Billy Baker

*05-07-1936 Pound, VA

3rd version

By Praguefrank, Henk Scholts, Dick Grant,

SESSIONS

ca. March 1963 Winwood Studios, Falls Church, VA – Billy Baker (Producer: Peter Kuykendall)
001 22563 FISHER'S HORNPIPE Rebel F-239
002 33061 I COULD CHANGE MY MIND F-239
1963 Winwood Studios, Falls Church, VA – Charlie Tomlinson and  Billy Baker with The Shady Valley Boys  (Billy Baker [fiddle]) Producer: Peter Kuykendall)
003 5163 BLACK JACK DAVIE F-241
004 5263 LAST FAREWELL F-241
January 1965 Baltimore, MD - Billy Baker and Band (Billy baker [fiddle], Del McCoury [gt], Buzz Busby [mandolin], Bill Keith [banjo], Jerry McCoury [bass]. Producer: Dick Freeland)
005 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Zap MLP-103 New World NW-225 REB 4000
006 BILLY WILSON Rebel REB-CD-8007

1965 or sooner unknown – Billy Baker

007 NEW JOHN HARDY Rebel R 1473

008 OVER THE WAVES  R 1474

009 KATY HILL  R 1474

REBEL R-1473/6 70 SONG ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS COLLECTION (1965, 4 LPs)

ca. August 1966 unknown – Billy Baker and The Shady Valley Boys
010 61566 BAKER'S SHUFFLE F-262
011 61666 COTTON EYED JOE F-262
1967 unknown – Billy Baker and Band (Billy Baker [fiddle], Smiley Hobbs [banjo] + unknown musicians. Producer: Dick Freeland)

012 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Zap MLP-103
013 PATTY ON THE TURNPIKE Zap MLP-103
014 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND Zap MLP-103
015 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Zap MLP-103
1979 Rome Studios, Columbus, OH – Billy Baker (Billy Baker [fiddle], Lawrence Lane [ld gt] + The Kentucky Grass)

016 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Old Homestead OHS 90100  

017 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN Old Homestead OHS 90100 

018 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND Old Homestead OHS 90100 

019 REUBEN Old Homestead OHS 90100

020 WHAT A FRIEND Old Homestead OHS 90100

021 BARBARA ALLEN Old Homestead OHS 90100  

022 TENNESSEE STUD Old Homestead OHS 90100  

023 SALLY GOODWIN Old Homestead OHS 90100  

024 LITTLE MAGGIE Old Homestead OHS 90100  

025 TENNESSEE WALTZ Old Homestead OHS 90100 

026 I'LL FLY AWAY Old Homestead OHS 90100  

027 I DON'T LOVE NOBODY Old Homestead OHS 90100  
1979 Old Homestead Studio, Bighton, MI – Billy Baker with The Bluegrass Kinsmen (Billy Baker [fiddle], Shelby Jewell [gt], Ebby Jewell [banjo], Danny Aanderson [mandolin], James Cole [bass])
028 LEE HARWEY BLUES OHS-90103
029 8TH OF JANUARY OHS-90103
030 BAKER HILL OHS-90103
031 SALLY ANN OHS-90103
032 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG OHS-90103
033 SHORTNIN' BREAD OHS-90103
034 MAIDEN'S PRAYER OHS-90103
035 LEE COUNTY BLUES OHS-90103
036 LEATHER BRITCHES OHS-90103
037 LIBERTY OHS-90103
038 DURHAM'S BALL OHS-90103
039 EARLY MORNING RAIN OHS-90103
1980 Maggard’s Sound Studio, 222 Railroad Ave., Big Stone Gap, VA – Billy Baker (Billy Baker [fiddle], Carl Story [gt], Randy Grindstaff [banjo], George Hazelwood [mandolin], Mitchell Mosier [bass], unknown male vocalists [-1])
040 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Mountain and Grass 5902
041 BOLD CAMPE SPECIAL Mountain and Grass 5902
042 LITTLE STREAM OF WHISKEY Mountain and Grass 5902
043 LOVER OF THE POUND Mountain and Grass 5902
044 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL -1 Mountain and Grass 5902
045 OLD RUGGED CROSS Mountain and Grass 5902
046 WISE COUNTY BREAKDOWN Mountain and Grass 5902
047 COTTON EYED JOE -1 Mountain and Grass 5902
048 KENTUCKY WALTZ Mountain and Grass 5902
049 BLUEGRASS STOMP Mountain and Grass 5902
050 BONAPART'S RETREAT Mountain and Grass 5902
051 SWING LOW Mountain and Grass 5902
2016 or sooner unknown – Billy Baker (Billy Baker [fiddle], Kody Norris [vcl/gt], Clayton Martin [mandolin], Matthew Henderson [banjo], Aaron Martin [bass], Al Jones [vcl‘)

052 WISE COUNTY BREAKDOWN CD 292

053 LONESOME INDIAN CD 292

054 KATY HILL CD 292

055 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT CD 292

056 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND CD 292

057 WHEEL HOSS CD 292

058 FIREBALL MAIL CD 292

059 WALKING IN MY SLEEP CD 292

060 IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE CD 292

061 I LIKE TO HEAR ‘EM PREACH IT CD 292

2017 unknown - Al Jones, Billy Baker, Dee Gunter (Al Jones [vcl], Dee Gunter [vcl], Billy Baker [fiddle], Carroll Swam [gt], Russ Hooper [dobro], Mark Delaney [banjo], Tom Mindte [mandolin/vcl], Marshall Wilborn /Stefan Custodi [ bass])

062 LEAVING DETROIT  CD 320 

063 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT  CD 320 

064 HAD A DREAM ABOUT MAMA LAST NIGHT  CD 320 

065 SALLY ANN  CD 320 

066 LOSING YOU  CD 320 

067 JUST A MEMORY  CD 320 

068 BILL CHEATHAM  CD 320 

069 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN  CD 320 

070 LITTLE WHITE CHURCH  CD 320

071 I CAN'T GIVE MY HEART  CD 320 

072 JUST AN OLD STANDBY  CD 320 

073 PLEASE PLAY THE JUKEBOX  CD 320

ALBUMS

Zap MLP-103 Dobro And Fiddle: (Kenny Haddock:) Weeping Willow; Beautiful Dreamer; Maggie; Jubilee March; Mountain Dew; (Billy Baker:) Black Mountain Rag; Blackberry Blossom; Patty On The Turnpike; Billy In The Low Ground; Orange Blossom Special – 11-67 + Kenny Haddock
Old Homestead OHS-90100 Fiddle Classics, Vol. 1: Help Me Make It Through The Night;  Bile Them Cabbage Down; Billy In The Low Ground; Reuben; What A Friend; Barbara Allen;  Tennessee Stud;  Sally Goodwin;  Little Maggie;  Tennessee Waltz;  I'll Fly Away;  I Don't Love Nobody - 79
Old Homestead OHS-90103 Fiddle Classics, Vol. 2: Lee Harwey Blues; 8th Of January; Baker Hill; Sally Ann; Black Mountain Rag; Shortnin' Bread; Maiden's Prayer; Lee County Blues; Leather Britches; Liberty; Durham's Ball; Early Morning Rain - 80
Mountain And Grass MAG 5902 Wise County Special: Fire On The Mountain; Bold Campe Special; Little Stream Of Whiskey; Lover Of The Pound; Orange Blossom Special; Old Rugged Cross; Wise County Breakdown; Cotton Eyed Joe; Kentucky Waltz; Bluegrass Stomp; Bounapart's Retreat; Swing Low – 80

Patuxent Music CD 292 Wise County Fiddler: Wise County Breakdown; Lonesome Indian; Katy Hill; Help Me Make it Through the Night; Billy in the Low Ground; Wheel Hoss; Fireball Mail; Walking in My Sleep; In the Sweet Bye and Bye; I Like to Hear ‘Em Preach It – 03-10-16

Patuxent Music CD 320 Just A Memory: Leaving Detroit; Bonaparte's Retreat; Had a Dream About Mama Last Night; Sally Ann; Losing You; Just a Memory; Bill Cheatham; Give Mother My Crown; Little White Church; I Can't Give My Heart; Just an Old Standby; Please Play the Jukebox – 19-05-18 Al Jones, Billy Baker, Dee Gunter

SINGLES
Rebel (1963-67)
F 239 Baker's Hornpipe/I Could Change My Mind - 05-63
F 241 Black Jack Davie/Last Farewell - 63
F 262 Baker's Shuffle/Cotton Eye Joe - 10-66