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Tracks of Disc 1. 1. Road to Columbus. 2. Brown County Breakdown. 3. Lonesome Moonlight Waltz. 4. Jerusalem Ridge.
As well as a performer, Baker was also a composer of many popularly played bluegrass fiddle tunes. [6] Prior to his death, Baker lived in Gallatin, Tennessee .
Transcriptions and audio files of 921 fiddle tunes from recordings, festivals, jams and workshops - collected by John Lamancusa
Throughout his life, Kenny Baker listened to fiddlers and fiddle tunes, in jam sessions, on the radio, and on recordings. A musician’s musician, he was highly regarded and often found in the company of predecessors, contemporaries, and disciples.
But it’s well worth the time to find versions featuring Kenny on the fiddle. His are the definitive versions of two the bands best songs, and many others, too. Kenny Baker didn’t write the songs, but he wrote the book on bluegrass fiddling.
Kenny Baker served more years in Monroe's band than any other musician and was selected by Monroe to record the fiddler tunes passed down from Uncle Pen Vandiver. After leaving the Bluegrass Boys in 1984, Baker played with a group of friends, Bob Black, Alan Murphy and Aleta Murphy.
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Jan 13, 2014 · "The Greatest Fiddler in Blue Grass Music", Kenny Baker, plays this old folk tune, which according to him, refers to moonshine whiskey.
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