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.
• Been Alone Too Long / Cant Take On More
7" - Old Bawn Records - OBS 1001 - IRL - 1987
• Ain't Got No Money / Magnolia
7" - Lunar Records - LOON 053 - IRL - 1989?
• Almost Illegal
LP - Gasworks - 1001 - IRL - 1989
CD - Modal - MOD102
• Born With The Blues
CD - Lunar Records - ??? - 1989
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
track: Never Let You Down
See also:
The Business,
Christy Dignam
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