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Knight, BakerFull 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:
| 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 (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 (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 Ellis (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 Knightmares (from 45) |
102992 | America CD 5001 (#13) Eagle LP 309013 (#11) |
 | High School Days — Baker Knight & The Knightmares (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 Hall (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 Hall (from America CD 5001) |
45-JB-11413 | America CD 5001 (#20) Lesley CD 04 (#17) |
 | Wishing — Baker Knight / Musical Director Renee Hall (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 Knight (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 |
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 | 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 Knight (from America CD 5001) |
U-11798 | America CD 5001 (#16) | ||
| 1963/Aug. 24 Bb pop rev. | Everest (Calif.) 2033 [45] |  | Big City Girls — Baker Knight (from America CD 5001) |
LA 318 | America CD 5001 (#10) |
 | Look In The Mirror — Baker Knight (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 Knight (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 Knight (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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