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 51-70 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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 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.