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Kenny Baker

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British composer and musician (1921–1999)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1929-12-23
Active to
1988-05-13

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There are two artists named Kenny Baker. 1. 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 Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. Baker's jazz-inflected style has been a huge influence on subsequent bluegrass fiddlers. 2. Kenny Baker was born on 1 March 1921 in Withernsea,[1] East Riding of Yorkshire and died 7 December 1999. He was an accomplished jazz trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn player and composer. <a href="https://www.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Baker
Gender
male
Place of birth
Withernsea
Place of death
West Sussex
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Military branch
Royal Air Force
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date of birth
1921-03-01
date of death
1999-12-07
start of work period
1941-00-00
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