• Kenny Baker passes

    Kenny Baker, perhaps the most celebrated fiddler in the history of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, died today at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) in Nashville, after suffering a stroke earlier this week. He was 85 years of age. For at least two

  • Kenny Baker suffers a stroke

    We have learned that Kenny Baker has suffered a stroke and is hospitalized. He celebrated his 85th birthday on June 26. Baker, whom Bill Monroe always introduced as "the greatest fiddler in bluegrass music," first joined the Blue Grass Boys in

  • Kenny Baker suffers a stroke

    We have learned that Kenny Baker has suffered a stroke and is hospitalized. He celebrated his 85th birthday on June 26. Baker, whom Bill Monroe always introduced as "the greatest fiddler in bluegrass music," first joined the Blue Grass Boys in

  • Two more Rebel classics from the vault

    Rebel Records has two new digital re-issues, bringing long-unavailable bluegrass LPs back into the catalog for MP3 purchase. These two are from Rebel's sister company, County Records: a pair of 1968 albums from The Coon Creek Girls, and Kenny Baker

  • I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky #12

    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information