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Don Baker (musician)

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Don Baker
Baker in 2014
Baker in 2014
Background information
Birth nameDon Baker
Born (1950-08-26) 26 August 1950 (age 74)
OriginWhitehall, Dublin, Ireland
GenresRock, blues
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, actor
Years active1960–present (musician)
1991–present (actor)
Labels[Own Label]
Websitewww.donbaker.ie

Don Baker (born 26 August 1950) is an Irish blues musician, television personality, and actor.

Baker was born in Whitehall, Dublin. He is a singer-songwriter who plays the harmonica and the guitar. He appeared in several films, his most notable appearance being in In the Name of the Father and On the Nose.[1] He has published harmonica instruction books and videos. [citation needed]

In August 2008, he appeared in RTÉ's reality show Fáilte Towers,[2] finishing in third place, earning money for his charity Health Action Overseas. [citation needed]

Discography

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  • Almost Illegal (1989)
  • Born With The Blues (1990)
  • No Nonsense (1993)
  • Four For The Road with Jimmy MacCarthy, Mick Hanly and Finbar Furey, Live on Tour 1994 (1994)
  • No Regrets (1996)
  • Just Don Baker (1998)
  • Miss You (2000)
  • Duckin' & Divin' - 2 CDs (2003)
  • Rain On The Wind (2006)
  • My Songs My Friends (2013)
  • Bakerrose - Don Baker & Clara Rose (2016)
  • A Day In Jealoustown - Don Baker & Rob Strong (2018)
  • Brothers In Blues - Don Baker & Rob Strong (2018)
  • The Blues Man - 2 CDs (2019)

Bibliography

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  • The Harmonica (1987)
  • Complete Harmonica Techniques (1993)
  • Beginning Blues Harp (1995)
  • Beginning Rock Harp (1996)
  • The Winner in Me: Don Baker's Story (1999)
  • Learn to Play Blues Harmonica (2011)
  • Soodlum's Harmonica Pack
  • Famous Harmonica Styles (video tape)

References

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  1. ^ Don Baker at IMDb
  2. ^ Byrne, Andrea (10 August 2008). "Why I want to check into crazy Failte Towers". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
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Blues related links