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Related Lessons
lesson:
The Influence of Rhythm and Blues
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: General Music, Social Studies/History
What did R&B bring to early Rock and Roll, and how was early Rock and Roll different?
Related People
people:
LaVern Baker
(1929 – 1997) LaVern Baker was one of first female R&B performers to cross over to reach large numbers of white listeners in the early days of Rock and Roll. Baker's exuberant delivery drove such mid-50s hits as "Tweedlee Dee" and "Jim Dandy," while 1958's "I Cried a Tear" showed her to be an effective ballad singer. Born Delores LaVern Baker in Chicago, she began singing in local clubs in the mid-40s. She did some early recording as Little Miss Sharecropper and Bea Baker; by the time she began recording for Atlantic Records in 1953, she was performing as LaVern Baker....