Ginger Baker was the ornery jazz-schooled Thunder Machine behind the “total magic” of Cream’s improv-blues attack, whose signature drumming informed 60s rock and 70s Afrobeat. In 2015, four years ...

The recording sessions were a big deal for both Kuti and EMI, the label that owned Abbey Road Studios. Kuti was the first signing to EMI’s Africa imprint, and Live! would be the first major ...

Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born 19 August 1939) was an English drummer and the founder of the rock band Cream. His work in the 1960s earned him praise as "rock's first superstar drummer," although ...

Roy Thomas Baker, whose intricate work on multiple albums by Queen — including “Bohemian Rhapsody” — the Cars, Foreigner and others made him one of the most successful and influential producers of the ...

The World’s Greatest Drummer is lying flat out on a bed in a West London hotel room when the man from Classic Rock is ushered into his presence. “’Oo are you?” he moans, barely taking a handshake ...

Maintaining the legacy of the late Cream drummer Ginger Baker remains vitally important for his son, Kofi Baker. “It’s pretty much everything at the moment for me. I was doing the Cream stuff before ...

Few insults cut quite like being called “contrived”. Sadly, that’s exactly what Ginger Baker said about guitarist Gary Moore while part of the supergroup BBM. “A tour was suggested; I’d get £50,000 a ...

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Ginger Baker, real name Peter Edward Baker, was a British drummer recognized worldwide for his talent, versatility and unique style. Born on August 19, 1939 in London, Baker began his musical career ...

Legacies are tricky. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can be an unbearable weight to carry around. One has to imagine that’s the case for Kofi Baker, son of late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ginger ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. In parts one and two of this exclusive interview series with studio ...

Although the lyrics to Led Zeppelin's "Four Sticks" don't depict a fantastical, far-away battle, a very real struggle ensued during the song's recording process. The sixth track on Zep's untitled ...