Originally billed as “Little Miss Sharecropper” in the 40’s, it was Lavern Baker’s smash hits such as ”Jim Dandy” and “I Cried a Tear” that made her a major rhythm and blues star in the 50’s. Her first 45, “Soul on Fire,” can now sell for $200.00. In 1990 she was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Her debut album, “Lavern Baker,” released by Atlantic Records in 1957, is worth up to $600 today.