Ginger Baker, one of rock's most gifted drummers who helped form the supergroup Cream with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce, dies at 80
"Dad passed away peacefully," his daughter Nettie Baker told CNN in a statement."He was in no pain and had recently been able to see and speak to his children, close family and special friends." Psychedelic rock band Hawkwind, which worked with Baker, tweeted their condolences on his death Sunday."Fly high Ginger! You were a one off and and a true legend...We were honoured to work with you...RIP," the band's Twitter page said.So very, very sorry to hear this....
— Hawkwind October 6, 2019 Spandau Ballet songwriter Gary Kemp and film director Edgar Wright also paid tribute to a musician who inspired countless others.RIP the great Ginger Baker. The reason so many drummers wanted a double-bass drum. #GingerBaker pic.twitter.com/FXXWsxmsqo — Gary Kemp October 6, 2019 RIP the music giant that was Ginger Baker. The beat behind too many favourite songs from Cream, The Graham Bond Organisation and Alexis Corner's Blues Incorporated. pic.twitter.com/2ZaJcbcmK2
— edgarwright October 6, 2019 Read MoreBaker grew up in Lewisham, south London, son of a bricklayer. His father was killed in World War II when Baker was only four years old. Bullied at school, he began playing drums at the age of 16, and, and was earning a living as a professional musician a year later, becoming a fixture of London's 1950s Soho jazz scene.
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