Duck Baker
Richard R. "Duck" Baker IV (born July 30, 1949, in Washington D.C.) is an accomplished and influential American fingerstyle guitarist, who in his playing combines genres as varied as rags, blues, country, gospel, cajun, bluegrass, Celtic music, ballads and jazz, swing, New Orleans jazz and free jazz.
Biography and career
Baker grew up in Richmond, Virginia. As a teenager he played in rock and blues bands before becoming interested in acoustic blues. In the early seventies he moved to San Francisco, and was performing a wide range of material which can be heard on his first record on the Kicking Mule label, There's Something for Everyone In America. In addition to developing his solo style, he immersed himself in the local swing jazz scene and avant-garde jazz/improv scene.
In the late seventies Baker released four more records for Kicking Mule, including two devoted to jazz and a solo guitar record of Irish and Scottish music. He also began touring as a solo artist throughout North America, Western Europe and Australia. He eventually moved to Europe before returning to San Francisco in 1987. As of 2009, he resides in Reading, England.
Podcasts:
Duck Baker
ALBUMS
- There's Something for Everybody in America released: 1975
- Kid on the Moutain released:
- The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar released:
Kid on the Moutain
- Medley: The Wicklow Hornpipe / Proudlock's Hornpipe
- Blind Mary
- The Blarney Pilgrim
- Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside
- Sir Sidney Smith's March
- Bantry Bay
- Morgan Magan
- Kid on the Mountain
- Medley: Fanteladda / Boys of Ballisodare
- Rights of Man
- Elsie Marley
- Sheebeg and Sheemore
- Lament for Limerick
- The March of the King of Laois
- Medley: The South Wind / The Blackbird
- No Love
- Mardi Gras Dance
The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar
- Stompin' at the Savoy
- Tintiyana
- Southern Cross
- Take the "A" Train
- Summertime
- Everything That Rises Must Converge
- White With Foam
- Yas Yas
- Sweet and Lovely
- Your Lady
- Medley: Wishes / Plain as the Winter
- Good Intentions
- Always
- Turnaround
- Immaculate Conception Rag
- Black Monk
- In a Sentimental Mood
- The Stroll
- The Clown
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by Dc Yeager
Let Me Know Feat. Ne-Yo
by: Dc YeagerVERSE 1
If I touched you right there, right there
Would it make you lose your mind,
Would it make you dream of how you'll scream
When I make love to you.
Would it amaze you if I found that spot
That no one else could find?
Girl if your ready tell me what you wanna do
Cause I'm not tryin' to pressure you.
HOOK
Not tryin' to pressure you,
But I gotta know
Girl if I put you in the mood please tell me so.
Seems like your ready girl, but I'm not sure
And I can't read your mind.
Let me know
I wanna satisfy,
In any way I can
Tell me how far I can go
Baby you've got to let me know.
VERSE 2
Baby don't be scared
I'm tryin' to give you what you want and none of what you don't
So baby just relax your mind
Tell me how it feels to you
(please don't stop)
And if I disappear up under the sheets
You start to feel tingly
(don't worry baby it's just me)
Girl satisfaction is guaranteed
But you gotta tell me
HOOK
BRIDGE
(Tell me if the time is right)
If you feel we've waited long enough
(Can we set it off tonight)
Tell me can we make love
Cause I've been waiting for this, for so long
Girl tell me if the feeling that you feel
Is just as strong
Can we get it on?