223 Mickey (1925-2012) and Sylvia (1936-2011) “Love is Strange” 1956

“Mickey Baker might have remained comparatively unknown as a backroom session man but for his partnership with Sylvia Vanderpool. To make ends meet, Baker had started offering guitar tuition, and when she went to him for a course of lessons, the pair formed an act called Mickey and Sylvia…their second recording for Groove, ‘Love is Strange,’ … became a smash hit and propelled them to national stardom” (The Daily Telegraph (London), 12/5/12).

Mickey and Sylvia “Love is Strange”