hey, Memphis / Voodoo Voodoo
Hurtin' Inside / I Didn't Know I Was Crying
Saved
Saved
You're The Boss
Must I Cry Again / No Love So True
Richard Rodgers' No Strings. An After-Theatre Version
Richard Rodgers’ No Strings. An After‐Theatre Version
See See Rider / The Story Of My Love
The Best of Lavern Baker
The Best Of LaVern Baker
Itty Bitty Girl / Oh, Johnny Oh, Johnny
See See Rider
See See Rider
Trouble In Mind / Half Of Your Love
Go Away / You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool
Fly Me To The Moon / Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Pledging My Love
Baby / One Monkey
Batman To The Rescue
Born To Lose
Wrapped, Tied And Tangled / Nothing Like Being In Love
Fly Me To The Moon / It's So Fine
I'm The One To Do It
Let Me Belong to You
Let Me Belong To You
Her Greatest Recordings
Real Gone Gal
Precious Memories / Sings Bessie Smith