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 51-70 of 70 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 16271 12/3/1970 Get up John Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16300 1/13/1971 Summertime is past and gone-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16301 1/13/1971 Rocky road blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16302 1/13/1971 Mule skinner blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16303 1/13/1971 Katy hill (Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16310 1/15/1971 Poor white folks Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16311 1/15/1971 The old gray mare came tearing out of the wilderness Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16312 1/15/1971 Kiss me waltz Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16316 1/20/1971 Jenny Lynn Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16317 1/20/1971 Heel and toe polka Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16318 1/20/1971 Milenberg joy Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16369 3/3/1971 I'd like to be sixteen again James H. "Jimmy" Martin instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16370 3/3/1970 I cried again James H. "Jimmy" Martin instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16371 3/3/1971 Chattanooga dog James H. "Jimmy" Martin instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16730 3/14/1972 Sweetheart you done me wrong-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16731 3/14/1972 Banks of the Ohio Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16732 3/14/1972 Tall pines-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16737 3/21/1972 When the golden leaves begin to fall-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16738 3/21/1972 Walls of time-2 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 16739 3/21/1972 My old Kentucky and you-3 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 51-70 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Kenny," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.

Baker, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.

"Baker, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 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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