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Ginger Baker

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Ginger Baker

1939–2019

English drummer (1939–2019)

Interwar & WWII

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Key Dates

Birth

1939 August 19, 1939 →

Biography

Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world music.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1939
Birth

English drummer and songwriter (Cream, Blind Faith, Blues Incorporated, and Atomic Rooster)

August 19 →
2019
Death

Ginger Baker, English drummer (born 1939)

October 6 →

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