MacHouston " Mickey " Baker (October 15, 1925 [1] – November 27, 2012) was an American musician, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia.

Dec 16, 2012 · Baker’s voice is unmistakable on the studio original, but Ike steals the show in this amazing live television footage. Baker’s influence extended beyond his prolific session work.

Nov 30, 2012 · Mickey Baker, one half of the hit-making duo Mickey and Sylvia in the late '50s and an influential guitarist whose work can be heard on hundreds of records, has died at his home near …

Also known as Mickey "Guitar" Baker, son of Abie Baker. American jazz guitarist and singer, widely held to be a critical force in the bridging of rhythm and blues and rock and roll. His broad session work …

Singer / songwriter / producer Mickey Baker was born McHouston Baker in Louisville, KY, in 1925. At about 15 years of age he traveled to New York City to break into the music business, and played in …

Oct 18, 2025 · Mickey Baker, born in Louisville, KY, spent his younger years in orphanages and learned to play music in school bands. In 1940, he ran away to New York. Baker was a guitarist who has …

Nov 30, 2012 · Mickey Baker, whose prickly, piercing guitar riffs were featured on dozens if not hundreds of recordings and helped propel the evolution of rhythm and blues into rock ’n’ roll, died on …

MacHouston "Mickey" Baker was an American musician, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia.

Baker later did sessions with The Drifters, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Coleman Hawkins, and others. Inspired by Les Paul and Mary Ford, in the mid ’50s he formed the pop duo Mickey & Sylvia with one …

As a guitar player, Mickey Baker was a critical force in the bridging of rhythm and blues and rock n roll, along with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Ike Turner. Though he is probably best known as one half of …