Kenny Baker
(1926-2011)

American fiddle player – Kenny Baker was born in Burdine (Township in Letcher County, Kentucky) on June 26th, 1926 and died in Nashville (Consolidated city-county in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, and the state capital of Tennessee) on July 8th, 2011 at the age of 85. Today Kenny Baker would be 97 years old.

Age

how old was Kenny Baker when he died?

Kenny Baker died in 2011 at the age of 85.

Biographical data

Birthday	June 26th, 1926 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Burdine Township in Letcher County, Kentucky
Death Date	July 8th, 2011 (Friday)
Death place	Nashville Consolidated city-county in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, and the state capital of Tennessee
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Kenny Baker

Birthday

When was Kenny Baker born?

Kenny Baker was born on June 26th, 1926.

Death

When did Kenny Baker die?

Kenny Baker died on July 8th, 2011 at the age of 85 in Nashville (Consolidated city-county in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, and the state capital of Tennessee). Today Kenny Baker would be 97 years old.