Versatile guitarist who had a million-selling hit with Love Is Strange
Mickey Baker, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile and prolific guitarists of his era. During the 1950s, any producer making R&B or rock'n'roll records in New York would have Baker's name in his contacts book, and he played on innumerable sessions for Atlantic, Savoy and other labels, accompanying vocal groups including the Drifters and the Coasters and blues singers such as Champion Jack Dupree, Nappy Brown and Lavern Baker. Among the many hit records to which he made original and distinctive contributions were Ruth Brown's (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, the Coasters' I'm a Hog for You and Joe Turner's Shake, Rattle and Roll.
Inspired by the successful model of the guitarist Les Paul and the singer Mary Ford, he formed a duo with the singer Sylvia Vanderpool (later Sylvia Robinson...
Mickey Baker, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile and prolific guitarists of his era. During the 1950s, any producer making R&B or rock'n'roll records in New York would have Baker's name in his contacts book, and he played on innumerable sessions for Atlantic, Savoy and other labels, accompanying vocal groups including the Drifters and the Coasters and blues singers such as Champion Jack Dupree, Nappy Brown and Lavern Baker. Among the many hit records to which he made original and distinctive contributions were Ruth Brown's (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, the Coasters' I'm a Hog for You and Joe Turner's Shake, Rattle and Roll.
Inspired by the successful model of the guitarist Les Paul and the singer Mary Ford, he formed a duo with the singer Sylvia Vanderpool (later Sylvia Robinson...
- 12/2/2012
- by Tony Russell
- The Guardian - Film News
Sony Pictures has released the new Pitbull single, "Back in Time," which serves as the theme song to the upcoming Men in Black 3 . Listen to it in the player below via SoundCloud . "Back in Time" was written for the film by Armando C. Perez (Pitbull), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas and features a sample of the 1950s hit "Love is Strange," written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia. In Men in Black 3 , Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back... in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K.s life and the fate of the...
- 3/26/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Pitbull has collaborated with everyone from Jennifer Lopez, Pharrell, Enrique Iglesias and now he can add Will Smith to his roster. The Latino pop sensation composed and recorded the theme song to Will Smith's upcoming Men In Black 3.
Titled "Back In Time," Pitbull along with Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas wrote the song for the film which he has completed recording. His participation in the soundtrack also includes a sampling of the 1950s hit “Love is Strange,” written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia. Director Barry Sonnenfeld, the director of the film, was turned on to Pitbull by his 19-year-old daughter. Pitbull said in a press release that he wanted to keep the song fun, modern and incorporated the theme of the plot in which Agent J (Will Smith) goes back in time
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Titled "Back In Time," Pitbull along with Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas wrote the song for the film which he has completed recording. His participation in the soundtrack also includes a sampling of the 1950s hit “Love is Strange,” written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia. Director Barry Sonnenfeld, the director of the film, was turned on to Pitbull by his 19-year-old daughter. Pitbull said in a press release that he wanted to keep the song fun, modern and incorporated the theme of the plot in which Agent J (Will Smith) goes back in time
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- 3/23/2012
- CineMovie
The theme song to the highly anticipated action adventure comedy Men in Black. 3, titled “Back In Time,” has been written and recorded by RCA Records/Polo Grounds Music/Mr. 305 recording artist Pitbull, it was announced today by Lia Vollack, President of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures. The song will be available as a digital single and released to radio on March 26. Men in Black 3 will be released in 3D in theaters nationwide on May 25, 2012.
“Back In Time” was written for the film by Armando C. Perez (Pitbull), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas and features a sample of the 1950s hit “Love is Strange,” written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia.
“It’s an incredible honor to be a part of such an amazing franchise as Men in Black and I have so much respect for Will Smith,...
“Back In Time” was written for the film by Armando C. Perez (Pitbull), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas and features a sample of the 1950s hit “Love is Strange,” written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia.
“It’s an incredible honor to be a part of such an amazing franchise as Men in Black and I have so much respect for Will Smith,...
- 3/23/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The theme song to the highly anticipated action adventure comedy Men in Black(Tm) 3, titled "Back In Time," has been written and recorded by RCA Records/Polo Grounds Music/Mr. 305 recording artist Pitbull, it was announced today by Lia Vollack, President of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures. The song will be available as a digital single and released to radio on March 26. Men in Black 3 will be released in 3D in theaters nationwide on May 25, 2012. "Back In Time" was written for the film by Armando C. Perez (Pitbull), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas and features a sample of the 1950s hit "Love is Strange," written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia. "It's an incredible honor to be a part of such an amazing franchise as Men in Black and I have so much respect for...
- 3/22/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Sony Pictures has announced that RCA Records/Polo Grounds Music/Mr. 305 recording artist Pitbull will provide the theme song to Men in Black 3 . Titled "Back in Time," the song will be available as a digital single and released to radio on March 26, two months ahead of the film's May 25th release date. "Back in Time" was written for the film by Armando C. Perez (Pitbull), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas and features a sample of the 1950s hit "Love is Strange," written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia. "It's an incredible honor to be a part of such an amazing franchise as Men in Black and I have so much respect for Will Smith, especially with our...
- 3/22/2012
- Comingsoon.net
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