Willie Baker

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Very little is definitively known about the life of Georgia blues guitarist Willie Baker. He was supposedly from the Patterson (Pierce County) area of southeastern Georgia, and his open-tuned, banjo-like guitar style allies him with the Hicks Brothers, Charley and Barbecue Bob. Baker recorded about a dozen sides for Gennett Records in Richmond, IN, in 1929, with sessions listed for January, February, and March of that year. Some reports place him in Florida in the mid-'60s, but it is uncertain whether this was the same Willie Baker who recorded for Gennett. He remains a shadowy and tantalizing figure whose unique frailing 12-string guitar style gives him a footnote position in the history of early blues. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

I Woke Up One Morning In May

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Charley Lincoln & Willie Baker (1927-1930)

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I'm Going Where the Water Drinks Like Wine (18 Unsung Bluesmen) [Rarities 1923-29]

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Roll And Tumble Blues - CD1

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Too Late, Too Late Blues Vol. 1

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I Woke Up One Morning In May LP

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Ragtime Blues Guitar (1927 - 1930)

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The Georgia Blues (1927-1933)

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I'm Going Where the Water Drinks Like Wine: 18 Unsung Bluesmen (Rarities 1923-29)

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Complete Recorded Works (1927-1939)

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Trouble Hearted Blues

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Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Atlanta

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