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Kenny Baker [US1]

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Aliases
Kenny Baker with Orchestra
Real name
Kenneth Laurence Baker
Born
September 30, 1912
Died
August 10, 1985
Country
United States
Comments
Singer and actor in film musicals. He retired from show business in the early 1950s and became a Christian Scientist and motivational speaker.
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
 REC 1942 (12 artists)
Originally by Performer and Company PRF
Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose in Ireland Kenny Baker with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra 1942 Unverified
 BRD (750 artists)
Originally by Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
 BRD (18 artists)
Originally by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Buddy Gately REC,REL
 BRD (399 artists)
Originally by Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC
June 5, 1939 (9 artists)
 REL (611 artists)
Originally by Kurt Weill REC
1939 (6 artists)
November 1, 1945 Joni James - Under the Musical Supervision of Acquaviva
 REL February 1944 (6 artists)
Originally by John Boles PRF
 PRF (3 artists)
Originally by Kenny Baker with One Touch of Venus Orchestra under direction of Maurice Abravanel REL
 REL February 1944 (3 artists)
Originally by Kenny Baker [US1] PRF

Covers by Kenny Baker [US1]

Title Performer Release date Originally by
listen on Internet Archive August 1947 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Johnny Ryan
listen on Internet Archive August 1940 Edith Day
listen on Internet Archive   March 29, 1940 Edith Day PRF, Helen Clark REC
listen on Internet Archive   August 1940 Chauncey Olcott PRF, Henry Burr - John Barnes Wells REC,REL
  1940 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
listen on Internet Archive   March 1942 (unknown), Walter Huston and Gloria Warren BRD, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive   July 19, 1940 John Steel REC,PRF
September 1939 Durward Lely
listen on Internet Archive March 1942 Frances Langford with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young
listen on Internet Archive December 20, 1940 Roy Rogers
listen on Internet Archive July 3, 1939 Joe Loss and His Band
listen on Internet Archive September 6, 1940 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive Dear Old Pal of Mine Kenny Baker [US1] April 1942 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive March 29, 1940 Brunswick Quartette
listen on Internet Archive Faithful Forever Kenny Baker [US1] 1939 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive May 1942 Maria Luisa Llarvi con la Orq. de Gonzalo Curiel, (unknown)
  December 1938 Waltham Abbey Choir PRF, Columbia Male Quartet REL
December 1938 (unknown), (unknown)
  1940 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC,REL, Tony Martin with Orchestra directed by Ray Sinatra BRD
listen on Internet Archive August 1940 (unknown), (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive August 1940 Mr. Peter Dawson with Orchestral Accompaniment
listen on Internet Archive May 1938 Pinky Tomlin – Orchestra under direction of Cy Feuer
listen on Internet Archive   1942 Evelyn Herbert PRF, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet REC
  1946 Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
listen on Internet Archive   May 1938 Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
listen on Internet Archive   February 1946 Howard Marsh and Norma Terris PRF, Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert REC
listen on Internet Archive August 1940 George Alexander [US1]
listen on Internet Archive September 6, 1940 Yvette with Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive   July 19, 1940 Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Franklyn Baur REC
listen on Internet Archive   1942 William O'Neal PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
1939 Billy Cotton and His Band
  February 1944 Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
June 19, 1939 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Harry Babbitt
August 1940 Mr. Herbert Payne (Ernest Pike)
  September 1939 Elsie Griffin - Recorded under the Direction of Rupert D'Oyly Carte REL, Leonora Braham PRF
1946 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Michael Douglas and The Campus Kids
listen on Internet Archive   February 23, 1940 Susan Miller PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard REL, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC
listen on Internet Archive April 1942 Edward Allen
listen on Internet Archive November 17, 1939 Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive February 23, 1940 Cliff Edwards with Victor Young and His Orchestra - And The Ken Darby Singers
listen on Internet Archive May 1942 Edison Symphony Orchestra
Covered by (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 17, 1939 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle
listen on Internet Archive February 1946 Howard Marsh and Norma Terris

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
All the Things You Are Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by David Broekman 1940 Victor
Always in My Heart Kenny Baker with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik March 1942 Decca
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Memory Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by David Broekman July 19, 1940 Victor
A Wandering Minstrel Kenny Baker [US1] September 1939 His Master's Voice
Cinderella (Stay in My Arms) Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by Nat. W. Finston July 3, 1939 Victor
Cynthia Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by David Broekman September 6, 1940 Victor
Dear Old Pal of Mine Kenny Baker with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik April 1942 Decca
Down by the Old Mill Stream Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by David Broekman March 29, 1940 Victor
I'm Getting So Tired I Can Sleep Kenny Baker with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik 1942 Decca
It Came upon the Midnight Clear Kenny Baker with Eddie Dunstedter at the Organ December 1938 Decca
Lover, Come Back to Me! Kenny Baker with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik 1942 Decca
Love Walked In Kenny Baker with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra May 1938 Decca
Make Believe Kenny Baker with Orchestra under direction of Harry Sosnik February 1946 Decca
Melancholy Mood Kenny Baker – Orchestra conducted by Nat W. Finston June 5, 1939 Victor
On the Old Spanish Trail Kenny Baker and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra August 1947 Decca
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by Nat. W. Finston 1939 Victor
Stairway to the Stars Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by Nat. W. Finston June 19, 1939 Victor
The Old Lamp-Lighter Kenny Baker and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra 1946 Decca
When You Wish Upon a Star Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by David Broekman February 23, 1940 Victor
Whisper That You Love Me Kenny Baker with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik May 1942 Decca
(Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night Kenny Baker with Orchestra conducted by Nat. W. Finston November 17, 1939 Victor
You Walk By Kenny Baker with Orchestra December 20, 1940 Victor

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
The Harvey Girls various artists November 1, 1945 Decca

Reported errors

# Reported by Reported on Status Last update
#29753 Bastien 2004-02-06 22:22:21 UTC processed 2004-02-07 19:42:05 UTC by koan
#42269 dudek 2011-03-06 23:06:56 UTC processed 2011-03-07 04:20:54 UTC by tsk