Greg “Bake” Baker has deep roots to Kansas City jazz, growing up in a family filled with music too big for the frame of his childhood home at 25th and Agnes in Kansas City, Missouri.

As a teenager, while his peers were chasing cars and girls, music continued to be Greg Baker’s one true love. He sang Latin solos in the Catholic Church, hung on the corner to all hours harmonizing with his friends under the streetlights, and wore out his vinyls of Smokey “Bill” Robinson perfecting his falsetto in true admiration of the poet-songwriter.

From his neighborhood through his Air Force musical escapades as a feature artist with the "Jitterbugs" in Okinawa, Japan, Greg followed the beat of his heart and continued to sing. He sang with the "Unique Capri’s" throughout high school, the dynamic "Duvells" while in the military, and the high stepping "Chemical Reaction" as a young adult. He went on to sing throughout the midwest with "The Country Boy and City Slicker" and was affectionately referred to as "Mr. Miracle" in the St. Louis, Missouri night club scene. When not singing with a group, Greg performed as a solo artist doing a variety of ballads of famous artists.

"Bake" has written and produced his own music, from soul ballads to uptempo jazz, and including political satire "One Khomeini is one Khomeini Too Many" which enjoyed radio air time across the country. He received ITVA and an Emmy award for his work in video productions featuring his voice. The video "Remember Me, KC", produced by KCPT Public Television resulted in the raising the most funds for public television in Kansas City.

Bake & the TenderHearts sing Motown is a dynamically produced act with Greg Baker singing a serious Smokey as lead, and the TenderHearts – (Valery Price, Jason Goodman, and David Smith) singing backup and taking turns at center stage. Myon and Marion Caruthers of Caruthers Dance Studio share Greg’s vision of helping others. They volunteered to choreograph the troupe’s unique vintage 60’s Motown routines.

Bake & the TenderHearts has already made a national name for themselves opening for major national artists, as well as their own headliner performances. In 2006-2007, Bake & the TenderHearts opened for sold out performances for The Manhattans, Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Review, and Nancy Wilson. Performing top Smokey tunes “Tracks of My Tears”, "Ooh Baby Baby", "Second That Emotion", "Tears of a Clown”, and many more, the group dazzles audiences of all ages with their high energy and smooth performance of Motown classics.