Kenny Baker, 85, died July 8, 2011

Kenny suffered a stroke earlier that week. He played with Bill Monroe and was a respected and admired fiddle player.
During a package show with Don Gibson, Baker met Monroe and was offered a job. He cut his first recordings with Monroe's Bluegrass Boys on December 15, 1957.
Kenny 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 Uncle Pen Vandiver.



An extended obituary can be found in the Tennessean.