Ginger Baker
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Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and
Baker performing in 1984
Cream performing on Dutch television in January 1968
Baker in 1980
Baker in 2011
Cream (band)
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Cream were a British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalis
Ginger Baker
…Organisation, both times alongside bassist Jack Bruce, with whom Baker would often clash. In 1966, Baker and Bruce joined guitarist Eric Clapton to form Cream, which achieved worldwide success but lasted only until 1968, in part due to Baker's and Bruce's volatile relationship. Following Cream, Baker worked…
Cream in 1967. From left to right: Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton.
Bruce and Baker onstage c. 1967
Cream, c. late 1967