| LC control no. | n 95058049 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Baker, Mickey |
| Variant(s) | McHouston, Big Red Baker, McHouston |
| See also | Mickey & Sylvia House Rockers (Musical group : Mickey Baker) |
| Birth date | 19251015 |
| Death date | 20121127 |
| Place of birth | Louisville, Ky. |
| Place of death | Montastruc-la-ConseilleĢre, France |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarist Rhythm and blues musician Jazz musician |
| Found in | Sam Price and the rock band Rib Joint, p1979: container (Mickey Baker, guitar) Baker, M. Take a look inside [SR] 1971: label (McHouston Baker, vocals) LC data base, 6-14-95: (hdg.: Baker, Mickey) New York blues and R&B [SR] 2008: insert (Big Red McHouston; b. Mickey Baker, 1925, Louisville, KY) Encycl. of popular music, 3rd ed. (Baker, Mickey, b. McHouston Baker, Oct. 15, 1925, Louisville; guitarist, singer; recorded in duo Mickey and Sylvia) New York times WWW site, Nov. 30, 2012 (in obituary published Nov. 29: Mickey Baker; b. McHouston Baker, Oct. 15, 1925, Louisville, Ky.; d. Tuesday [Nov. 27, 2012], Montastruc-la-ConseilleĢre, France, aged 87; his prickly, piercing guitar riffs were featured on dozens if not hundreds of recordings and helped propel the evolution of rhythm and blues into rock 'n' roll; moved to France in the early 1960s) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98068001 |
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