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LaVern Baker
Jimmy Baynesc.1958
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, United States
A rock and roll diva with an irresistible belt and sultry R&B edge. 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. A versatile vocalist, LaVern Baker proved capable of melding blues, jazz and R&B styles in a way that made possible the emergence of a new idiom: rock & roll.
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Details
- Title: LaVern Baker
- Creator: Jimmy Baynes
- Date Created: c.1958
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Subject Keywords: Photographs, Photographers, Black, Rock music Ohio Cleveland, Baker, LaVern, Black musicians
- External Link: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame NEO Sound, LaVern Baker Inductee Profile
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