6th October 2019
Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80 (bbc.co.uk).
Ginger Baker, one of the most innovative and influential drummers in rock music, has died at the age of 80.
A co-founder of the supergroup Cream in the 60’s with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce but also playing with Blind Faith, Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and psychedelic space rockers Hawkwind and, nicknamed “Ginger” for his flaming red hair, was the very archetype of a rock drummer and the lengthy drum solo owning much to the volatile Lewisham-born musician:
But he was also a temperamental and argumentative figure, whose behaviour frequently led to on-stage punch-ups.
#RIPGingerBaker (Instagram).
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