[Music] R.I.P. Ginger Baker

[happypig]

Passed away this morning.

A third of one the finest three-piece bands ever

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Sad news, R.I.P.

 

[fleet]

Very sad. Years ago I did lighting for Ginger Bakers Full House was a great gig.

 

[pearl]

Oh that is sad news

rest in peace

 

[Icy Gull]

RIP Ginger

Have to confess I thought he’d die very young along with Keith Richards. They both appear to have lived life to the full in their heydays

 

[VAL1850]

One of the true Greats. ... RIP

 

[maltaseagull]

Was a great drummer!

RIP. No fighting with Jack please !

 

[birthofanorange]

Fabulous drummer, but not a very nice person, by all accounts.
Saw him recently in the Drum Legends gig at the Dome, alongside Pete Yorke and Herman Rarebell. He wasn't looking too good, then.
R.I.P. Ginger.

As an aside, anyone going to see Music of Cream on Thursday? Has his son, Kofi Baker on drums, alongside Malcolm Bruce (Jack's son) and Will Johns (Clapton's nephew).

They're pretty damn good.

 

[jakarta]

Saw him in 1981 when he was playing with Hawkwind of all people. Brilliant drummer, less than a wonderful person by all accounts.

Cream were amazing, everyone should go on You Tube to their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1968.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Very sad news, one of the truly greats of rock music and a personal drumming hero of mine .
Anybody else recall Cream gig at the Top Rank Suite back in the day? Absolute magic!

 

[Boys 9d]

First saw him at the Dome playing in Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band before that band started wearing waistcoats and bowler hats. The band uniform was a grey pullover with a large letter P sewn on the front.

 

[sydney]

aaahhhw **** ...!! great drummer ....possibly the best....

 

[sydney]

Fabulous drummer, but not a very nice person, by all accounts.
Saw him recently in the Drum Legends gig at the Dome, alongside Pete Yorke and Herman Rarebell. He wasn't looking too good, then.
R.I.P. Ginger.

As an aside, anyone going to see Music of Cream on Thursday? Has his son, Kofi Baker on drums, alongside Malcolm Bruce (Jack's son) and Will Johns (Clapton's nephew).

They're pretty damn good.

some pedigree there mate ....dome has great acoustics to .....have a good un ..

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

RIP Ginger. Wonderful back catalogue of work. Fabulous drummer.

 

[birthofanorange]

some pedigree there mate ....dome has great acoustics to .....have a good un ..

Sadly not at the Dome - that was the Drum Legends gig a while ago. Music of Cream are playing at the Haunt....or supposed to be, but I hear it's moved round the corner in Pool Valley. Guess I'd better make sure....

And cheers, I will do.

 

[METALMICKY]

Fabulous drummer, but not a very nice person, by all accounts.
Saw him recently in the Drum Legends gig at the Dome, alongside Pete Yorke and Herman Rarebell. He wasn't looking too good, then.
R.I.P. Ginger.


As an aside, anyone going to see Music of Cream on Thursday? Has his son, Kofi Baker on drums, alongside Malcolm Bruce (Jack's son) and Will Johns (Clapton's nephew).

They're pretty damn good.

By all accounts Herman lives in Brighton and more importantly so does Michael Schenker

 

[GT49er]

To be honest, I thought he'd died some time ago, but that doesn't in any way detract from the sadness of today. RIP Ginger.

 

[birthofanorange]

By all accounts Herman lives in Brighton and more importantly so does Michael Schenker

Yeah, Herman mentioned that at the gig - and Schenker rocked up for some Scorpions numbers.

Just hoping he'll get tempted to do a few turns down The Neptune, sometime.

 

[jakarta]

To be honest, I thought he'd died some time ago, but that doesn't in any way detract from the sadness of today. RIP Ginger.

You were possibly thinking of Jack Bruce? Sad (and ironic considering his many years of alcohol & heroin addiction) that Eric Clapton is the only one left...

 

[GT49er]

You were possibly thinking of Jack Bruce? Sad (and ironic considering his many years of alcohol & heroin addiction) that Eric Clapton is the only one left...

No, I wasn't - somehow I was quite sure (wrongly as I now know) that Clapton was the only one left.