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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

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
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
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

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.