Ginger Baker
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An audience with Ginger Baker, rock’s most cantankerous drummer
By Max Bell published
From Cream to Blind Faith and beyond, this is how Ginger Baker revolutionised music

The tortured and tumultuous life of the late Ginger Baker
By Mick Wall published
Driving across deserts, owning polo ponies, making and losing fortunes, influencing generations of musicians… Ginger Baker‘s story nothing was like no one else's

“Ginger Baker stamps, thumps and whacks his personality into these numbers… he sounds a bit confused and well-lubricated, much to the evident, if a little strained, amusement of his bandmates”: Baker Gurvitz Army’s Neon Lights: The Broadcasts 1975
By Sid Smith published
They own the stage in collection of five live performances which will please old campaigners and new recruits alike

Watch Ginger Baker enthuse about polo horses before playing a drum solo in a farmyard
By Fraser Lewry published
"He's hardy, and nasty, and fanatical, the only thing that stops him being really dangerous is his concern for the horses" - the BBC on Ginger Baker

Watch Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and more pay tribute to Ginger Baker
By Fraser Lewry published
The stars comes out to play in London as Eric Clapton & Friends celebrate the life of Ginger Baker

Charity ticket auction under way for Eric Clapton's Ginger Baker tribute show
By Scott Munro published
After tickets for this month’s show in London sold out within minutes, Leonard Cheshire – the charity championed by Ginger Baker – opens online auction

Eric Clapton announces Ginger Baker tribute show
By Scott Munro published
Eric Clapton and friends will pay tribute to Ginger Baker with a special show in London next year

Rush hail Ginger Baker’s “incredible legacy”
By Scott Munro published
Rush vocalist and bassist Geddy Lee pays tribute to Ginger Baker - as band’s highlight quote from drummer Neil Peart about Baker’s influence
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