Columbia with limited commercial success. Eventually she went back to Gaiety Records. She then was signed to RCA Records where she had several gold and platinum records. From RCA, she joined Tembo records where she was again awarded platinum record status for her record sales. In 1973, Baker became pregnant and announced her intention to withdraw from the music business. Grashey convinced her to continue, and the pair traveled to Nashville to record four songs. Her first top ten record came from that session, "Ten Little Fingers", a song about a little girl, written by Don Grashey; this song remains one of her most popular songs to this day. She also had a hit with a bluegrass remake of "It's My Party". All told, between 1970 and 1982 Baker released 31 consecutive charting singles. Twelve of these reached the top of the charts. Baker had her own series on CBC television in the summer of 1983 and frequently appeared on The Tommy Hunter Show. In 1986, her album Hymns of Gold was certified platinum. Awards Baker received the Juno Award for Country Female Vocalist of the Year five times, including awards in 1977, 1978 and 1979. In 1976, she won a Big Country Award for best album of the year, and in 1977 and 1978 she was named top female country singer at the same awards. She was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2009, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for her achievements as a Canadian country music singer and songwriter". Discography References External links Entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia 1949 births Canadian women country singers Canadian people of English descent Juno Award winners Living people Members of the Order of Canada Musicians from Nova Scotia Musicians from Toronto People from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year winners