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Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker recount the wild story of Cream, rock's pioneering power trio

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The year was 1968, and guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker were ...
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An audience with Ginger Baker, rock’s most cantankerous drummer

The World’s Greatest Drummer is lying flat out on a bed in a West London hotel room when the man from Classic Rock is ushered into his presence. “’Oo are you?” he moans, barely taking a handshake ...
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Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80

LONDON -- Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, tempo and style in popular music, ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Early and Quick Demise of Eric Clapton’s Supergroup Cream

Cream had the potential to be one of the greatest bands of all time. However, some personal animosity and record label politics got in the way of having a long and illustrious career. Cream was ...
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Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger among musicians paying tribute to Cream drummer Ginger Baker

Rock legends Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger were just a few of the artists to pay tribute on social media to Cream drummer Ginger Baker, who died Sunday. Rock legends Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger ...
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Ginger Baker, drummer with rock legends Cream, dies aged 80

Legendary British drummer Ginger Baker, a founding member of British psychedelic band Cream, died on Sunday aged 80, it was announced on his Twitter account. Seen performing at the Rock 'N' Roll ...
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Ginger Baker

Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born 19 August 1939) was an English drummer and the founder of the rock band Cream. His work in the 1960s earned him praise as "rock's first superstar drummer," although ...
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Beware of Mr. Baker: Great Drumming Almost Excuses Ginger Baker's Dickishness

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Ginger Baker, drummer with rock legends Cream, dies aged 80

“We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital this morning,” a message posted on his Twitter page stated. “Thank you to everyone for your kind words over the past weeks.” ...
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Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80

Ginger Baker, notorious hellraiser and celebrated drummer in the supergroup Cream, has died at the age of 80 at a hospital in the United Kingdom. Ginger Baker, notorious hellraiser and celebrated ...
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Ginger Baker, Drummer for Cream, Dies at 80

Drummer Ginger Baker, who became rock’s first superstar percussionist as a member of the wildly popular ‘60s British power trio Cream, died Sunday in England. He was 80. His Facebook and Twitter pages ...