The influential bluegrass fiddler Kenny Baker, a mainstay of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys for 23 years, died July 8 in Gallatin, Tenn., after suffering a stroke. He was 85. No musician enjoyed a ...

LONDON (AP) — Kenny Baker played the lovable droid R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, achieving cult status and fans’ adulation without showing his face or speaking any lines. The 3-foot 8-inch (1.1 ...

Like it or not, Durango has an active bluegrass-music scene. Live with it. While its popularity may bum some of the genre’s naysayers out, it’s arguably not any more fertile than the towns punk or EDM ...

Kenny Baker is best known for playing the recurring role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise. Personal Life: Kenny Baker was born with dwarfism, standing 3-feet-8-inches tall. In 1970, Kenny ...

Recorded in: Fincastle (Va.), United States, Virginia, 1966. Table of contents Bluegrass Festival 1966- Bill Monroe, Sonny Osbourne, banjo, Bobby Osbourne mandolin ...

Kenny Baker played the lovable droid R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, achieving cult status and fans' adulation without showing his face or speaking any lines. Advertisement Article continues below ...

Baker premiered as smart and smart-alecky R2-D2 in the orginial Star Wars movie, in 1977. He continued the role in the three original Star Wars films and the three prequels. His companion droid, C-3PO ...

Kenny Baker, the actor who portrayed the robot R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 81. Baker’s niece Abigail Shield confirmed the actor’s death to the Guardian.