bˈeɪkɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹn mˈeɪ tˈɛn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɪn wˈɪntʃɛstɚ, tˌɛnəsˈiː, æz ðə sˈʌn ʌv tˈɑːməs mˈɜːɹəl bˈeɪkɚ ænd nˈoːɹɚ ɹˈaɪt.
Baker was born May 10, 1922, in Winchester, Tennessee, as the son of Thomas Murrell Baker and Nora Wright.