In my opinion, Mickey Baker’s The Wildest Guitar is in the top five of greatest album covers. I’ve stared at Mickey’s face, I’ve analyzed what his left hand is fingering. I’ve looked to see if his ...

Mickey Baker has a well deserved reputation as an influential guitar player primarily through his studio session work for Atlantic in the 1950’s, and in the fusing of R&B with the then new rock and ...

Mickey “Guitar” Baker, one of the great session men of early rock ‘n’ roll and the famous male voice on the classic “Love Is Strange,” died Nov. 27 in Toulouse, France. He was 87. Baker became a major ...

correctionIn a previous version of this obituary, Mickey “Guitar” Baker’s date of birth was incorrect. This version has been corrected. Mickey "Guitar" Baker, a guitarist who forged a link between ...

An in-demand R&B session man who played with the likes of Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and LaVern Baker, he also co-wrote and performed on Mickey and Sylvia's 1957 classic "Love Is Strange." By Erik ...

Mickey Baker, an exceptional 1950s session guitarist who played on hundreds of recordings, helping to transform rhythm and blues into rock ‘n’ roll, died Tuesday at his home near Toulouse, France, ...

Mickey Baker, an exceptional 1950s session guitarist who played on hundreds of recordings, helping to transform rhythm and blues into rock ‘n’ roll, died last week at his home near Toulouse, France, ...

Local authors Karen Laney and Eric Demattio (aka Weird and Gilly) recently celebrated the publication of a revised and updated version of their 2003 book Mick Ronson: The Spider With the Platinum Hair ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Roen x Medicom Toy Guitar Mickey: Within Japan, it appears as though Disney approached a series of labels on different projects ranging from apparel to toys and accessories. Fashion label Roen is ...

John Rittmeyer had a "Mousegetar" like this one as a child. Classical 101's musical instrument drive, Replay!, continues until 4 p.m. Friday. It's designed to get musical instruments into the hands of ...