Kenny Baker (musician)

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This article is about the American fiddle player. For other persons with this name, see Kenny Baker (disambiguation).

Kenny Baker (born June 26, 1926), is an American fiddle player best known for his tenure with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys at various times between the 1950s and the 1980s. Baker served more years in Monroe's band than any other musician and was selected by Monroe to record the fiddle tunes passed down from Pen Vandiver, Bill Monroe's legendary "Uncle Pen." After leaving the Blue Grass Boys in the 1980s, Baker teamed with Josh Graves who had played dobro for Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs as a Foggy Mountain Boy. Baker teamed with Graves until Graves' death in 2006. Baker continues to record studio session and tour bluegrass festivals.

He was named to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1999.^[1] He recorded many albums^[2], primarily on the County Records label, but also on other labels such as Dormouse, OMS Records, Jasmine and Rounder Records.