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. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 70 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 10045 | 12/15/1957 | Sally-Jo | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10046 | 12/15/1957 | Brand new shoes | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10047 | 12/15/1957 | A lonesome road (to travel) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10221 | 4/8/1958 | Panhandle country | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10222 | 4/8/1958 | Scotland | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12234 | 11/23/1962 | Careless love | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12235 | 11/23/1962 | I'm so lonesome I could cry | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12236 | 11/23/1962 | Jimmy Brown the newsboy | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12237 | 11/23/1962 | Pass me not-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12238 | 11/23/1962 | The glory land way | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12239 | 11/23/1962 | Farther along | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12257 | 12/6/1962 | Big sandy river | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12258 | 12/6/1962 | Baker's breakdown | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12259 | 12/6/1962 | Darling Corey | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12269 | 12/10/1962 | Cindy-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12270 | 12/10/1962 | Master builder | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12271 | 12/10/1962 | Let me rest at the end of my journey | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12434 | 3/20/1963 | Salt creek (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12435 | 3/20/1963 | Devil's dream (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12436 | 3/20/1963 | Sailor's hornpipe (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12437 | 3/20/1963 | Were you there | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12450 | 3/27/1963 | Pike County breakdown | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12451 | 3/27/1963 | Shenandoah breakdown | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 12452 | 3/27/1963 | Santa Claus | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 15330 | 11/14/1968 | I want to go with you-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Kenny," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.
Baker, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.
"Baker, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Kenny Baker
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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
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