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MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (October 15, 1925 [1] – November 27, 2012) was an American musician, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia. [ 2 ] Early life
Mickey & Sylvia was an American R&B duo composed of Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanterpool, who later became Sylvia Robinson. [1] They are best known for their number-one R&B single "Love Is Strange" in 1957. Baker and Vanterpool began recording together in 1954.
Sylvia Robinson claims that she and Mickey Baker wrote the lyrics, while Bo Diddley claims that he wrote them. The first recorded version of "Love Is Strange" was performed by Bo Diddley, who recorded his version on May 24, 1956 with Jody Williams on lead guitar.
In 1954, she began teaming up with Kentucky guitarist Mickey Baker, who taught her how to play guitar. In 1956, the duo now known as Mickey & Sylvia recorded the Bo Diddley and Jody Williams-penned rock single, "Love Is Strange", which topped the R&B chart and reached number eleven on the Billboard pop chart in early 1957. After several more ...
Baker was first married to Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) from 1944 to 1949; the couple had two children, Mickey Rooney Jr. (1945–2022) and Tim Rooney (1947–2006). She was later married to composer Buddy Baker (1918–2002) from 1950 to 1957, and jazz guitarist Barney Kessel (1923–2004) from 1961 until their divorce in 1980.
Champion Jack Dupree And His Blues Band featuring Mickey Baker (Decca, 1967) Tricks , with Mickey Baker ( Vogue , 1968), also released as Anthologie du Blues, Vol. 1 (Disques Vogue, 1968, France) I'm Happy to Be Free , with Mickey Baker and Hal Singer (Vogue, 1971)
In terms of legacy and influence, "Oh Happy Day" has been performed by numerous artists of various persuasions and interests. Folk versions (accompaniment by acoustic guitar only) were performed by Don Howard, Mickey Baker, Dolph Dixon, and Elvis Presley.
The band objected to the inclusion of the strings, although Vernon ultimately prevailed. Vernon contacted Mickey Baker, who provided the guitar on John's original version, to write an orchestral score for the song. David Katz served as the violin leader for the recording session. [12]