Gary Baker (born August 8, 1952, inNiagara Falls, New York^[1]) is an Americancountry music singer and songwriter.

In the late 1970s, Baker was a musician with the LeBlanc and Carr Band. Baker was also a singer musician with the country-pop band,The Shooters. He has written songs forJohn Michael Montgomery,Alabama and others. Baker has been writing with his songwriting partner,Frank J. Myers since 1988, both having played in Marie Osmond's band. Baker and Myers' most successful song as songwriters is "I Swear", recorded by both All 4-One and John Michael Montgomery. The song sold more than 20 million copies internationally,^[2] and won the 1995 Grammy for "Best Country Song".^[3] In 1995, he and Myers recorded one album onCurb Records as the duoBaker & Myers.

He also wrote the hit "I'm Already There" forLonestar, the band's seventh #1 single. It spent six weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Baker lives inSheffield, Alabama with his wife and his four sons, Shane, Ryan, Brett, and Cole, and daughter, Ashley.

Baker's granddaughter, Cadence, auditioned forseason 20 ofAmerican Idol and made it to Hollywood then on to Hawaii week and was eliminated during the Top 20.

• Baker & Myers

• Gary Baker atIMDb
• Gary Baker discography atDiscogs
• Gary Baker Interview atNAMM Oral History Collection (2017)

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