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Scott Baker

Scott spent time freelance writing/photography for The Bay City Times and Saginaw News from 1997-2014. He was picked to cover local entertainment before graduating from Delta College, landing cover stories a handful of times. During that time, Scott worked as a head cook for four different restaurants over a 34-year stretch. Married with twins, Scott has freelanced for magazines and blogs as well and continues to photograph, mainly for social media.

Taking his own music to the masses in 1999, Scott has put records with his band Muddy Gumbo and his sixth solo record, Purpose, was released in 2023. He frequently plays statewide solo acoustic and with his Scott Baker Band. Scott has enjoyed opening for the likes of CCR, Styx, Blackberry Smoke, Bettye LaVette, Popa Chubby, 3 Days Grace, and more. Scott has recorded/performed with the late Dick Wagner, Adam Levy, Larry McCray, Bob Hausler, Mike Brush, Jeff Yantz, and many others.

Scott currently is a Job Developer for local non-profit Do All, Inc, operates a music studio between the shows, and continues entertainment and beyond writing for Route Bay City.

Scott Baker's Latest Articles

Great White will take the stage at the Labadie Rib Fest on Fri., July 25, as part of a four-day music and BBQ celebration.
Great White continues to evolve and rock on, bringing its classic rock to the Labadie Rib Fest stage

For nearly 50 years, Great White has defied easy categorization and the fickle nature of the music industry, achieving success in several different decades.

For nearly 20 years, Andy Reed has worked on a variety of musical projects out of his basement studio. Today, his studio is getting attention from his peers in Nashville and beyond.
Why artists travel miles for Reed Recording Studio’s distinctive audio

Andy Reed – and his Reed Recording Studio in Bay City – has built a national reputation.  

The Annual Bay City Fireworks Festival fills the sky with lights and the parks with music and carnival rides on July 4, 5, and 6..
Stephen Pearcy is ready to rattle Bay City during the Fireworks Festival

Stephen Pearcy, lead singer of Ratt, celebrates his birthday as the headliner at the Bay City Fireworks Festival. 

ADABOY!, a local band since the early 2000s, is releasing new music this year after spending time in a Nashville studio.
Bay City band spins positive stories while collecting awards and producing new music in Nashville

In little more than a week, Bay City-based band ADABOY! will release an album filled with music recorded at a Nashville studio

Saginaw Bay fishing tournaments and a conference lure international media and tourists here

The Outdoor Brand Team Writers Conference held in Bay County in August drew well-known publications and top-tier anglers here to explore what the Saginaw Bay offers to fishing enthusiasts and their families. Experts expect a subsequent boost in tourism.

Todd Michael Hall, a Saginaw native, and Riot V take the World Friendship Shell stage in Wenonah Park on Fri., Aug. 4. (Photo courtesy of Todd Michael Hall)
Todd Michael Hall, a Voice contestant and Saginaw native, brings metal music to Wenonah Park

Todd Michael Hall and Riot V bring award-winning metal music to Bay City on Fri., Aug. 4

The bandshell in Wenonah Park before renovations. (Photo courtesy of the Rowley family.)
Music speaks to Bay City’s growing statewide reputation as an entertainment destination

From rock and country concerts in the evenings to festivals and kids shows during the day, Bay City’s parks are the setting for entertainment all summer long  

If you've enjoyed a crispy hash brown from the Essexville McDonald's, you might appreciate the work of Stephen Bauer.
A joint program between Do-All Inc. and the United Way of Bay County helps expand the workforce

A partnership between the United Way of Bay County and Do-All Inc. is winning awards and getting people into the workforce.

John Gillman, at left, and Operations Manager Bill Coppens, right, work together to make ATS Printing a preferred employer.
Monitor Township printer relies on a unique workforce to build its business

A Monitor Township custom printing business relies on non-traditional sources to recruit its workforce. Then, it uses creative methods to retain talented people.  

Catchy tunes and lyrics crafted by the group Men At Work still fill the radio airways. (Photo courtesy of Men At Work)
Colin Hay brings the Australian sounds of Men At Work to Bay City’s Wenonah Park

Icons of the 1980s music scene – Men At Work, Rick Springfield, and John Waite ­– set to perform in Wenonah Park on Aug. 27.  

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