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Betty Jane Baker (née Phillips; May 6, 1927 – April 2, 2002) was a singer, songwriter and vocal contractor, who worked as a backup singer on recordings by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, The Righteous Brothers and Sam Cooke, among others.
For "That's Life", the background singers were the vocal contractor and singer B.J. Baker, along with Gwen Johnson and Jackie Ward. 40 first-chair musicians were also assembled for Sinatra's recording including Glen Campbell and many of the members of the Wrecking Crew. Sinatra took two passes at the song. He ended the first take with, "Oh yeah."
It features dubbing by the opera singer Marilyn Horne ("Love, Look Away") and band singer B. J. Baker (for Linda Low's songs). A cast album for Hwang's revision was released in 2002 featuring strong performances from Lea Salonga as Mei-li and Jose Llana as Wang Ta.
B. Bas Sheva; Erykah Badu; Joan Baez; Alice Bag; Mildred Bailey; Pearl Bailey; Eugenie Baird; Amalia Bakas; Anita Baker; Ann Baker (singer) B. J. Baker; Belle Baker
Later known as B.J. Baker, a back-up singer for many recording artists. Boston: Paulina McKevitt Boston: Vocal, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" 1st Runner-up California: Shirley Ballard Los Angeles: Top 12 Chicago: Elaine Steinbach Chicago: Vocal, "You'll Never Know" 3rd Runner-up Columbia: Gloria Mae Grisso Columbia: Connecticut: Barbara Fisher ...
B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head ...
The version recorded for the 1961 film soundtrack is credited to the character (Linda Low) rather than the actress as it was sung by B. J. Baker, who is not of Asian descent. [ 4 ] Cover versions
Flower Drum Song is a 1961 American musical film directed by Henry Koster, adapted from the 1958 Broadway musical Flower Drum Song, written by the composer Richard Rodgers and the lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, in turn based on the 1957 novel of the same name by the Chinese American author Chin Yang Lee.