After playing in a band with bassist Jack Bruce, the two recruited Eric Clapton & became one of rocks first supergroups; Cream.

It featured the classics; Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew, SWLABR & Tales of Brave Ulysses as well as seven other great tunes. The psychedelic art work defined the era. Bakers thunderous drums, along with Clapton's legendary guitars & Bruce's incredible bass, make Cream one of the greatest bands of all time, influencing generations of hard rock bands to follow.
Just two more albums followed, the double album Wheels of Fire, which became the first double LP to ever go platinum. It featured White Room, Born Under a Bad Sign, Politician & more was more bluesy than psychedelic.

Their last album was Goodbye, before the band broke up in 1969. They had actually broke up a year prior, due to bickering, showing each other up at live performances & the pressures of being a popular band with big egos. They were convinced to do a final album & farewell tour. Goodbye only had three new songs, including I'm So Glad & the hit Badge which featured George Harrison playing guitar.

After Cream, Baker managed to slip his way into Blind Faith, another supergroup featuring Clapton, Steve Winwood from Traffic & Ric Grech from Family. The band only recorded one album, another classic featuring songs like Cant Find My Way Back Home, Had to Cry today & a cover of Buddy Hollys Well Alright. The album cover was controversial, as it featured a drawing of topless young girl, with a phallic symbol of an airplane in her hand, representing a girl growing into a woman.

After that Baker would form Ginger Bakers Air Force & play with them on & off through his life. Baker did not like to be labeled a rock drummer, he felt it was not enough to define him.
His use of double bass drums, along with the Who's Keith Moon & Jimi Hendrix Experience's Mitch Mitchell, inspired a genre of future Heavy Metal drummers.
Everyone from Peter Criss, Neil Peart, John Bonham, Ian Paice, Alex Van Halen, Nick Mason, Bill Bruford, Stewart Copeland, Dave Lombardo, Danny Seraphine & Tommy Aldridge all refer to Baker as a key influence.
He had his demons, battling heroine addictions many times in his life, was known to have a very bad temper at times & was married four different times.

But the fondest of memories come from his music which Ginger Baker was one of the worlds greatest drummers ever. Long Live Ginger Baker!!
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