NPR: Mickey Baker https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=166238233 Mickey Baker en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:30:46 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Mickey Baker https://www.npr.org/tags/166238233/mickey-baker Guitarist Mickey Baker Dies; Had Hits In The '50s, Played On Hundreds Of Records He was one half of the hit-making duo Mickey and Sylvia in the late '50s and can be heard on hundreds of records. Baker also wrote one of the most influential jazz instruction books. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:04:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/30/166237827/guitarist-mickey-baker-dies-had-hits-in-the-50s-played-on-hundreds-of-records https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/30/166237827/guitarist-mickey-baker-dies-had-hits-in-the-50s-played-on-hundreds-of-records

He was one half of the hit-making duo Mickey and Sylvia in the late '50s and can be heard on hundreds of records. Baker also wrote one of the most influential jazz instruction books.

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