LaVerne Baker | Jim Dandy | 1956

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LaVerne Baker - Jim Dandy - 1956
She began singing in Chicago clubs such as the Club DeLisa around 1946, often billed as Little Miss Sharecropper,[1] and first recorded under that name in 1949. She changed her name briefly to Bea Baker when recording for Okeh Records in 1951, and then became LaVern Baker when singing with Todd Rhodes and his band in 1952.

In 1953 she signed for Atlantic Records as a solo artist, her first release being "Soul on Fire". Her first hit came in early 1955, with the Latin-tempo "Tweedlee Dee" reaching #4 on the R&B chart and #14 on the national US pop charts. Georgia Gibbs scored the bigger hit with her version of "Tweedle Dee", for which Baker unsuccessfully attempted to sue her. LaVern did manage to get in a jab, however. When LaVern was flying to Australia, she took out flight insurance at the airport and sent it to Gibbs with a note: "You need this more than I do because if anything happens to me, you're out of business."

Baker had a succession of hits on the R&B charts over the next couple of years with her backing group The Gliders, including "Bop-Ting-A-Ling" (#3 R&B), "Play It Fair" (#2 R&B), and "Still" (#4 R&B). At the end of 1956 she had another smash hit with "Jim Dandy" (#1 R&B, #17 pop). It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[2] Further hits followed for Atlantic, including the follow-up "Jim Dandy Got Married" (#7 R&B), "I Cried a Tear" (#2 R&B, #6 pop in 1959), "I Waited Too Long" (#5 R&B, #3 pop, written by Neil Sedaka), "Saved" (#17 R&B, written by Leiber and Stoller), and "See See Rider" (#9 R&B in 1963).

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[hueyleader]

The greatest...

[RadioCarino]

@hueyleader i go back and forth between see see rider and this one.....its a tie.....they are both beyond anything any other womansang in the 1950's.....or maybe ever for that matter.

S CARINO

[mlsr36]

Beautiful woman and voice.

[RadioCarino]

@mlsr36 FINALLY ----- Someone who appreciates this wonderful woman and her VOICE !

Thank you

S CArino

[lophatmike]

I named my sawed off 12 gauge double barreled shot gun after this song. And people don't like it when I have to bring Jim Dandy with me!!!

[larrykandel]

she was the queen of rock and roll in the 50's she appeared in most of the rock n roll shows at the n.y paramount and the brooklyn paramount

[komatman]

muuuusic

[PurpleCorcra]

LOVE HER.<3<3 :o

[BuzCzar]

Great song, great memories attached to it. I have always liked her song "You're The Boss" with Jimmy Ricks too.

[dogcat126]

i am 63 and i remember when this came out!!! what a great singer and a great song!! thank you sososo much for posting!!!!!!!

[snackguru1]

Always loved her voice. No one else can even come close to her sound.

[GrandsonofSoul]

1956: two wonderful things happened. My mama was born, and this song was recorded.

[citymadblue]

R N B at its best.

[clawerj]

1st rockinin tune I heard on the radio I was hocked and seached for more but was hard becaused we wernt alowed to listind to any radio then