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Kenny Baker

Kenneth Clayton Baker (June 26, 1926 – July 8, 2011) was an American fiddle player best known for his 25-year tenure with Bill Monroe and his group The Blue Grass Boys.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1912 (Monrovia), Died August 10, 1985 (Solvang)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 126 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-036156 10-in. 4/28/1939 A wandering minstrel Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036157 10-in. 4/28/1939 The moon and I Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036158 10-in. 4/28/1939 Melancholy mood Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036159 10-in. 4/28/1939 Ain't cha comin' out? Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036242 10-in. 6/5/1939 Cinderella (Stay in my arms) Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036243 10-in. 6/5/1939 Let's make memories tonight Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036244 10-in. 6/5/1939 Stairway to the stars Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-036245 10-in. 6/5/1939 White sails (Beneath a silver moon) Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042119 10-in. 9/15/1939 South of the border (Down Mexico way) Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042120 10-in. 9/15/1939 Stop kicking my heart around Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042121 10-in. 9/15/1939 Two blind loves Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042122 10-in. 9/15/1939 (Why couldn't it last?) Last night Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042310 10-in. 12/22/1939 All the things you are Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042311 10-in. 12/22/1939 On a little street in Singapore Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042312 10-in. 12/22/1939 Faithful forever Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042313 10-in. 12/22/1939 It's a blue world Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042497 10-in. 2/9/1940 The starlit hour Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042498 10-in. 2/9/1940 Make love with a guitar Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042499 10-in. 2/9/1940 On the Isle of May Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042500 10-in. 2/9/1940 When you wish upon a star Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042552 10-in. 3/7/1940 Alice blue gown Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042553 10-in. 3/7/1940 Down by the old mill stream Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042554 10-in. 3/7/1940 A kiss in the dark Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042555 10-in. 3/7/1940 The bells of St. Mary's Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042561 10-in. 3/8/1940 Little grey home in the West Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1-25 of 126 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Kenny," accessed March 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103231.

Baker, Kenny. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103231.

"Baker, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103231

External Sources

Wikipedia: Kenny Baker (fiddler)

Discogs: Kenny Baker

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Baker, Kenny, 1926-2011 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85342794

Wikidata: Kenny Baker (fiddler) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6390966

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14969707

MusicBrainz: Kenny Baker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6fcb3356-0a95-4ee2-81f3-3af8f2ac1e3c

ISNI: 0000 0001 1745 586X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000011745586X

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