Belle Baker (1893-1957) was an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as a vaudeville vocalist, appearing on Broadway and in nightclubs, films, radio and television. In the early 1920s, when she was well known as The Ragtime Singer, Baker took part in a Baltimore song competition. In 1926, Baker had the title role in Broadway's Betsy. She introduced Irving Berlin's "Blues Skies" in the Florenz Ziegfeld production, which ran for 39 performances from December 28, 1926 to January 29, 1927. On radio, she was a guest performer on The Eveready Hour, broadcasting's first major variety show, which featured Broadway's top headliners. After roles in the films Song of Love (1929) and Charing Cross Road (1935), she appeared as herself in Atlantic City (1944). This sublime song was recorded in 1929.
