Ginger Baker

Ginger Baker, Cream Co-Founder Who Redefined Rock Drumming, Dead at 80

One of rock’s greatest drummers laid the groundwork for heavy metal and world music while excelling at jazz and Afrobeat

October 6, 2019
Cream’s Ginger Baker is ‘Critically Ill in Hospital’

Cream’s Ginger Baker is ‘Critically Ill in Hospital’

Drummer’s family unveiled news on Wednesday

September 26, 2019

#50GreatestConcerts: Cream, 1968

Even as they were breaking up, Cream pushed the boundaries of rock and roll

June 26, 2017

Eric Clapton Hints at Retirement, Says Touring is ‘Unbearable’

The guitarist also says Cream reunion would be a "tragic confrontation”

June 30, 2014

Ginger Baker Asks Himself ‘Why?’ in Swinging New Song – Premiere

Listen to a new track from the Cream drummer's first LP in 16 years

May 1, 2014

‘Beware of Mr. Baker’: A Documentary about the Genius and Terror of Drummer Ginger Baker

After the sweet Searching for Sugar Man, writes David Fricke, the year's second-best rock doc is its polar opposite: Beware…

December 6, 2012