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LaVern Baker

1929 - 1997

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Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts 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 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. The Hall remarked that her "fiery fusion of blues, jazz and R&B showcased her alluring vocals and set the stage for the rock and roll surge of the Fifties". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. LaVern Baker is the 2,047th most popular singer (down from 1,832nd in 2019), the 11,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,798th in 2019) and the 564th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, LaVern Baker ranks 2,047 out of 4,381. Before her are Nikos Vertis, Hayko, David Miller, George Fisher, Anitta, and Gaahl. After her are Jet Harris, Bosson, Black Francis, Mary Costa, Wiz Khalifa, and Carole Bayer Sager.

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Among people born in 1929, LaVern Baker ranks 505. Before her are Branko Grünbaum, Joe Meek, Red Amick, Vanja Blomberg, Basri Dirimlili, and Paolo Ferrari. After her are Amanda Blake, Surinder Kaur, Jaime Gómez, Charles Manring, Vivien Merchant, and Joseph Mascolo. Among people deceased in 1997, LaVern Baker ranks 297. Before her are Mario Velarde, Basri Dirimlili, Red Skelton, Owen Barfield, Judith Merril, and Gul Mohammed. After her are Sheldon Leonard, Lillian Disney, Jean Louis, Roger Laurent, Francis Johnson, and Fyodor Simashev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, LaVern Baker ranks 11,267 out of 20,380. Before her are Martha Raye (1916), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Thomas Akers (1951), Allan Arbus (1918), and Paul Craig Roberts (1939). After her are Aimee Garcia (1978), Mike Starr (1966), Sumner Welles (1892), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), and Macdonald Carey (1913).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, LaVern Baker ranks 564. Before her are Little Willie John (1937), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eddie Money (1949), Joey Belladonna (1960), David Miller (1973), and George Fisher (1970). After her are Black Francis (1965), Mary Costa (1930), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Carole Bayer Sager (1947), YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999), and Jimmy Carl Black (1938).

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