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Baker Knight was a musician and prolific songwriter of the rock n roll era. His songs were recorded by, amongst others, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Mickey Gilley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Perry Como, Sammy Davis Jr and Paul McCartney, . He was born 4th July 1933, Thomas Baker Knight Jr., in Birmingham, Alabama, to Thomas Baker Knight Sr. and his wife Mary (Obear) Knight. His father died in 1939 at the age of 32 and, because of his mother's poor health, he was raised mainl
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Knight
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Place of death
- Birmingham
- Child
- Tuesday Knight
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
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- date of birth
- 1933-07-04
- date of death
- 2005-10-12
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
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