Kenny baker fiddle discography torrents

Learn bluegrass, oldtime, and other fiddle styles fiddle. Transskriptioner efter pladeindspilninger med kenny. He was inducted into the international bluegrass music hall of honor in 1999. In 1953, country vocalist don gibson hired baker for his band. After working for bethlehem steel in the coal mines of kentucky, he served in the united states navy before pursuing a musical career fulltime. Many fiddlers passed through monroes definitive bluegrass band, bill monroe and the bluegrass boys during an approximate 50 years of true bluegrass musichowever, it was kenny baker, a great fiddler in his own right having put forth numerous fiddle albums of his own, who, along with monroes band of 1976. After leaving the blue grass boys in 1984, baker played with a group of friends, bob black, alan murphy, and aleta murphy. William smith monroe of rosine, kentucky 19111996 wrote these tunes for fiddle. So im not so sure of which one ill be spending the most time on, but the one that ive played most of life, since i was 12 years old, is an old german fiddle that i bought from kenny baker, who was bill monroes fiddler at the time.

Bluegrass fiddler kenny baker was born on june 26, 1926, in jenkins, ky. After the one summer with black and the murphys, baker teamed. He and brittany get started by playing the bluegrass favorite road to columbus and then john teaches the fiddle tune denver belle, which comes from bluegrass. While serving in the royal air force during the second. Fiddle player kenny baker, an alist session musician, did a stint as one of bill monroes bluegrass boys and was also a member of nashville crooner don gibsons band. Bakers jazzinflected style has been a huge influence on subsequent bluegrass fiddlers. At first baker didnt want to come over, and monroe insisted it would be worth his while. Aug 11, 2011 this tender recollection of fiddle great kenny baker is a contribution from blaine sprouse, himself a noted fiddler with wide experience in the bluegrass world when i was about eight years old, i had been playing guitar for a couple of years, and was even sitting in at dances, playing at the moose lodge, the vfw club and the american legion in martinsburg, west virginia. Transskriptioner efter pladeindspilninger med kenny baker. Low prices on kenny baker discography of music albums at cd universe, with top rated service, kenny baker songs, discography, biography, cover art pictures, sound samples, albums, etc. The monroe episodes of crdeiting baker were apparently connected with the release of kenny s album. Baker was born in burdine, kentucky and learned the fiddle by accompanying his father, also a fiddler. I recently picked up a number of sealed bluegrass lps on the county label. Its one of those albums that just about every musician in the genre owns a copy of and has played a hole in.

Kenny baker, an influential bluegrass fiddler whose melodic, fluid style became a signature of bill monroe and his blue grass boys, with whom he. Forget the janes, the jeans and the might have beens. Greeting,can some one tell me why i cant download this particular torrent,while i didnt have problem with any other kenny g on tpb. There were and remain, hordes of kenny baker students of the bluegrass fiddle. Kenny was an english pop, rock and glam rock band that formed in london in 1974 and had several hit singles in the uk in the mid1970s, including the bump and fancy pants. Fiddlin billy hurt all the fiddle you can handle bluegrass today. Baker was born in withernsea, east riding of yorkshire, england. Does this link contain malware or something crazy so it got blocked. He was an actor, known for silver skates 1943, hit parade of 1941 1940 and the mikado 1939. Plays kenny baker plays bill monroewere fullband affairs that revealed his.

Kenny baker a bakers dozen counry fiddle tunes bluegrass. This has bill monroe with dwight dillman on banjo, randy davis on bass, ralph lewis, and of course kenny baker on fiddle. It is offered wherever acoustic cds and downloads are available. David freeman 047 freda county 736 048 spider bit the baby county 736 049 roxanna waltz county 736 cocd2705 050 sugar tree stomp county 736 cocd2705 051 brandywine county 736 cocd2705. Ashland breakdown just makes the hair on my neck stand up. Master fiddle man kenny baker suffers stroke archive. This tender recollection of fiddle great kenny baker is a contribution from blaine sprouse, himself a noted fiddler with wide experience in the bluegrass world when i was about eight years old, i had been playing guitar for a couple of years, and was even sitting in at dances, playing at the moose lodge, the vfw club and the american legion in martinsburg, west virginia. A discography of commercial sound recordings of bluegrass music, that portion of the countryfolk music universe which was based largely on the string band music of bill monroe, lester flatt and earl scruggs, the stanley brothers, and others, originating in the mid1940s. You can down a torrent of great string bands of the 1930s including early. Ive been looking on the web for the past few days, but havent found a complete one, just ones of stuff currently in print.

It was often mentioned that kenny bakers records were more popular at bill monroe concerts than the bands own releases. Aug 02, 2011 kenny baker, an influential bluegrass fiddler whose melodic, fluid style became a signature of bill monroe and his blue grass boys, with whom he performed and recorded off and on for more than 25. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kenny baker at the discogs marketplace. He cut his first recordings with monroes blue grass boys on december 15, 1957. Albums include the music of bill monroe from 1936 to 1994, heroes, and plays bill monroe. His playing reflects the gamut of country music, from rustic bluegrass to sophisticated western swing. When i was about eight years old, i had been playing guitar for a couple of.

Kenny baker was born on 1 march 1921 in withernsea. Monroe wrote ebeneezer scrooge and jerusalem ridge supposedly in a 45 minute span. Kenny baker died july 8, 2011 at sumner regional medical center in gallatin, tennessee due to complications from a stroke. Clear choice, llc 810 sparkleberry lane columbia, sc 29229 8665687366. I first heard this played at summertown, tn in 2010 by luke richardson on the fiddle. To see a kenny baker discography including sound clips from his albums from 1971 to 2004. In 1973, irish showband singer tony kenny, former lead. Kenneth clayton baker june 26, 1926 july 8, 2011 was an american fiddle player best. Bbc radio big band 1990 special edition flac bbc big band 1993 city life flac etta james 1961 the second time around 1988 flac chet baker 2012 bakers holiday 24 192 hdtracks flac. After a stint in the navy, baker returned to kentucky, where he worked in the coal mines and played fiddle and some guitar at local dances. Kenny baker served more years in monroes band than any other musician and was selected by monroe to record the fiddle tunes passed down from uncle pen vandiver. Archive photo gallery eight more classic photos of bean blossom jamboree park 1973. Bluegrass fiddler kenny baker was born on june 26, 1926, in burdine, kentucky.

April 1972 unknown kenny baker fiddle kenny baker fiddle, joe stuart gt, jack hicks banjo, buck white mandolin, monroe fields bass. It was often mentioned that kenny baker s records were more popular at bill monroe concerts than the bands own releases. With lead melody, chord names, instructional text and performance notes. English trumpet and flugelhorn player, born 1 march 1921 in withernsea, yorkshire, england, uk, died 7 december 1999 in chichester, west sussex, england, uk aged 78. Archive photo gallery seven more classic photos of bean blossom jamboree park 1970s and the 1974 denver, co bluegrass festival. Chet baker 1954 jazz at ann arbor 2012 flac bbc big band 2001 evidence flac bbc big band 1992 the age of swing flac four cd set. Kenny baker born june 26, 1926 in jenkins, ky is an american fiddle player best known for having the longest tenure of any of bill monroes bluegrass boys. Jul 28, 2011 american fiddler widely seen as the greatest in bluegrass. Kenny baker, right, with bill monroe backstage at the hammersmith odeon, london, in may 1975. Just listening to spider bit the baby, w 3 great fiddlers on it. Ill tell you what, i never heard nobody play that, but my people. Ive had my kenny baker cds stacked up here the last couple of days. In 1973, irish showband singer tony kenny, former lead singer with the sands and the vampires, recorded a single, heart of stone, written by bill martin and phil.

Kenny baker on the solos, the twin fiddles with blaine sprouse, aubrey haynie on mandolin. Kenny baker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. New solo album, universal favorite, available now on rounder records. Both his father and grandfather were fiddlers, and by eight years old, kenny himself had picked up the instrument. Bluegrass in the backwoods kenny baker sheet music, music. As bill monroe said kenny baker was the greatest fiddler in bluegrass music and this is the best cd to illustrate the point. Included are singles, eps, lps, cds, as well as information on the labels releasing these recordings. A sonata for chelsea i wrote this one for my oldest daughter. Awards and honors edit baker was a recipient of a 1993 national heritage fellowship awarded by the national endowment for the arts, which is the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the united states.

All lps are strictly graded using an intense halogen floodlight. Bbc radio big band 1990 special edition flac bbc big band 1993 city life flac etta james 1961 the second time around 1988 flac chet baker 2012 baker s holiday 24 192 hdtracks flac. Kenny baker was born on august 24, 1934 in birmingham, england as kenneth george baker. Baker s jazzinflected style has been a huge influence on subsequent bluegrass fiddlers. He died on december 7, 1999 in felpham, west sussex, england. Kenny baker was born on september 30, 1912 in monrovia, california, usa as kenneth laurence baker. After leaving his home town of withernsea, in yorkshires east riding, for london, he met and began performing with the already wellknown jazz musician george chisholm. Also great is kenny baker plays bill monroe, a fine cd of monroe tunes fiddled by baker. Cmf library, scott cheesebrew, udo frank, michel proost, stefan wriedt, ebay. Around the horn aka round the horn, this is a another good tune written by jay ungar.

American fiddler widely seen as the greatest in bluegrass. For the first time in a long time, ive got a second fiddle that im fairly proud of. Kenny baker portrait of a bluegrass fiddler discogs. The longestrunning member of bill monroes bluegrass boys, kenny baker has the tone and technique envied by every fiddler since. Early on, he was influenced by the swing fiddler marion sumner, as well as django reinhardt and stephane grappelli. Blaine sprouse remembers kenny baker bluegrass today. A violinistfiddler myself, i caught on to this album just as i began 5 years of work earning a living playing bluegrass fiddle, and kenny baker was, and still is, one of. Both kenny baker and bill monroe were from rural kentucky where men were men and sheep were scared so you know this music is a good. Kenny bakers prolific recording of instrumental fiddle albums in the 1960s1980s, combined with exposure provided by more than two decades recording and performing with bill monroes blue grass boys, enabled him to become one of the most influential bluegrass fiddlers of his generation.