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Belle Baker

voc, 1893-1957 US, New York City
Singer / Musician of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Bella Backer

American singer and actress. Popular throughout the 1910s and 1920s, Baker introduced a number of ragtime and torch songs including Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" and "My Yiddishe Mama". She performed in the Ziegfeld Follies and introduced a number of Irving Berlin's songs. An early adapter to radio, Baker hosted her own radio show during the 1930s. Eddie Cantor called her “Dinah Shore, Patti Page, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland all rolled into one.” Born December 25, 1893 (New York City, New York, U.S.), died April 29, 1957 (Los Angeles, California, U.S.)

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • Soundtrack
  • World
Popular Tracks   
Sing You Sinners (Recorded April 1930) on Encore 2 [Recorded 1929-1940] by Belle Baker
You're the One I Care For (Recorded February 1931) on Encore 2 [Recorded 1929-1940] by Belle Baker
Hard Hearted Hannah (Recorded August, 1924) on Belle Baker [Recorded 1919-1929] by Belle Baker
Butterfly Is a Fly Gal Now (Recorded October, 1919) on Belle Baker [Recorded 1919-1929] by Belle Baker
I Still Go On Wanting You on The First Torch Singers, Vol. I: The Twenties by Various Artists
I'm Walking with Moonbeams (Recorded October 1929) on Encore 2 [Recorded 1929-1940] by Belle Baker
My Yiddishe Mama (Recorded 1940) on Encore 2 [Recorded 1929-1940] by Belle Baker
That's How I Feel About You on The First Torch Singers, Vol. I: The Twenties by Various Artists
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Recorded December 1937) on Encore 2 [Recorded 1929-1940] by Belle Baker
You Brought New Kind of Love (Recorded April 1930) on Encore 2 [Recorded 1929-1940] by Belle Baker

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