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Born: August 19, 1939 in Lewisham, London, England
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Pop/Rock

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Ginger Baker was rock's first superstar drummer and the most influential percussionist of the 1960s. There were other drummers who were well-known to the public before him, including the Beatles' Ringo Starr and, in England at the end of the 1950s, the Shadows' Tony Meehan, but they were famous primarily for the groups in which they played and for ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 African Force: Palanquin's Pole
2001 African Force
1999 Coward of the County
1996 Falling off the Roof
1995 Ginger Baker's Energy
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Filmography:
2007 Classic Rock Drum Solos
2005 Cream Live
1991 Cream: Strange Brew
1968 Cream: The Farewell Concert
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Member Of: Masters of Reality Baker Gurvitz Army Hawkwind Ginger Baker's Air Force Blind Faith More >> Similar Artists: Cream Graham Bond Frank Zappa Jack Bruce Nicky Skopelitis More >>

Influenced By: Art Blakey Vernell Fournier Shelly Manne Ron Jefferson Gene Krupa More >> Followers: Bill Ward Peter Criss John Bonham Scott Asheton Liquid Tension Experiment More >>

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