Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer who shot to fame in the 1960s as a member of the pioneering British rock trio Cream, has died. He was 80. The musician died on Sunday morning, his family confirmed ...

When Ginger Baker died Sunday at the age of 80 after years of ill health, the rock era lost its first real superstar drummer. Mind you, Baker would’ve absolutely hated having his name tied to anything ...

Cream founding member and drummer extraordinaire Ginger Baker is “critically ill in hospital,” according to his family. The news was shared via Giinger’s The Baker family are sad to announce that ...

Ginger Baker, the British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, died Sunday at age 80, his family said.Baker wielded his blues power and jazz technique to help break open ...

Cream drummer Ginger Baker’s son Kofi said he had to force his dad to give him drum lessons, as he discussed the pair’s strained relationship in a new interview. “Taking lessons from my dad wasn’t the ...

Ginger Baker, 80, a legendary English drummer in the rock world, sadly died on Oct. 6 after an illness his family confirmed on his Twitter page. “We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away ...

Peter Edward 'Ginger' Baker found his way into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame by playing the drums with a degree of proficiency and expression matched by few others. He first gained fame in the late ...

Ginger Baker says his doctor hopes he'll return to the stage, despite a health issue that recently took the Cream drummer off the road. In late February, Baker was diagnosed with "serious heart ...

Over the last few decades, I have interviewed dozens of rock icons from the 1960s and 1970s. While compiling a new book about these historic chats, I have found some gems where the rockers commented ...

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I was having dinner with former Gang of Four drummer Hugo Burnham in Coolidge Corner not long ago and Ginger Baker’s name came up. Baker — the 74-year-old drummer who came to superstar fame with Cream ...

A brief statement on Baker's social media page Sunday (Oct. 6) revealed, "We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully this morning. Thank you to everyone for your kind words to us ...