Lavern Baker (EP)

This is a truly amazing gift for those of us who cherish Lavern Baker — one of the many great artists who emerged from the 1950s Atlantic Records kingdom. To name just a few, there was \r\n

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• Ray Charles\r\n
• Ruth Brown\r\n
• Joe Turner\r\n
• Clyde McPhatter\r\n
• The Clovers\r\n
• The Drifters\r\n
• The Coasters\r\n
• Bobby Darin\r\n
• Chuck Willis, and\r\n
• Ivory Joe Hunter\r\n

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But to the disk at hand, this gift is in gorgeous condition and comes with the distinctive Atlantic picture sleeve. All of the songs on the EP were chart records, including her biggest hit, "Jim Dandy."\r\n

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1. Jim Dandy (#1r, #1p in December 1956)
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2. Still (#4r, #97p in September 1956)\r\n
3. Play It Fair (#2r in October 1955)\r\n
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4. Tra La La (charted as the flip side of "Jim Dandy")\r\n
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Lavern Baker died of a heart attack in 1997 at the young age of 69.