Word!!

@@keithmccaslyn2527 Ginger Baker isn't dead.

@@dominiquegaboury1301 Sorry to inform you but, yes, he is. He died October 6, 2019.

Thanks for your "purrumpumpum" in "presence of ThE lord"

Also a great voice, guesting on recordings by Kip Hanrahan, Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Tony Williams, etc. Curious, could you name some of these songs he wrote that were hits for other artists?

When I think of Ginger Baker, I think of his drumming on Tales of Brave Ulysses. One of my favorite songs solely because of his powerful drumming.

Thank you. . I agree Ulysses.

Lpmgato1 Same here, Cream was my favorite band back in the day. I still listen to them today. I'm 66.

Loved Cream...I'm a bass player...Jack Bruce of Cream and Jet Harris of The Shadows..my inspiration

I grew up on 60's music. One of the first drummers I noted was Ginger Baker with Cream. He was as much a success for Cream as Clapton was

Jack hated the man but dealt with it

hard to like ginger, even harder to hate him

Actually, you have it backwards

white bird him hate to harder even, ginger like to hard

They shared a rhythm. There was love, despite all the bad press. Someone here said ginger was complicated. Yes, it seems so. We all have many sides to our personalities. Some just more extreme, even volatile. RIP and love to them both.

vanshipman, Remarkable people rarely are easy to deal with

Check out a 11yearold Japanese drummer on KZfaq called Yoyoka. She does an amazing cover of Zep's Good Times Bad Times,and Cream's Sunshine of your Love. Rock on Bro.

and KEITH MOON WAS THE BEST

I totally agree with you. There were other great players John Bonham being one of them but Ginger was a force of nature! Kind of like comparison between Clapton and Hendrix. Clapton was off the hook man no one better, except Jimi who like Ginger Baker was a force of nature. I'm the same age as you and have been playing the guitar since age 9 after seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. I feel so fortunate to have grown up and come of age during that musically rich time period. Nothing digitized, no pitch correction, all analogue and all true spirit and feeling.

@@Jakal-pw8yq Amen brother 👍🏻 I remember when I first took up the guitar, there were zero resources to draw from, at least where I lived. So I took to the library and checked out an old Mel Bay book of some kind. It just showed how to get your chords and what not. I worked on just learning chords night and day and didn’t know anything about barre chords, along with playing the same chord in different locations of the neck. I just had to listen to my Beatle and Cream records and just used my ears to guide me. I can’t imagine having the internet as a resource, but in some ways I’m sort of glad I didn’t. It forced me to really rely on my ear. I really loved Jimi Hendrix and do agree he was just brilliant. But I still just preferred Eric during that small time when Cream were a live band. I still think that when Cream were in the zone, they were just untouchable live. Some of their jams were just amazing and Eric played some of the most incredible stuff I’ve ever heard. I think I preferred his tone and (outside of the wah pedal) unprocessed raw sound. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Jimi and his sound, but I it’s just a matter of personal taste I suppose. I continued to follow and enjoy Eric throughout the years, but I was disappointed in his laid back approach in style and tone after Cream. When he was playing that SG through a Marshall…man that was magic. It would have been so wonderful had we not lost Jimi so early and tragically. I often wonder what he would have evolved into. Sadly we’ll never know, but I’m certain it would have been incredible! Happy New Year!🙏👍🏻

Both now together in heaven.

Martin I agree with you 1 million percent. They could have had 2 more guitarists with clapton and still had more power.

You need to watch more

@JustAintThatWay q no

He practiced a lot like all good drummers

From what I`ve seen, Ginger rode his polo ponies and smoked cigarettes right up `till the end. 80 Ginger years must be the equivlalent of 160 regular years

Brian Aspden Probably so. But they were not the best of friends,that's for sure.

I don't think they hated each other. Probably he respected him, even though they weren't close friends.

Agreed! Ginger and Jack may have had their issues but they always respected each other no matter what

What about the beginning of the day?

At the beginning of the day...well there was that story of how they were on stage together in the Graham Bond band and Ginger had said "you're too f**ing loud" and then Jack threw his upright bass into his drum set, destroying it...haha...great stuff.

Agree with you about crossroads.

I gotta agree. He's still got his $*#*$(( chops no doubt. And he loved the guy despite everything. You could tell how sad he was that Jack Bruce was gone, after all these years.

春畑道哉

Along with Moon and Entwistle

What is it that would qualify him to be in Jesus' arms?

@@vernonsteinkamp1088 And what is it that doesn't qualify him in Jesus arms? How do you know if he repented? Ginger has said "God is punishing me for my past wickedness" Sounds like he had moments of humility to me. Do 'you' have humility?

Vernon Steinkamp by your statement possibly more than yourself

@@vernonsteinkamp1088 I like to think that Jesus would've ended up with a drumstick up his nose should that ever have happened.

His heart will catch on and HEAL 100% to the BEAT of the Drums..Ginger is awesome..

Exactly my thought. He's unsteady, has difficulty talking, but put Ginger in front of a kit and it's completely rote. Incredible musician...as a person, the jury may be out on that one for a while.

Ginger was playing great here, even right after a heart operation!

TheCream14 ..listening to to Jack Bruce playing....I’m So Glad.....no one can beat his speed on the bass guitar....no one... Jack Bruce’s bass also had not finger boards on it....was the only bass player to play a bass guitar like that....

He is THE best.

It WAS one of the very best

One of the best bands ever

They played the best version of crossroads ever and i can herar it now over 40 Years not getting bored!

2nd most influential to the Beatles . Best Trio ever , still is

Tru Dat! They were the trio that all other rock trios were compared to.

Tim charles Ever hear of John Bonham?

Marsbonfire Ever hear of Neil Peart? But great respect to Ginger and rip Jack. One hell of a bass player

Bonham? Peart? Great drummers, but I cannot compare them to Baker. It’s not even close.

You need to watch more drummers, times have changed

@@kevinsmith-ee7ne Neil.is the Messiah, ginger great

Greatest to ever do it

Brown bread now though

emorejekul haha what a dope that guy was!

And at the same time a totally shit person,violent, egotistical and a wanker at every opportunity.

OH, PLEASE!!!!!

Him and Phil Taylor!

No bastardy is perfect dude

I'd say " Life well...lived"

...and gone...

Even, with the operation he still sounds amazing.🥁🔥