Biography of anita baker
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Born on January 26, 1958 in Toledo, OH; abandoned by birth mother at age two and raised in Detroit, MI; married Walter Bridgforth, December 24, 1988; children: two sons, Walter Jr. and Eddie.
Biography of anita baker
Education: Attended community college in Detroit, MI. Addresses: Record company--Blue Note Records, 150 Fifth Ave., 6th Fl., New York, NY 10011. Website--Anita Baker Official Website: http://www.anitabaker.org.
Anita Baker's rich and entirely distinctive alto voice has invited comparisons that range beyond the world of contemporary pop to include mention of such legendary jazz figures as Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson.
One of the leading performers in the field of sophisticated black adult pop in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she waged a successful battle to take control of her career and realize her artistic vision. In the 1990s, with her stardom assured, Baker cut back her activities to focus on home and motherhood--in the process revealing something of the intense difficulties she fac