Here's a great song from a Laverne Baker one of the female Rock and Roll pioneers that seems to just go "unsung". Check it out:
Here's a great song from a Laverne Baker one of the female Rock and Roll pioneers that seems to just go "unsung". Check it out:
A good way to remember LaVern Baker [[1929-1997), on her Birthday......
Is that really LaVern pictured in the centre of the disc...?
Wow,i like dat one.
OMG! I did not know today was Lavern Baker's birthday. Happy Birthday to the great LaVern Baker!
I certainly don't recognise the lady in the picture as being LaVern Baker, either....LOL
This is LaVern Baker:
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There is something a little eerie about this guys that I don't know if I can describe it.
I absolutely did not know that today was LaVern Baker's birthday, nor do I ever remember hearing the song "Bumble Bee" before today! I was just browsing and then decided to give it a listen, then followed that by checking out some back ground info on LaVern. I learned that she is buried in a cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens, NY which is one of the train stops on my way in to the city for work.
Last edited by marv2; 11-11-2015 at 08:40 PM.
I saw her many times in her later years. The last time I saw her, she had just had her legs amputated and was singing from a wheelchair. But she was still great.
That didn't sound nearly as good as the version on my 45 I bought when it was out. I think that is an alternate take [[maybe a later album version?).
Lavern was also a beautiful lady,sultry and talented.
Wow, what a natural talent. I have an Atlantic Best of for many years but don't remember Bumble Bee being on it.
One of her most popular and well known hits, "Tweedle Dee"
Last edited by marv2; 11-12-2015 at 08:53 PM.
I got this about 40 years ago....I have it by Brook Benton too.
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