{"title":"Lavern Baker","description":"\u003cp\u003eA versatile vocalist, LaVern Baker (born Delores Williams) proved capable of melding blues, jazz and R\u0026amp;B styles in a way that made possible the emergence of a new idiom: rock and roll. During her time at Atlantic Records (1953-62), Baker cut half a dozen singles that rose to high positions on both the pop and R\u0026amp;B charts, including \"Tweedle Dee\" and \"Jim Dandy.\" The niece of blues singer Memphis Minnie, Baker was blessed with a powerful voice, which she put to use as a teenager singing in nightclubs under the stage name Little Miss Sharecropper. She recorded under that and other pseudonyms (including Bea Baker), finally adopting the name LaVern Baker while singing for Todd Rhodes and His Orchestra. Her recording career swung into high gear with her signing to Atlantic in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jim-dandy-1","title":"Jim Dandy \/ See See Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Atlantic 1116.  Note: Credited to Lavern Baker and the Gliders. This is a new copy of the silver-label Atlantic Oldies release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lavern Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48513729003753,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/seesee.jpg?v=1755797776"},{"product_id":"i-cried-a-tear","title":"I Cried A Tear \/ Saved","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Atlantic 2007. This is a copy of the silver-label Atlantic Oldies reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lavern Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48513894613225,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_db74c804-cd5d-4986-a4a1-2a9cf9429f43.webp?v=1755798025"},{"product_id":"i-cried-a-tear-dix-a-billy-4","title":"I Cried A Tear\/ Dix-A-Billy","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Lavern Baker's greatest!  The flip, 'Dix-A-Billy,' is an uptempo hoot!  A rare nugget indeed.  Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Atlantic Records factory sleeve. Its labels grade Near Mint with only light signs of wear. Although the vinyl is somewhat scuffed-looking, especially the B side, grading EX, this copy's audio is perhaps the best I've yet had in an original pressing. Typically, this pressing has light, persistent surface noise, but this one is blissfully absent all but very light noise (and that's before I've even cleaned it well!), grading Near Mint. The B side audio is also Near Mint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lavern Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48516618453225,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/lavernbaker18.jpg?v=1752229757"},{"product_id":"jim-dandy-tra-la-la-1","title":"Jim Dandy\/ Tra La La","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow here's one you don't see very often: A beautiful, Near Mint copy of \"Jim Dandy\"! This is only the second copy I've had in the store since opening in 2001, and the first that's Near Mint. Credited to Lavern Baker and the Gliders.  Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage Atlantic Records factory sleeve. It grades a weak Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio), with only very minor imperfections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lavern Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48555561648361,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/lavernbaker19.jpg?v=1752249362"},{"product_id":"jim-dandy-tra-la-la-2","title":"Jim Dandy\/ Tra La La","description":"Now here's one you don't see very often: A beautiful, Near Mint copy of \"Jim Dandy\"! This is the second pressing with the \"fan\" logo on the labels. Credited to Lavern Baker and the Gliders.  Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage Atlantic Records factory sleeve. It grades a Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).","brand":"Lavern Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49385415803113,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_1adcbec0-b0ff-4a29-aa02-d263c4813a2d.png?v=1763494484"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/collections\/lavernbaker.jpg?v=1745709844","url":"https:\/\/www.classic45s.com\/collections\/lavern-baker\/10-25.oembed","provider":"Classic 45's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}