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Duck Baker (born Richard R. Baker IV, July 1, 1949, in Washington D.C.) is an accomplished and influential American fingerstyle guitarist, who in his playing combines styles as varied as rags, blues, country, gospel, cajun, bluegrass, Celtic music, ballads and jazz, especially swing, New Orleans jazz and even free jazz. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Fingerstyle guitar is the musical methodology of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to individual digits, as opposed to flatpicking (picking individual notes with a single plectrum called a flatpick) or strumming all the strings of the instrument in chords. ... Second edition cover of Maple Leaf Rag, perhaps the most famous rag of all Ragtime is an American musical genre enjoying its peak popularity between 1899–1918. ... Blues music redirects here. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, and old-time music that began... Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in English, Irish and Scottish traditional music. ... Celtic music is a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe. ... A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory and marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... Dixieland music is a style of jazz. ... Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ...

Biography and career

Duck Baker grew up in Richmond, Virginia. As a teenager he played in rock and blues bands before becoming interested in acoustic blues. In the early seventies he moved to San Francisco, and was performing a wide range of material which can be heard on his first record on the Kicking Mule label, "There's Something for Everyone In America". In addition to developing his solo style, he also immersed himself in the local swing jazz scene. Flag Seal Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Virginia Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 62. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Kicking Mule Records was a record label which was acquired by Fantasy Records. ...

In the late seventies Duck Baker released four more records for Kicking Mule, including two devoted to jazz and a solo guitar record of Irish and Scottish music. He also began touring as a solo artist throughout North America, Western Europe and Australia. He eventually moved to Europe before returning to San Francisco in 1987. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ...

His associations in the 1990s included the Irish fiddler, Kieran Fahy, and the traditional singer, Molly Andrews. As at 2002 he was involved in several duos: with trombonist Roswell Rudd, bassist Mark Dresser, and guitarists Jamie Findlay, Woody Mann and Ken Emerson. His solo recordings since 1980 have largely focussed on his own compositions, which reflect the influence of the great jazz pianists/composers. Roswell Rudd (born Roswell Hopkins Rudd, Jr. ... Mark Dresser (b. ...

Discography

solo / duo

• There's Something for Everyone in America (Kicking Mule Records 1976)
• When You Wore a Tulip (Kicking Mule Records 1977)
• The King of Bongo Bong (Kicking Mule Records 1977)
• The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar (Kicking Mule Records 1979)
• The Kid on the Mountain (Kicking Mule Records 1980)
• Under Your Heart Edition (Collage Records 1985)
• You Can't Take the Country out of the Boy (Edition Collage Records 1986)
• Both Sides (Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop 1987)
• The Salutation (Fisher Productions 1988)
• Paul Bunyan (with Leo Kottke) (Windham Hill Records 1990)
• A Thousand Words (Acoustic Music Records 1992)
• American Traditional (with Molly Andrews) (Day Job Records 1993)
• Opening the Eyes of Love (Shanachie Records 1993)
• The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar (Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1994)
• The Moving Business (with Molly Andrews) (Day Job Records 1994)
• The Clear Blue Sky (Acoustic Music Records 1995)
• Spinning Song (Avant Records 1996)
• The Complete Gospel Guitarist (Mel Bay Publications 1997)
• Northern Skies, Southern Blues (with Stefan Grossman) (Shanachie Records 1997)
• Ms. Right (Acoustic Music Records 1998)
• The Kid on the Mountain (Fantasy Records (re-issue) 1999)
• The Fairy Queen (with Kieran Fahy) (Day Job Records 1999)
• My Heart Belongs to Jenny (Day Job Records 2000)
• Out of the Past (with Jamie Findlay) (Day Job Records 2001)
• The Salutation (re-issue) 2006
• Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Kokomo Music 2006)

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Anthologies

• Masters of Ragtime Guitar (Kicking Mule Records 1977)
• Advanced Fingerpicking Guitar Techniques (Kicking Mule Records 1978)
• Contemporary Guitar Workshop (Kicking Mule Records 1978)
• Irish Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Airs (Kicking Mule Records 1979)
• Blues Guitar Workshop (Kicking Mule Records 1979)
• Northwestern Folklife Festival (Voyager Records 1979)
• Second Lizard Convention (Lizard Records 1983)
• Music of O'Carolan (Shanachie Records 1986)
• Music of Ireland (Shanachie Records 1988)
• Irish Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Airs (tracks from The Kid on the Mountain and Irish Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Airs on Kicking Mule) (Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1993)
• The Entertainer: Music of Scott Joplin for Fingerstyle Guitar (tracks from various Kicking Mule records) (Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1993)
• Fingerpicking Delights (tracks from various Kicking Mule records) (Shanachie Records (re-issue) 1994)
• Acoustic Routes (Demon Records 1993)
• Ramble to Cashel, Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol. 1 (Rounder Records 1998)
• The Blarney Pilgrim , Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol. 2 (Rounder Records 1998)
• Studio For Experimental Art Sampler Vol. One (Studio For 1998)
• 156 Strings (Cuneiform 2002)
• Acoustic Guitar Highlights Vol.1 (Acoustic Music Records))

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External links

• Duck Baker's website
• Biography at www.allmusic.com
• Author Information 'Duck Baker' at Mel Bay Publications
• Duck Baker: Folk ist Jazz ist Folk (in german)