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 June 26, 1926 (Burdine), Died July 8, 2011 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 15331 11/14/1968 Crossing the cumberlands (Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15332 11/14/1968 Walls of time-2 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15591 4/29/1969 Cripple creek Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15592 4/29/1969 What about you Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15593 4/29/1969 With body and soul Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15594 4/29/1969 Methodist preacher Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15821 10/28/1969 Walk softly on my heart-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15822 10/28/1969 Tall pines-2 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15823 10/28/1969 Candy gal (Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15846 11/28/1969 Land of Lincoln (Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15847 11/28/1969 Going up Caney-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15848 11/28/1969 The Lee Weddin tune (Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15869 12/17/1969 Bonny-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15870 12/17/1969 Sweet Mary and the miles in between Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15898 1/19/1970 McKinley's march Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15899 1/19/1970 Texas gallop Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15976 3/26/1970 Road of life Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15977 3/26/1970 It's me again Lord Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15978 3/26/1970 Beyond the gate Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 15979 3/26/1970 I will sing for the glory of God Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16262 12/2/1970 Kentucky waltz-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16263 12/2/1970 The girl in the blue velvet band Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16264 12/2/1970 My little Georgia Rose-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16269 12/3/1970 Lonesome moonlight waltz-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16270 12/3/1970 Tallahassee-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Kenny," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.

Baker, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.

"Baker, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683

External Sources

Wikipedia: Kenny Baker

Discogs: Kenny Baker

Grove: Kenny Baker

Britannica: Kenny Baker

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Baker, Kenny, 1926-2011 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81080882

Wikidata: Kenny Baker - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3195216

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60405632

MusicBrainz: Kenny Baker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2ac9d57b-2211-4827-a71f-134104ce5af2

ISNI: 0000 0000 2342 5758 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000023425758

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1772475

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