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Ginger Baker RIP

buckshee
buckshee Posts: 7,867
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Horrible old nasty bastard but what a drummer. 
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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    RIP
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    Rock legend but challenging personality! I hadn't realised what an interesting life he'd lead, RIP

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49827436
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,004
    RIP
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    RIP the documentary Beware of Mr Baker is well worth watching
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,741
    RIP
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    RIP
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,170
    Another from my youth...RIP Lewisham lad.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    RIP
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    His involvement in African music opened the ears of many Europeans to a whole new world of music.
    For that I thank him.
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,792
    Can't say I warmed to him as an individual but somewhat unique as a drummer. Just Clapton left now from probably one of the most accomplished rock threesome (with the possible exception of the Jimi Hendrx Experience) of all time.

    RIP
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    killerandflash said:
    Rock legend but challenging personality! I hadn't realised what an interesting life he'd lead, RIP

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49827436
    What a fascinating story. I strongly recommend a read of that article. I didn't know about the cycling or the polo, indeed despite a liking for the Graham Bond Organisation, I never realised that was him I was listening too. It all makes sense with hindsight though.  After watching the linked Kermode piece, I'm definitely going to watch Beware of Mr Baker the whole thing is on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=josXy65dQI8

    Never were the words Rest In Peace more meaningful than to a man who believed god was punishing him.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    RIP Ginger
    A contemporary of mine at Shooters Hill GS. 
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    cafc-west said:
    Another from my youth...RIP Lewisham lad.
    Didn't know that RIP Ginger.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    RIP Peter.

    An amazing 80 years on this planet. I can only thin that amongst the myriad of drugs he took, a large quantity could have been formaldehyde.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    RIP great drummer.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    RIP.  A strange guy, but so are most drummers 
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,083
    Still think that his drum solo on Wheels of fire is the benchmark for Rock drummers, although he regarded his playing in the style of Jazz. Met his once at a Jack Bruce concert, which I was surprised to see him at, as he had quite a love hate relationship with Jack. I simply love the  Cream days, and the three of them played music that I listen to every week, as a 'group' there playing was, and is unequal to any band playing blues\power\rock. As a disciple of Jimi Hendrix, and Rory Gallagher,  Cream were first and unique, The only drummer that came close to him was Bonzo. He could be an awkward  so and so, and wether that was for the cameras I  have no idea, Sorry to see that he was in poor health, but will remain a legend to me and many others of that late 60's era. 
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    RIP
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    crème de la crème of drummers .. oddball Ginger R I P
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  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,015
    Another shout out for the Beware....documentary- fascinating viewing. RIP Big Ginger.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    Fantastic drummer - saw Ginger Baker's Airforce at The Rainbow late seventies. RIP
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,846
    Another legend from my youth gone.
    Ginger is up there with the likes of Bonzo and Moonie as the very best rock has seen.
    He'll already be rucking with Jack!

    RIP Peter
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RIP Ginger
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    A huge influence on drumming. I hope he is at peace.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP to one of our South East London legends.
    I remember in a long ago interview him talking about drumming and rhythm and how it was everywhere, and how he would sometimes be inspired by the rhythms made by London Underground trains he travelled on.
  • Redlionlane
    Redlionlane Posts: 5
    RIP Ginger. The greatest of the former pupils of Shooters Hill Grammar school has gone. But we’ve still got Jools Holland, Steve Peregrine Took and Steve White. I’m so proud to have been there. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    Unusual for a rock drummer to reach 80.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    Redlionlane said:
    RIP Ginger. The greatest of the former pupils of Shooters Hill Grammar school has gone. But we’ve still got Jools Holland, Steve Peregrine Took and Steve White. I’m so proud to have been there. 
    Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Steve Peregrine Took departed some years ago.

    RIP Ginger, if I’m honest some of his stuff went over my head, but Cream defined Blues Rock for me.
  • Addickhead86
    Addickhead86 Posts: 1,148
    He's going to be livid about that. RIP

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