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Kenny Baker (26 Jun 1926 - 08 Jul 2011)

Male Person - United States US fiddler

 Also known as (1)

Releases (10)

Official

Album

  1. Portrait Of A Bluegrass Fiddler 1969
  2. A Baker's Dozen 1970
  3. Dry & Dusty 1973
  4. Grassy Fiddle Blues 1975
  5. Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe 1976
  6. Frost on the Pumpkin 1977
  7. Farmyard Swing 1979
  8. Cotton Baggin' 2000 17 Oct 2000
  9. Spider Bit the Baby! 20 Mar 2002

Album - Compilation

  1. Master Fiddler 1993

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. The Masters
  2. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Supporting By

  1. Billy Constable guitar

Children

  1. John Baker

Recordings by (101)

  1. First Day in Town ?:?? (1969)
  2. Walking In My Sleep ?:?? (1969)
  3. Indian Ridge ?:?? (1969)
  4. Washington County ?:?? (1969)
  5. Lost John ?:?? (1969)
  6. Bill Cheathem ?:?? (1969)
  7. This & That ?:?? (1969)
  8. Laughing Boy ?:?? (1969)
  9. Johnny June Reel ?:?? (1969)
  10. Over The Waves ?:?? (1969)
  11. High Dad In The Morning ?:?? (1969)
  12. Cricket on the Hearth ?:?? (1969)
  13. Johnny the Blacksmith 2:42 (1970)
  14. Shelby Rock 2:31 (1970)
  15. Sam's Tune 2:14 (1970)
  16. Ragtime Annie 2:37 (1970)
  17. Doc Harris, the Fisherman 2:49 (1970)
  18. Sail Away Ladies 2:37 (1970)
  19. Greenleaf Breakdown 2:36 (1970)
  20. Cross-Eyed Fiddler 2:48 (1970)
  21. Black Mountain Rag 3:17 (1970)
  22. Indian Killed a Woodcock 2:49 (1970)
  23. Denver Belle 2:45 (1970)
  24. Hickman County Breakdown 2:36 (1970)
  25. Grassy Fiddle Blues 2:05 (1975)
  26. Ducks on the Millpond 2:10 (1975)
  27. Carnival Waltz 2:14 (1975)
  28. Lazy Liz 2:09 (1975)
  29. Baker's Breakdown 2:15 (1975)
  30. Flopareno 2:24 (1975)
  31. Katy Hill 2:30 (1975)
  32. Midnight 2:56 (1975)
  33. Ball and Chain Hornpipe 2:05 (1975)
  34. Run Johnny Run 2:01 (1975)
  35. Kentucky Waltz 3:44 (1975)
  36. Missouri Road 2:13 (1975)
  37. Road to Columbus 2:40 (1976)
  38. Brown County Breakdown 4:10 (1976)
  39. Lonesome Moonlight Waltz 2:48 (1976)
  40. Monroe’s Hornpipe 2:37 (1976)
  41. Cheyenne 3:10 (1976)
  42. Big Sandy River 2:29 (1976)
  43. Stoney Lonesome 3:10 (1976)
  44. Mississippi Waltz 2:46 (1976)
  45. Wheel Hoss 2:38 (1976)
  46. Fiddler’s Pastime 2:00 (1976)
  47. Ashland Breakdown 2:15 (1976)
  48. Jerusalem Ridge 3:33 (1976)
  49. Bluegrass in the Backwoods 2:40 (1977)
  50. K and B Polka 2:21 (1977)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Brand New Shoes 2:12 Bill Monroe (Jul 1958) fiddle
  2. A Lonesome Road 2:40 Bill Monroe (Jul 1958) fiddle
  3. Sally Jo 2:39 Bill Monroe (Jul 1958) fiddle
  4. Scotland 1:54 Bill Monroe (1958) fiddle
  5. Panhandle Country 2:05 Bill Monroe (1958) fiddle
  6. Careless Love 2:38 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (08 Jun 1963) fiddle
  7. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:13 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (08 Jun 1963) fiddle
  8. Baker’s Breakdown 2:10 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (08 Jun 1963) fiddle
  9. Big Sandy River 2:23 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (08 Jun 1963) fiddle
  10. Farther Along 3:29 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Jun 1964) fiddle
  11. Master Builder 2:44 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Jun 1964) fiddle
  12. Let Me Rest at the End of My Journey 2:35 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Jun 1964) fiddle
  13. The Glory Land Way 2:02 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Jun 1964) fiddle
  14. Shenandoah Breakdown 2:15 Bill Monroe (1964) fiddle
  15. Sailor’s Hornpipe 1:55 Bill Monroe (12 Jun 1965) fiddle
  16. Santa Claus 3:08 Bill Monroe (12 Jun 1965) fiddle
  17. Were You There? 2:53 Bill Monroe (12 Jun 1967) fiddle
  18. Walk Softly On My Heart 2:35 Bill Monroe (1970) fiddle
  19. McKinley's March 2:25 Bill Monroe (1970) fiddle
  20. Johnny the Blacksmith 2:42 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  21. Shelby Rock 2:31 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  22. Ragtime Annie 2:37 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  23. Sail Away Ladies 2:37 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  24. Black Mountain Rag 3:17 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  25. Indian Killed a Woodcock 2:49 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  26. I Want to Go With You 3:05 Bill Monroe (1970) fiddle
  27. Denver Belle 2:45 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  28. Greenleaf Breakdown 2:36 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  29. Cross-Eyed Fiddler 2:48 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  30. Sam's Tune 2:14 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  31. Doc Harris, the Fisherman 2:49 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  32. Cripple Creek 2:18 Bill Monroe (1970) fiddle
  33. Hickman County Breakdown 2:36 Kenny Baker (1970) fiddle
  34. The Old Grey Mare Came Tearing Out of the Wilderness 1:55 Bill Monroe (1972) fiddle
  35. Jenny Lynn 2:15 Bill Monroe (1972) fiddle
  36. Poor White Folks 2:15 Bill Monroe (1972) fiddle
  37. Goin’ Up Caney 2:17 Bill Monroe (1972) fiddle
  38. Evelina 1:36 Kenny Baker & Josh Graves (1972) guitar
  39. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight 3:05 Kenny Baker & Josh Graves (1972) guitar

Vocals

  1. Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory 2:04 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  2. A Beautiful Life 2:26 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  3. I’ll Meet You in the Morning 2:12 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  4. Lord Lead Me On 2:27 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  5. I Saw the Light 2:30 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  6. Precious Memories 3:16 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  7. I’ve Found a Hiding Place 3:27 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  8. Jesus Hold My Hand 2:25 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  9. I Am a Pilgrim 2:34 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals
  10. Wayfaring Stranger 3:05 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals, baritone vocals
  11. Life’s Railway to Heaven 2:49 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1958) baritone vocals

Credited as (18)

  1. Kenny Baker
  2. Blaine Sprouse & Kenny Baker
  3. Kenny Baker with Bobby Osborne
  4. Kenny Baker & Josh Graves
  5. Kenny Baker & Bill Monroe
  6. Mark O’Connor & Kenny Baker
  7. Kenny Baker & Joe Greene
  8. Eddie Adcock, Kenny Baker, Josh Graves, Jesse McReynolds & Missy Raines
  9. Kenny Baker & Bobby Hicks
  10. Kenny Baker & Howdy Forrester
  11. Kenny Baker & Joe Greene
  12. Kenny Baker & Blaine Sprouse
  13. Billy Rose & Kenny Baker
  14. Kenny Baker & Uncle Josh Graves
  15. Bill Monroe & Kenny Baker
  16. Kenny Baker, Josh Graves, Eddie Adcock, Jesse McReynolds
  17. The Ware Brothers with Kenny Baker & Josh Graves
  18. Kenny Baker, Bob Black, Lonnie Feiner, John Kaparakis & Alan Murphy

Works (11)

Composed

  1. Bobby Van's Hornpipe
  2. Washington County
  3. Jerusalem Ridge
  4. Big Sandy River
  5. Baker's Breakdown
  6. Salty
  7. Festival Waltz
  8. McHattie's Waltz
  9. High Country
  10. Denver Belle
  11. Cross-eyed Fiddler

Links (4)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352683

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Baker_(fiddler)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1288830

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3195216