Ginger Baker of Cream

. “Well, I would definitely go for aborting. I loathe and detest heavy metal. I think it is an abortion. A lot of these guys come up and say, ‘Man, you were my influence; the way you thrashed the drums.’ They don’t seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not enjoyment — and painful. I suffered onstage because of that [high amplifier] volume crap. I didn’t like it then, and like it even less now.

When it became clear the group was going nowhere, Baker, Bond, and Bruce left to form the spinoff band the Graham Bond Organization. The group earned a fiercely devoted following all over England, but internal tensions were tearing it apart. Bond was fighting a heroin addiction, and Baker and Bruce were often fighting each other, with their physical spats sometime breaking out midway through sets.

The band called it quits after a pair of farewell shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1968; Clapton formed Blind Faith with Steve Winwood the following year. Clapton had little interest in working with Baker again, but the drummer showed up anyway at their first rehearsals. “Somehow he got wind of what we were doing and had tracked us,” Clapton wrote in his memoir. “Steve’s face lit up when he saw Ginger, while my heart sank.

It took watching his good friend Jimi Hendrix die after a debauched night on the town together for Baker to finally kick hard drugs. Feeling he couldn’t pull that off in Europe, he packed up and traveled to Africa, teaming up with Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti for his classic 1971 LP,

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RachelSteeleCLE Sad To Hear

JoeNBC A rock icon...Cream was a huge part of my youth. Thanks Ginger Baker for the best beats of my young life.

Lovelovelove them and him❣️♥️♥️☺️

May he rest in peace.

😪

R. I. P. Ginger

He helped define some of the greatest drummers and rock bands in history. RIP Ginger. We will forever march to the beat of your groovy drum.

RIP the man who put the Tom in the Tom Toms

One of my favorite all time bands. Badge was a masterpiece

RIP Ginger

greggkrupa He really did it his way......

Netflix....Beware of Mr Baker is a MUST watch

It's a good age to leave the world

Vicious time keeper! His beat goes on!

RIP GINGER 😭

chompie97 Rock on, Ginger Baker.

R.I.P. ginger ...

Man 😎 my youth RestInPower 💔

Bonzo dan Moon telah menantimu🔥

JoeNBC Awesome talent. RIP

RussellMadison_ A passing of a rock great, RIP, Ginger Baker.

Gingers drumming on the Masters of Reality album Sunrise on the Sufferbus is of the highest quality. One of,if not the best album showcasing a rock/jazz fusion that really underscored Gingers unbelievable talent.

ATafoya21 That’s Hunter Pence

Damn, sad. Rest In Peace Ginger Baker. Your incredible drumming will never be forgotten.

RIP

RIP Ginger Baker. What a drummer! Cream was a major player in the soundtrack of my high school memories and continue on today. Ginger Baker w/Jack Bruce & Eric Clapton made awesome 🎶 music 🎼 together.

RIP

Another legend gone, R.I.P.

RIP Ginger😥 thanks for the great music.

Ginger was the wild man of drums His rhythm and intensity electrified fans everywhere and he Jack and Eric put out a huge burst of energy into a jaded world A Life Worth Living Keep On Drumming.

bringbackglam R.I.P. Ginger

Dammit.

Over/under on the release of a biopic, starring McConaughey ?

😢

RIP to a legend

futurerocklgnds My hats off to one of the greatest drummers who ever lived. He had a drumming contest against Buddy Rich once. I'll look that up when I get to my computer.

Wow, so sad to hear this. RIPGingerBaker

😢💕

What an enormous loss. Be at rest, Ginger.

JoeNBC The drum solo from Toad is playing in my mind.

TonyTodd54 He was an A-Hole.

Wow 80 years old. RIP

JoeNBC Can’t believe a lifelong alcohol and heroin abuser lived to eighty.

😢RIP GINGER

Ginger played drums with the thunderous delicacy of an elephant in steel-toed boots tiptoeing through a minefield. RIPGingerBaker GingerBDrums

RIP Ginger Baker, one of rock's greatest drummers ever.

SJBgotdrums vseibs28

Rest In Peace, Mr Ginger Baker.

ColMorrisDavis HNTurtledove Don't forget his Iron Butterfly work, In - A - Gadda - Da - Vida baby!

JoeNBC RIP

TheSpaceBar Sadness.

RIP Mr. Baker

Damnnnnn, one of the great rock drummers!!

In my opinion the greatest rock drummer ever. Almost like a savant. A shame Cream broke up so early. When you listen to Cream, focus on Baker. Mind blowing is the sound he made.

Fantastic drummer and musical visionary gingerbaker

😢 May his Rockin Soul pass peacefully through the gates of heaven 🙏

I have to say I have heard this song played over 1K times in my lifetime. One thing is for certain a classic song never ages. You may be gone, but your music will live on forever. RIPGingerBaker

😢

Rip. I have never heard of them I would be too young,but I see ppl saying how influential he was,i will look up this band.

Amazing he made it to 80 to be honest. RIP Ginger

I loved his talent!

the_60s_at_50 Ginger Baker, drummer for Cream, RIP. Over the next ten years Rock & Roll, RIP.......

JoeNBC Toad. 'nuf said.

80 is pretty good for a rocker from the 60’s.

RIP . . . Or not. Rock on

RIP Ginger 🙏🥁

RIP 💜

An extremely gifted drummer. A legend. RIP.

RiP ginger

RachelSteeleCLE Just damn....RIPGingerBaker 😥

acevonjohnson One of the greats, a legend . . I have several Cream LPs- always a fan from the start. 💔

WalczakLinda9 A great shame, probably the greatest rock/blues drummers of all time!!?

Remembering those distinctive, rolling fills. Nobody did it like Ginger. RIP.

We will miss you Ginger Baker!

Disraeli Gears, first récord album I ever owned. RIP.

Also, B.S. Crazy.

joannewilder RIP. Thanks for the music. God Bless

DavidAmoyal RIP 🙏🏻

RIP Ginger Baker. 😢 🥁

We come from a family of drummers and Ginger Baker was one of the best.

Baker_Moon_Bonham

A master of the craft ....in his prime he was incredible.

JoeNBC Missed already. RIP dude

JoeNBC Just listened to Blind Faith album yesterday and played it loud.

RIP, Ginger Baker. 🙏🎶

RIP

May he Rip ❤🙏

ColMorrisDavis Had occasion to meet him once, around 30 years ago. He was...not in a good mood that day. Or maybe he was, given what I later saw in “Beware of Mr. Baker.” No matter. It was still an honor and a thrill. Legend.

😢😢

Sad to know eric is the only former member left. Gone but not forgotten.

JoeNBC Loved Cream; always will. RIP, Ginger.

JoeNBC Rip Ginger Baker. 💙

Peace, brother. And thank you!

Ginger Baker came to a Georgia waffle house in 1978 with his friend and confidant Maury Povich. They were great friends you see. Baker punched me in the nose while Maury held my hands behind my back. I was thrashed . After the beating, I paid for their meal . Great men RIP Ginger

davidamackey 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

Rip man keep the beat going with jack in heaven

Truly sad news to wake up to. RIP😞

RIP Ginger Baker

Thanks for the great music Ginger! 🤘

JoeNBC May his beat go on... LA Times 1991

JoeNBC

JoeNBC RIP. Thank you for your talents.

ColMorrisDavis Thanks for the music Ginger, sad to see you go.

What a trio of talent - Ginger, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. - My all-time favourite British rock band and Ginger was one of the best if not the best drummer I've ever heard. Rest In Peace Ginger and thanks for the fab memories.

🙏🏾✌🏾

One of my favorites....

ColMorrisDavis When amphetamines were like candy...and I'm ok with that...lovers 80 yrs? God Bless you Ginger..

Murfiano9

Rest in ☮️ !!!

This is gonna sound bad, but I swore he had dies already

dont say to me please, it hurts, it reminds me one day im gonna wake up and all rockn roll legends will be gone, it is really not seems right or acceptably, its bad... really bad...

What a drummer, RIP

R.I.P GINGER

incredible drummer !!!

MrsDubya6 RIP Ginger. You rocked hard. You lived hard. Think I'll start my day with a little strange brew.

Communism_Kills Give him an enema and you could bury him in a matchbox

davereaboi One of a kind. RIP, Mr. Baker.

R.I.P. Ginger

Btw, ada White Room di Joker tee hee

An absolute legend🥁

Da Da Man of Drums

Go with God Ginger. Maestro of percussion, Jazz Drummer, Polo player. The Cream.

Ginger and (little)Jack fighting for the beat

joannewilder :( rip

Remembering:

Rest in peace

How Ginger Baker made it to the age of 80-years-old, I have no idea...

Fuuuuuuucccccckkkkkk!!!!!! 🙏🙏

🙏❤🥁 r.i.p Ginger

ripgingerbaker 🥁

RIP

RIP Ginger. Crazy that I was listening to Cream this morning,randomly,then read this news!

RIP Ginger!

DrummerBoy2112 Another great Rock'n'Roller has gone.

😢

RIP! A legend

Rip Mr Baker. Thank you for the music.

Pooooota, se fue el gran Ginger Baker...

I loved Cream and I still do.

RIP Ginger. What an amazing drummer.

😢

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