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By By Kristi Fowler & Mona Seghatoleslami

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February 12, 2009 · Ann Baker sang with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Miles Davis. In 1948, she came to West Virginia to perform, fell in love, and stayed. She made Charleston her home and became known as the city's "First Lady of Jazz."

Ann Baker sang with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Miles Davis. 

 

In 1948, she came to West Virginia to perform, fell in love, and stayed. She made Charleston her home and became known as the city's "First Lady of Jazz."

 

Now, West Virginia Public Radio’s Kristi Fowler and Mona Seghatoleslami have produced a new radio documentary “Ann Baker: Her Life in Song.”  It’s scheduled to air tonight (Thursday) at 9 p.m. on West Virginia Public Radio.

The program features her music from throughout her career, as well as new interviews with musicians Hubert “Rabbit” Jones and Bob Thompson; Mountain Stage host Larry Groce, and her granddaughter, Charmaine Batch.

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