Ginger Baker was inducted into the rock hall of fame in 1993 with Cream bandmates Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton, with whom he also played in Blind Faith.
, esteemed as one of the most virtuosic drummers ever to sit behind a kit through his innovative work with English rock bands Cream and the short-lived Blind Faith, died on Sunday. He was 80.
Cream — Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton — plus friends, at London’s Heathrow Airport in 1967. Cream released four albums before disbanding in 1968, among them “Fresh Cream,” which included Baker’s five-minute drum solo on the track “Toad,” which quickly became a highlight of the group’s concerts.
“He understands the African beat more than any other Westerner,” Nigerian drummer Tony Allen once said. Baker, Clapton and Bruce came together again in 2005 for four shows at the Royal Albert Hall, documented in a live recording.Baker published his autobiography, “Hellraiser,” in 2009, and resumed touring in 2013 and 2014 with Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion, consisting of saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, bassist Alec Dankworth and percussionist Abass Dodoo.
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