Mickey Baker

Aliases: Mickey Baker and His Guitar
Real name: McHouston Baker
Born: October 15, 1925
Died: November 27, 2012
Country: United States
IPI: 00001862809 6 works
00001863218 4 works
Affiliation: SACEM
Comments: Guitarist and singer known for his session work on thousands of tracks starting in the 1950s and for his duets with Sylvia Vanderpool as 'Mickey & Sylvia'
Family: Abie Baker Father
Related labels: Willow founder of

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Dearest	Mickey & Sylvia	March 1957	(4 artists)
Gonna Work Out Fine REC	Mickey & Sylvia	1990	(17 artists) Originally by Ike & Tina Turner REL
I'm So Glad	Mickey and Sylvia	July 1955	The Burton Sisters with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Joe Thomas
Lovedrops	Mickey and Sylvia	July 1961	Barry Allen
Love Is Strange REL	Mickey & Sylvia	November 1956	(60 artists) Originally by Bo Diddley REC Sampled by Pitbull
Love Will Make You Fail in School	Mickey & Sylvia	June 1957	Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
No Good Lover	Mickey & Sylvia	August 1956	(10 artists)
Walkin' in the Rain	Mickey & Sylvia	August 1956	Gigantjes

Covers by Mickey Baker

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Autumn Leaves	Mickey Baker	1959	Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL
	Baby Please Don't Go	Mickey Baker	1977	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
	Baby You're So Fine	Mickey & Sylvia	1961	Unverified
i	Bahia	Mickey Baker	1959	Unverified
	Bewildered	Mickey & Sylvia	April 1958	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
	Bewildered	Mickey Baker	1975	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
	Ce soir on danse	Chantal Goya - Orchestre : Mickey Baker	April 1966	The Ivy League
i	Chloe	Mickey Baker	1959	Douglas Richardson
	Danse le monkey et le dog	Harold Nicholas accompagné par Mickey Baker et son orchestre	1964	Rufus Thomas, (unknown)
	Dans la nuit	Chantal Goya - Orchestre : Mickey Baker	April 1966	Twinkle
	Darling (I Miss You So)	Mickey & Sylvia	November 1961	Unverified
	Diggin' in My Potatoes	Mickey Baker	1975	Little Son Joe
i	Esperanza	Hubert Rostaing Et Son Orchestre, Mickey Baker (Mickey Baker, Hubert Rostaing)	1962	Unverified
	I'll Always Be in Love with You	Mickey Baker	1975	Morton Downey REC,REL, Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians BRD
	I'm Glad for Your Sake	Mickey & Sylvia	1990	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell
i	Juicy Lucy	Mickey Baker	1977	The Horace Silver Quintet
	Let the Good Times Roll	The Mighty Flea with Mickey Baker	1973	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
i	Love in Vain	Mickey Baker	1977	Robert Johnson
i	Lullaby of the Leaves	Mickey Baker	1959	Adrian Schubert & His Orch. ‑ Vocal Chorus Harold Van Emburgh
	My Reverie	Mickey & Kitty	December 1959	Germaine Alexandre, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
i	Night and Day	Mickey Baker	1959	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
	Oh Happy Day	Mickey Baker and His Guitar	November 1952	Don Howard [US1]
i	Old Devil Moon	Mickey Baker	1959	Russ Case and His Orchestra with Jimmy Carroll REL, Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra REC
	Pour revenir chez toi	Harold Nicholas accompagné par Mickey Baker et son orchestre	1964	The Temptations [US1], (unknown)
	Sha la la	Harold Nicholas accompagné par Mickey Baker et son orchestre	1964	The Shirelles, Sylvie Vartan
i	Spoonful	Mickey Baker	1977	Howlin' Wolf
i	Stack-O-Lee	Mickey Baker	1977	Waring's Pennsylvanians
	St. Louis Blues	Mickey & Kitty	August 1959	Prince's Band
	The Hucklebuck	Mickey & Sylvia	1995	Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers REC,REL, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra BRD, Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
i	Third Man Theme	Mickey Baker	1959	Anton Karas
	This Is My Story	Mickey & Sylvia - Orchestra conducted by Mickey Baker	December 1960	Gene and Eunice with Johnny's Combo

Web Covers by Mickey Baker

	Title	Performer	Upload date	Originally by
	Bahia	Mickey Baker	August 26, 2016	Charles Wolcott and His Orchestra - Vocal by Ray Gilbert and Mixed Chorus
	Robbins' Nest	Mickey Baker	July 8, 2015	Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Love Is Strange REL	Mickey & Sylvia	November 1956	Covered by (60 artists) Originally by Bo Diddley REC Sampled by Pitbull

Songs written by Mickey Baker

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Back in Time	Sylvia Robinson, Bo Diddley, Mickey Baker, Pitbull, Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo, DJ Buddha	Pitbull	March 26, 2012
Lovedrops	Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker	Mickey and Sylvia	July 1961	Covered by Barry Allen
Love Is Strange	Sylvia Robinson, Bo Diddley, Mickey Baker	Bo Diddley REC, Mickey & Sylvia REL	May 24, 1956	Covered by (60 artists)
No Good Lover	Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker	Mickey & Sylvia	August 1956	Covered by (10 artists)
Walkin' in the Rain	Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker	Mickey & Sylvia	August 1956	Covered by Gigantjes

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Blues and Jazz Guitar	Mickey Baker	1977	Kicking Mule
Let the Good Times Roll	The Mighty Flea with Mickey Baker	1973	Polydor
Love Is Strange	Mickey & Sylvia	1990	Bear Family Records
Take a Look Inside	Mickey Baker	1975	Big Bear Records
The Willow Sessions	Mickey & Sylvia	1995	Sequel Records
Wildest Guitar	Mickey Baker	1959	Atlantic

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Baby You're So Fine	Mickey and Sylvia	July 1961	Willow
Bewildered	Mickey & Sylvia	April 1958	Vik
Buttercup	Mickey & Kitty	December 1959	Atlantic
Danse le monkey et le dog	Harold Nicholas accompagné par Mickey Baker et son orchestre	1964	Diadem
First Love	Mickey & Kitty	August 1959	Atlantic
I'm So Glad	Mickey and Sylvia	July 1955	Rainbow Records [US]
Love Is Strange	Mickey & Sylvia	November 1956	Groove [US1]
Love Lesson	Mickey and Sylvia	April 1961	RCA Victor
No Good Lover	Mickey & Sylvia	August 1956	Groove [US1]
Oh Happy Day	Mickey Baker and His Guitar	November 1952	Savoy Records
There Oughta Be a Law	Mickey & Sylvia	March 1957	Vik
This Is My Story	Mickey & Sylvia	December 1960	RCA Victor
Two Shadows on Your Window	Mickey & Sylvia	June 1957	Vik