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LaVern Baker

LaVern Baker was an American actress, singer and musician (1929–1997). She was born at Chicago and died at Queens.

Also recorded as Delores LaVern Baker; Delores Evans; Little Miss Sharecropper; Bea Baker; La Vern Baker.

LaVern Baker in brief

Born
1929
Died
1997
Known for
actress,singer,musician
Place of birth
Chicago

Overview

Recorded at birth as Delores Evans.

Born at Chicago in 1929, died at Queens in 1997.

Identity and origins

LaVern Baker was recorded at birth as Delores Evans. The authorities additionally record the headings Delores LaVern Baker, Delores Evans, Little Miss Sharecropper, Bea Baker and La Vern Baker. Her recorded languages were English and American English.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1848 to 1971.

Sommer's Eve. Once Bitten Sommer's Eve. Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970, dated 1970, screenprint on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.589.5. Portrait of Dorothy Bond, dated 1950s, gelatin silver print heightened and drawn on with pen and black ink, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.583. Untitled, dated 1971, gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "meridian/122"(1971), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1972.120. Girandoles, dated 1848–51, gilt bronze, marble, and glass, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1995.102a-c.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Baker, LaVern, Oxford Music Online, 2012. Baker, LaVern, African American Studies Center, 2013. 2 LaVern Baker: Play It Fair, Ducktails, Drive-ins, and Broken Hearts, 2023. LaVern Baker:, Ducktails, Drive-ins, and Broken Hearts, 2023. TWO. LaVern Baker, the Incredible Disappearing Queen of Rock and Roll, Black Diamond Queens, 2020.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

I'll Do the Same for You (1955) — Internet Archive. Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum (1955) — Internet Archive. I'M LIVING MY LIFE FOR YOU (1954) — Internet Archive. Humpty Dumpty Heart (1957) — Internet Archive. I CAN'T HOLD OUT ANY LONGER (1954) — Internet Archive. TWEEDLEE DEE (1954) — Internet Archive. Atlantic Jazz Singers (1986) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English and American English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are blues and rhythm and blues.

Distinctions recorded are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1929LaVern Baker born at Chicago.
  2. 1950Portrait of Dorothy Bond (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1954I'M LIVING MY LIFE FOR YOU digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1954I CAN'T HOLD OUT ANY LONGER digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1954TWEEDLEE DEE digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1955I'll Do the Same for You digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1955Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1957Humpty Dumpty Heart digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1970Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970 (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  10. 1971Untitled (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  11. 1997LaVern Baker died at Queens.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “LaVern Baker”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    Consult the source

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q463184: LaVern Baker

    Consult the source

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