LaVern Baker
Blues Ballads
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AMG Review of Blues Ballads
Ron Wynn
All Music GuideBefore she became a successful ock & roll vocalist, Lavern Baker did straight jazz and gutbucket lues, and that's what she's singing here. These tunes didn't have any crossover appeal, but they're gritty, unpolished, and sung with the intensity and energy that made Baker's later material so memorable.
 "Blues Ballads")
