Billy Baker

American bluegrass fiddler, born July 5, 1936 in Pound, Virginia. He is the third cousin of the late Kenny Baker (4). In the early 1950s, he began playing professionally with local bands. He recorded with the Bluegrass Kinsmen, Kentucky Grass and Earl Taylor, who he worked with on WBMD Maryland in the early 1960s. In 1963, he joined Del McCoury and played on recordings made for Arhoolie Records.