Anita Baker

Biography

26 January 1958, Toledo, Ohio, USA. The granddaughter of a minister, Baker had a religious upbringing that included church music and gospel singing. After vocal duties with local bands she joined the semi-professional Chapter 8 in 1979 and was the vocalist on their minor US chart hit, ‘I Just Wanna Be Your Girl’, the following year. Several years later she left the band and was working in an office when she persuaded the Beverly Glenn label to record and release her debut album in... Read more

Genres

Pop / Rock R&B / Soul

Tags

soul

female vocalists

jazz

smooth jazz

rnb

anita baker

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