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Ginger Baker Verbally Abuses Reporter

Michael Gallucci — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:21:15 +0000

It's no secret that former Cream drummer Ginger Baker isn't a very pleasant man to be around. In fact, there's a whole documentary, 'Beware of Mr. Baker,' about his difficult behavior. A U.K. music writer recently became the target of Baker's ire during a public Q&A session.

Ginger Baker Reveals His Childhood Cycling Dream

Jeff Giles — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:45:33 +0000

He’s indisputably one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock and roll, but Ginger Baker didn’t always see himself behind a kit — in fact, as he revealed during a recent interview, he originally dreamed of being a professional cyclist. “I was obsessed with the idea of being a cyclist when I was [...]

Cream to Release Live Triple Vinyl Set for Record Store Day

Dave Lifton — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:05:22 +0000

Cream have become the latest classic rock act to announce that they will be celebrating Record Store Day on April 20. The famous supergroup will release a three-LP of ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall’ in an extremely limited run of only 1,500 copies. Originally released on CD and home video in October 2005, [...]

Ginger Baker's 'Beware of Mr. Baker' Documentary Trailer Released

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:00:04 +0000

In the trailer for ‘Beware of Mr. Baker,’ Ginger Baker, the former drummer of Cream and Blind Faith is declared to be many things. Some desirable. Others? Not so much. The skins smasher is declared mad. He is described as looking like the devil. It is said that he is what the drums are all about. He is christened a lovable rogue and the world’s greatest drummer. How’s that for polarizing? He is certainly a lot of different things to a lot of people.