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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Kenny," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.

Baker, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683.

"Baker, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.