Knight, Baker Full name Thomas Baker Knight. Born 1933 in Birmingham, Ala. Died in 2005. The Knightmares included Shuler Brown (bass), A.D. Derby (keyboards), Bill Weinstein (drums), Glenn Lane (sax), and Nat Toderice (sax).
Notes:
Kit 900/1 and Decca 30135 are aurally identical.
Date
Label & Number
Image
Title & Credits
Matrix
Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs 1956/June (est.)Kit (Tenn.) K889/91 [45] Bop Boogie To The Blues — Baker Knight
K 891
Little Heart — Baker Knight
K 889
1956/Aug. BMI clear.Kit (Tenn.) SO900/1 [45] Bring My Cadillac Back — Baker Knight & The Knightmares
SO 900
Blue/SPV CD BOOONQDC18 (#21)
I Cried — Baker Knight & The Knightmares
SO 901
1956/Nov. 17 Bb pop rev.Decca (N.Y.) 9-30135 [45] Bring My Cadillac Back — Baker Knight And The Knightmares Your browser does not support embedded audio (from 45)
100826
America CD 5001 (#2) Bear Family CD 15733 (#24) Big Tone CD 5716 (#20) Buffalo Bop CD 55093 (#22) Cadillac LP 1958 (#8) Eagle LP 309013 (#5) Fantastic Voyage CD 147 (#5) Fed CD 09 (#32) Folkline CD 196 (#13) MCA (England) LP 8507 (#2) Pan American CD 56014 (#9) Presto CD [HR&C] (#46) Presto CD 12 (#56) Proper CD 122 (#51) Rhythm Bomb CD 5667 (#23)
I Cried — Baker Knight And The Knightmares Your browser does not support embedded audio (from 45)
100827+
Eagle LP 309013 (#4)
1957/Mar. 2 Bb pop rev.Decca (N.Y.) 9-30213 [45] Reelin' And Rockin' (Bippin' And Boppin' Over You) — Baker Knight, Vocal, With Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Ray EllisYour browser does not support embedded audio (from 45)
45-101330
America CD 5001 (#21) Eagle LP 309013 (#13)
When The Word Gets Around — Baker Knight, Vocal, With Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Ray Ellis
45-101328+
1957/June 17 Bb pop rev.Decca (N.Y.) 9-30306 [45] Just A Little Bit More — Baker Knight, Vocal, With Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Ray Ellis
101327
Eagle LP 309013 (#12)
The Value Of Love — Baker Knight, Vocal, With Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Ray Ellis
101329+
Eagle LP 309013 (#17)
1957/Aug. 19 Bb pop rev.Decca (N.Y.) 9-30426 [45] Love-A Love-A Love-A — Baker Knight & The KnightmaresYour browser does not support embedded audio (from 45)
102992
America CD 5001 (#13) Eagle LP 309013 (#11)
High School Days — Baker Knight & The KnightmaresYour browser does not support embedded audio (from 45)
102989+
America CD 5001 (#3) Eagle LP 309013 (#6)
1958/Oct. 13 Bb pop rev.Jubilee (N.Y.) 5342 [45] Ain't Nothin' But Love — Baker Knight / Musical Director, Renee HallYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
45-JB-11414
America CD 5001 (#7) Classics CD 736 (#9) Eagle LP 309013 (#10) Lesley CD 04 (#3)
My Heart Cries For You — Baker Knight / Musical Director, Renee Hall
45-JB-11416
America CD 5001 (#28) Eagle LP 309013 (#9)
1959/Jan. (Bb est.)Jubilee (N.Y.) 5357 [45] I Never Get To Kiss You Anymore — Baker Knight / Musical Director Renee HallYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
45-JB-11413
America CD 5001 (#20) Lesley CD 04 (#17)
Wishing — Baker Knight / Musical Director Renee HallYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
45-JB-11415
America CD 5001 (#6)
1959/July 20 Bb pop rev.Coral (N.Y.) 9-62132 [45] Just Relax — Baker KnightYour browser does not support embedded audio (from Bear Family CD 15971)
107,163
America CD 5001 (#17) Bear Family CD 15971 (#11) Bop CD 004 (#28) Eagle LP 309013 (#1) MCA (England) LP 8507 (#12) Tiger LP 101 (#14) Yeaah! CD 513 (#14)
Takin' A Chance — Baker Knight
107,164+
America CD 5001 (#1) Eagle LP 309013 (#3) Yeaah! CD 510 (#17)
1959/Dec. (Bb est.)Coral (N.Y.) 9-62160 [45] Pretty Little Girl — Baker Knight
108,344+
America CD 5001 (#14) Star-Shine CD 101 (#13)
Tag Along Blues — Baker Knight
108,343
America CD 5001 (#24)
1960/Dec. 26 Bb pop rev.RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7814 [45] I Can Tell — Baker Knight With Orchestra Accompaniment
L2PW-3311
America CD 5001 (#18) Eagle LP 309013 (#14)
The Beginning Of The End — Baker Knight With Orchestra Accompaniment
L2PW-3314
America CD 5001 (#11) Eagle LP 309013 (#18)
1961/June (Bb est.)RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7892 [45] Dum Dum Diddley Dum — Baker Knight / Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By Rene Hall
M2PW-0144
America CD 5001 (#8) Eagle LP 309013 (#2)
Anytime At All — Baker Knight / Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By Rene Hall
M2PW-0145
1962/Jan. BMI clear.Kit (Tenn.) 102 [45] Whose Little Baby Are You — Baker Knight
Bring It On Home — Baker Knight
104
Folkline CD 424 (#8)
Kit (Tenn.) 103 [45] Bring It On Home — Baker Knight
104
The Locket — Baker Knight
K-1153
1962/Aug. (Bb est.)Checker (Ill.) 1023 [45] Hungry For Love — Baker Knight
U-11799
America CD 5001 (#26) Big Tone CD 6007 (#51) Greasy LP 012 (#10) Greasy CD 012 (#10)
House Next Door — Baker KnightYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
U-11798
America CD 5001 (#16)
1963/Aug. 24 Bb pop rev.Everest (Calif.) 2033 [45] Big City Girls — Baker KnightYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
LA 318
America CD 5001 (#10)
Look In The Mirror — Baker KnightYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
LA 319
America CD 5001 (#19)
1964/Feb. 15 Bb c&w rev.Challenge (Calif.) 59231 [45] Surrender To Me — Baker Knight
45-1008
America CD 5001 (#5) Eagle LP 309013 (#16)
When Somebody Mentions Your Name — Baker KnightYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
45-1009
America CD 5001 (#12) Eagle LP 309013 (#8)
1964/Sept. (Bb est.)Challenge (Calif.) 59260 [45] Apple Dandy — Baker KnightYour browser does not support embedded audio (from America CD 5001)
45-1122
America CD 5001 (#25) Eagle LP 309013 (#7)
Good Evening Mr. Heartache — Baker Knight
45-1096
Eagle LP 309013 (#15)
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