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Vickie Baker grew up in a musical family, traveling and singing
gospel with her father, the late Mr. L.B. Baker Sr. Vickie’s mother,
Mrs. Lessie Baker, insisted that she take private music lessons. She
participated in the North Caddo High School Band as baritone section
leader and drum majorette. She continued to pursue a career in
music, receiving a scholarship in music to Mississippi Valley State
University and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education. She
furthered her career at the University of Mississippi and received a
Masters of Music Education degree. She is currently a Band and
Choral Music director at Vicksburg Catholic School in Vicksburg,
Mississippi. Vickie is a member of Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band
Sorority, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
In the late 80’s, Vickie organized and sang lead vocals for
Champagne + II, and the Rhythm Warehouse. These groups opened for
numerous blues artists such as: B.B. King, Al Green, Hal Melvin and
the Blue Notes, and Bobby Blue Bland, just to name a few. In the
early 90’s, Vickie began singing background vocals for Ernie Johnson
and Willie Clayton.
Her first LP, Don't Gimmie No Lip, was distributed by Paula
in 1997 and since then a new album pops up every 3 or 4 years. The
most recent in 2007.
Album
Discography
"Don't
Gimmie No Lip"
(Paula 1997)
1. Don't Gimme No Lip
2. We Almost Had A Good Thang
3. Freak On The Side
4. She's A Lady Of Love
5. Nothing Takes The Place Of You
6. Price For Real Love
7. Why My Baby Left
8. Running Behind Time
9. You Shoulda Got It While The Gittin' Was Good
10. Don't Gimme No Lip (Radio Mix)
11. She's A Lady Of Love (Radio Mix)
"Good Loving"
(So Fly 2000)
1 Ain't Crying No More
2 One Good Man Too Late
3 Straighten Your Life Out
4 Do Me (Radio Mix)
5 Stealing Somebody's Man (Radio Mix)
6 A Little Time
7 Good Loving
8 Southern Stroll
9 Stealing Somebody's Man (Club Mix)
10 Do Me (Club Mix)
"Love Strike" (So Fly 2003)
1 Love Strike
2 Party Tonight
3 Loving on Borrowed Time
4 Candy Cane Licker
5 Don't Leave Your Wife
6 Come to Mama
7 Tonight's the Night
8 Fast Half Loving
9 I Appreciate You
10 Party Tonight (Rmx)
Vickie Baker "I Could Show You" (FaLife
Prod 2007)
1. Intro
2. Right Thang Wrong Man
3. I Could Show You
4. Big Feet
5. Tussy Roll
6. He Say She Say
7. Get Me Weak
8. Till the Morning Light
9. Straight Talkin
10. Right Thang Wrong Man (Radio Version)
*** The
last time I heard from Ms. Baker was exactly ten years ago on her
Paula-distributed "Don't Gimme No Lip" . In 2007 she still
has that sweet Southern Soul voice. "I Could Show You" is mostly
that trusty Chitlin' Circuit-style of "Soul/Blues" we all love with
one crossover attempt with the Urban Adult Contemporary ("Right
Place, Wrong Time"). That concession is actually the least
interesting track compared to witty cuts like the title cut. Here
Baker reproves a lazy woman not taken care of her man. "He goes to
work to provide for you/Cooking and cleaning is the least you can
do/You lay on the couch all day long/He orders a pizza when he gets
home/Now that you married him you done let yourself go/And you
wonder why he don't take you nowhere no more/I ain't trying to run
your business/I just want you to see you're gonna run him to a woman
like me!/I could show you what to do if I had a good man like you".
This fills in the void we've had since Peggy Scott-Adams is taking a
break.
Now Sheba Potts-Wright sang about
the "big hand man" but Vickie's singing about "Big Feet". How's that
for pressure, fellas? "Step right up and let me see your shoes/'Cuz
you just might have the size I'd like to use". Now we brothas gotta
wear padded shoes. Does Victoria make a "Miracle Shoe"? The gal lets
the funk flow on "Tussy Roll", shuffle bumps like Denise (LaSalle)
on "Get Me Weak" talks bullshhh or perhaps "the truth" on "Straight
Talkin'", ala Millie Jackson, but then gets all soft on the gorgeous
slowie "He Say She Say" where she vows "to stand by my man".
"Talkin' In Your Sleep" (1Stop
Graphics 2022)
1 Talk in Your Sleep (Radio)
2 What I Want
3 Drop Off
4 Saddle Up
5 Don't Give Me No Lip
6 Honey Hole
7 Southern Girl (feat. Luster Baker)
8 Talk in Your Sleep
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