From: Dublin
Active: 1973-
Style: Rock
Lineup:
- Don Baker - vocals/harmonica
Bio:
Don Baker is a reknowned harmonica player. He co-founded The Business in 1981
who continue to perform to this day. They released three singles on Bus Records in
the mid80s.
Don's debut solo LP "Almost Illegal" includes Brian Downey on drums.
Don has written his autobiography "The Winner In Me", co-authored with Jackie Hayden.
He's also written an instructional book for playing blues harmonica.
Discography
• various artists - Universal Folk Centre
LP - EMI Talisman - STAL 1051 - IRL - 1977
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Don's Train
• Inner City / The One You Wrote Yourself
7" - Mulligan Records - LUNS 731 - IRL - 1979 - PS
• Don Baker & Christy Digman - Rain On The Wind / Don's Train
7" - Bus Records - BUS42 - 1986 - PS?
Christy Digman was lead singer with Aslan at the time.
"Rain On The Wind" was compared by Hot Press to Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show.
• Been Alone Too Long / Cant Take On More
7" - Old Bawn Records - OBS 1001 - IRL - 1987
• Almost Illegal
LP - Gasworks Records - 1001 - IRL - 1989
CD - Modal - MOD102
side one:
Need Some One
Hoochie Coochie Man
Been Alone Too Long
Bring It On Home
Don's Train
I Wish I Had Religion
side Two:
Used Shoe Blues
Finnerty's Blues
Same Old Blues
Louise
Almost Illegal
• Used Shoe Blues / I Need Someone
7" - Gasworks Records - GAS 1002 - IRL - 1989
Non-LP B-side.
• Ain't Got No Money / Magnolia
7" - Lunar Records - LOON 053 - IRL - 1990?
• Born With The Blues
K7 - Lunar Records - LNMC 7021 - 1990
CD - Lunar Records - ??? - 1990
side one:
Born With The Blues
Don't Start Me Talking
Lonesome Road
Spotlight
Hesitation Blues
Mannish Boy
side two:
Ain't Got No Money
Lord Have Mercy
Six Days On The Road
Louise Baby
Shoeshine Man
Magnolia
Notes: Don Baker - harp/vocals;
Gerry Hendriks - guitar/vocals;
John Kearns - bass/vocals;
Jerry Simpson - keyboads/vocals;
Dave Whyte - drums.
Also recorded a live CD "No Nonsense" and video "Live At The Olympia".
More details needed please.
• No Regrets / I Can't Take It Anymore
CDS - Columbia - ??? - IRL - 1995 - PS
• various artists - Breaking Sound Barriers Vol.3
CD - PPI Records - BSBCD-3 - IRL - 199? - promo
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Winner Is You
• various artists - Breaking Sound Barriers Vol.7
CD - PPI Records - BSBCD-7 - IRL - 199? - promo
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Never Let You Down
• various artists - Undercurrents
2xCD - Origin Records - ORG REC 005 - IRL - April 2001
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Driver
• various artists - InUndations
2xCD - Origin Records - ORG REC 006 - IRL - 31 May 2002
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Waiting For Daylight
• various artists - Embraces
2xLP/2xCD - Origin Records - ORG REC 007 - IRL - 11 June 2003
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Galway Bay Stomp
• Rain On The Wind
CD - Modal - MOD104 - 2006
See also:
The Business,
Christy Dignam
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