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Nov 9, 2011 · Baker took over ‘Glamour Manor’ (later named ‘The Kenny Baker Show’) in 1946 for a season. He never had a starring radio show after that, let alone one on television. With few prospects, he retired in the early 1950s to record a few gospel albums and, perhaps, mull over whether quitting ‘The Jack Benny Program’ was really the best ...
Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio; Victor: PBS-042562: 10-in. 3/8/1940: Mighty lak' a rose: Kenny Baker ; David Broekman
Kenny Baker was born June 26, 1926, in the small coal-mining town of Burdine, Kentucky. He came from a long line of fiddlers. "My daddy played, my great-grandfather played," he said. "My grandmother played. I had an aunt that played, and I heard all the old-time fiddle numbers ... they burned me out with it, really.
After being on the Benny program 1935-1939, Baker returned to radio as a regular performer on Fred Allen"s Texaco Star Theater program (1940–1942). He was also heard on Blue Ribbon Town (1943-1944) and Glamour Manor (1945-1947). He had his own programs, the Kenny Baker Show (1954) and Sincerely--Kenny Baker (1946).
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. [citation needed] Kenny Baker died July 8, 2011, at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee, due to complications from a stroke. [3]
Kenneth Laurence "Kenny" Baker (September 30, 1912 – August 10, 1985) was an American singer/actor who first gained notice as the featured singer on Jack Benny's radio shows during the 1930s. in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Kenneth, Ken or Kenny Baker may refer to: Kenneth F. Baker (1908–1996), American professor of plant diseases; Kenny Baker (American performer) (1912–1985), American radio singer and actor; Kenny Baker (trumpeter) (1921–1999), British jazz trumpeter; Kenny Baker (fiddler) (1926–2011), American bluegrass fiddler with Bill Monroe
