LaVern Baker
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Delores LaVern Baker was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee", "Jim Dandy", an
Baker in 1956
Baker in 1954
Baker c. 1957
Rock and roll
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Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The origins of rock and roll are rooted in a blending of African-American musical gen
LaVern Baker
…Born Delores Evans November 11, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died March 10, 1997 (aged 67) Queens, New York, U.S. Genres R&B traditional pop jazz soul rock & roll blues Occupations Singer, actress Years active 1946–1996 Labels National, Okeh, Columbia, Atlantic, London, Brunswick Spouse Eugene Williams (m. 1948…
Sign commemorating the role of Alan Freed and Cleveland, Ohio, in the origins of rock and roll
Disc jockey Alan Freed is credited with popularizing the term "rock and roll" and introducing the genre across racial barriers in the 1950s
Chuck Berry in 1958
Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson's record "Roll 'Em Pete" is regarded as a precursor to rock and roll.