Two Ton Baker

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Two Ton Baker

voc, p, org,
Singer / Musician of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Dick Baker

Pianist / singer / television personality Dick "Two Ton" Baker (born in Chicago on May 2, 1916,) was a giant -- literally (he was 6'2" and 350 pounds). and figuratively -- on the Chicago entertainment scene for nearly four decades, from the late 1930s until his death in 1975. He played piano quite well and sang in a pleasing, infectious baritone voice, but mainly, he entertained, in whatever medium. He had several popular radio shows on on the Chicago Tribune's flagship station, WGN, one of which went out nationwide over the Mutual network. He was on the first television broadcast on WGN-TV (April 5, 1948), and later had very popular children's programs on that and other Chicago TV stations. His best known show was "Happy Pirates" which began in 1952. "Two Ton Baker, The Music Maker" died at his home in Hazel Crest, Illinois on May 4, 1975, just two days after his 59th birthday.

Instruments

Vocals
Piano
Organ

Genres

Pop
Jazz
Children's Music
World
Folk

Plays With

Dick "Two Ton" Baker and His Music Makers

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Hot Lips / My Blue Heaven	Two Ton Baker	1963	Single
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles / Five Foot Two	Two Ton Baker	1963	Single
The Boy With The Rip In His Pants / One Little Candle On A Two Layer Cake	Two Ton Baker	1951	Single
Kansas City Kitty / Let's Do It Again	Two Ton Baker	1950	Album
Music! Music! Music!	Two Ton Baker	1950	Album
Ja-Da / Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy	One Kilo Andrew And His Atomic Ragtime Bombers, Two Ton Baker	1950	Album
Deep Freeze Dinah / Put Your Shoes On, Lucy	Two Ton Baker	1949	Album
Christmas Party	Two Ton Baker	1949	Album
Ev'rybody Kissed The Bride / I Like Stinky Cheese	Two Ton Baker	1949	Album
Why Fall In Love With A Stranger / I'm Just A Little Pansy In A Flower Pot	Two Ton Baker	1949	Album
The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend / My Little Pup With The Patent Leather Nose	Two Ton Baker	1949	Album
Red's Back In Town / An Old Flame Never Dies	Two Ton Baker	1948	Album
Zipp-A-Dee-Doo-Dah / Rickety Rickshaw Man	Two Ton Baker	1946	Album
Happy Birthday To You / Auld Lang Syne	Two Ton Baker, Maple City Four	1946	Album
Nursery Rhyme Time	Two Ton Baker	1946	Album
China Town / Down Yonder	Two Ton Baker		Single
Red's Back In Town / An Old Flame Never Dies	Two Ton Baker, Frank Worth And His Orchestra		Album
Up on the House Top and Deck the Halls / Jingle Bells	Two Ton Baker		Album
Uncle Remus Said / Everybody Has A Laughing Place	Two Ton Baker		Single
Roll The Patrol / Sunflower	Two Ton Baker		Album
Right On!	Two Ton Baker		Single
China Town / Down Yonder	Two Ton Baker		Single
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby / I'm A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)	Two Ton Baker		Single
My Wonderful Mother	Seymour, Two Ton Baker		Single
Luck Be With You / The Ducky Dance	Two Ton Baker And His Music Makers		Single
It's Al Jolson Time / It's George M. Cohan Time	Two Ton Baker		Single
Big Daddy Piano	Two Ton Baker		Single
I'm A Lonely Little Petunia	Two Ton Baker		Album
South	Seymour And Two Ton Baker		Single
Put Your Shoes On, Lucy / All Right, Louis, Drop The Gun	Two Ton Baker		Album
Lawrence Welk Polka	Two Ton Baker		Single
Peter Cottontail / The Work Song (From Cinderella)	Two Ton Baker		Single
Sing a Silly Song	Two Ton Baker		Album
It's Eddy Howard Time / It's Ted Lewis Time	Two Ton Baker		Single

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