Ginger Baker, drummer in 1960s group Cream, dies aged 80

FILE PHOTO: Drummer Ginger Baker of the Legendary supergroup Cream performs during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain May 2, 2005. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON - British rock music drummer Ginger Baker, a co-founder of the 1960’s supergroup Cream with bass player Jack Bruce and guitarist Eric Clapton, died on Sunday aged 80. Baker, who was born in south London in 1939, first came to prominence as a member of blues group The Graham Bond Organisation before founding Cream in 1966.

The band released four groundbreaking albums that brought together blues, psychedelic rock and hard rock before disbanding in 1968. Baker went on to work with Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and joined English rock band Hawkwind for a period in the 1980s.“We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital this morning,” a notice on Baker’s Twitter feed said on Sunday.

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Rest in Peace

RockyMntnMike One of the greats. RIP Ginger

RIP sir..... we will miss you. And the beat plays on......

R.I.P.

Dude outlasted his rock star peers by a long shot...must have partied less hard. Good for him!!

R.I.P. Ginger

Rest In Peace, Ginger.👍

I remember a party with him at 'les chandelles ' in Paris, he fisted my wife while i was watching, a great guy

😔R.I.P.⚰ ⚬'Ginger Baker.'⚬🙏😔

Oh awful. One of the truly greats.

RIP

RIP Ginger Baker and Thanks for all the great music 💞❣❤

Damn

Impressive that he lived that long despite being a heroin addict.

RIP

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