Belle Baker

Belle Baker

Belle Baker (December 25, 1893 in New York City – April 29, 1957, in Los Angeles) was an American singer and actress. Popular throughout the 1910s and 1920s, Baker introduced a number of ragtime and torch songs including Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" and "My Yiddishe Mama". She performed in the Ziegfeld Follies and introduced a number of Irving Berlin's songs. An early adapter to radio, Baker hosted her own radio show during the 1930s. Eddie Cantor called her “Dinah Shore, Patti Page, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland all rolled into one.”

Birth and Death Data: Born December 25, 1893 (New York City), Died April 28, 1957 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, composer, vocalist, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-28511	10-in.	8/27/1923	I've got the 'Yes, we have no bananas' blues	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28512	10-in.	8/27/1923	Jubilee blues	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28533	10-in.	9/5/1923	Why should I blame it on you?	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28534	10-in.	9/5/1923	I cried for you (Now it's your turn to cry over me)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28584	10-in.	9/21/1923	Dirty hands! Dirty face!	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-30338	10-in.	6/30/1924	You can't tell	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-30730	10-in.	8/28/1924	Follow the swallow	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-30731	10-in.	8/28/1924	Hard hearted Hannah (The vamp of Savannah)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-30732	10-in.	8/28/1924	Sweet little you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-31981	10-in.	2/19/1925	Those Panama mamas (Are ruining me)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-31982	10-in.	2/19/1925	My kid	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CVE-33566	12-in.	10/13/1925	Eili, Eili	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CVE-33567	12-in.	10/13/1925	My Yiddishe momme	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-33899	10-in.	11/25/1925	Pretending	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra (takes 1-3); with violin and piano (takes 4-6)	composer, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1911-07-25-01]	Not documented	7/25/1911	[Unknown title(s)]	Belle Baker		vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-16-07]	Not documented	12/16/1918	I wish I could sleep till my daddy comes home	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-16-08]	Not documented	12/16/1918	Put it on take it off	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-16-09]	Not documented	12/16/1918	Just a little sunshine in the Y.M.C.A.	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-07-28-04]	Not documented	7/28/1920	Wait'll you see	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-07-28-05]	Not documented	7/28/1920	Jean	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-07-28-06]	Not documented	7/28/1920	You made me forget how to cry	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-07-06-05]	10-in.	7/6/1923	Louisville Lou	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-07-06-06]	10-in.	7/6/1923	Crying for you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-07-06-07]	10-in.	7/6/1923	You can't tell what is going on behind your back	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W141161	10-in.	10/20/1925	Pretending	Walter Feldkamp ; Arthur Fields ; Alan Moran	Piano duet, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E28439	10-in.	10/1/1928	My man	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E28440	10-in.	10/1/1928	That’s how I feel about you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E29554	10-in.	Mar. 1929	I’ll always be in love with you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E29555	10-in.	Mar. 1929	Old fashioned lady	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E29661	10-in.	Apr. 1929	Underneath the Russian moon	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E29662	10-in.	Apr. 1929	My sin	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E31550	10-in.	Dec. 1929	I’ll still go on (Wanting you)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E31551	10-in.	Dec. 1929	Love (Your spell is everywhere)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E32018	10-in.	Feb. 1930	Cryin' for the Carolines	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E32019	10-in.	Feb. 1930	The one I love (Just can’t be bothered with me)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E32584	10-in.	Apr. 1930	Sing you sinners	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E32585	10-in.	Apr. 1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E33072	10-in.	June 1930	I’m needin' you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E33073	10-in.	June 1930	Cheer up (Good times are comin’)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E34955	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Sweetheart of my student days	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E34956	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Laughing at life	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E36027	10-in.	2/5/1931	You’re the one I care for	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E36028	10-in.	2/5/1931	Overnight	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	XE37030	12-in.	8/13/1931	David Hamelech	Belle Baker ; Brunswick Concert Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with choir and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	XE37031	12-in.	8/13/1931	Eili, Eili	Belle Baker ; Brunswick Concert Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with choir and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E16692-E16695	10-in.	10/14/1925	Pretending	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra ; Charles Kaley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E24956-E24958	10-in.	10/28/1927	Baby your mother (Like she babied you)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E24959-E24962	10-in.	10/28/1927	There must be somebody else	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E26326-E26327	10-in.	1/31/1928	One more night	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E26328-E26329	10-in.	1/31/1928	There must be a silver lining	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E27015-E27016	10-in.	3/15/1928	There must be a silver lining	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E27017-E27018	10-in.	3/15/1928	One more night	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	LAE614	10-in.	9/11/1929	I'm a dreamer (Aren't we all)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	LAE615	10-in.	9/11/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	LAE616	10-in.	9/12/1929	I’m walking with the moonbeams (Talking to the stars)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	LAE617	10-in.	9/12/1929	Take everything but you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Belle," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100337.

Baker, Belle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100337.

"Baker, Belle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.