Ginger Baker, the legendary British drummer, has passed away at the age of 80. The Baker family issued a statement on social media on the evening of September 25 stating: “The Baker family are sad to announce that Ginger is critically ill in hospital. Please keep him in your prayers tonight.” Baker’s death was confirmed on social media by his family today (October 6) with the message: “We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital this morning. Thank you to everyone for your kind words over the past weeks.” The drummer was one of the founding fathers of heavy music, joining Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce in Cream. The power trio lasted a mere two years between 1966 through to ’68, releasing four albums of psychedelic hard rock whose influ...
