186:. Being a tall man standing at 6 ft 3in, his shows were quite exuberant and gained him a reputation in Chicago and New York. And with his dancing, comparisons were made to James Brown and Jackie Wilson. The labels he recorded for were, Barry in New York and in Chicago, Sonic, Funk, Mercury and Blue Soul.
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in those times) were violinists and guitar players. His grandfather was part of a Baker Band Revue, which played around and in
Louisiana and Mississippi. His father was a guitarist who would play at the Honky-tonk places in the south. He recalled sitting on his fathers knee at around seven years old
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Both Bakers cousin plus a promoter / producer Randy
Chortkoff were responsible for his return to the stage. Via the classified ads in local papers, Baker recruited his band. With their mix of R&B, funk, gospel and blues, they began playing in clubs in Los Angeles black areas. Baker was hired by
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In May 1999 King
Earnest did a short tour of shows in Israel – 8 shows in Tel Aviv and in Eilat, backed by local band "The Daily Blues" (led by harmonica player Dov Hammer). As a devout Christian, this tour was very meaningful to him, and he was very moved to visit the sites of the holy land.
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Natchez, Mississippi on May 30, 1939. His great-grandfather was an Italian violinist from Milan who lived to be 109. According to Baker, all of his Southern State children (referred to as
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recording, and from 1967 to 1970 he played the clubs. Throughout the 1970s, he played venues like the Skyway Lounge High
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Angeles by the prospect of a record deal. The deal never came to fruition, which was a deciding factor in him leaving the business. Due to the disappointments in his career he got a job with the
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