Nightly News | November 30, 2012
Mickey Baker, guitarist, dies at 87
Born poor in Louisville, Ky., blues and jazz guitarist Mickey Baker worked his way up in the music industry and is perhaps best known for the song ‘Love is Strange,’ which was recorded in the 50s. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
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>>> mickey baker has died. if you saw "dirty dancing" and if you love the music, you know that fine guitar music was his, he teamed up for the song "love is strange." born poor, he went to a pawn shop to buy a horn, only had enough money for a guitar, and the rest is history. the musician was eighty-seven.