"Ginger Baker at His Best Ginger Baker at His Best was part of a set of four double albums consisting of selected individual and collective output of the band and that of its three members. The albums were released in 1972. The Cream album was entitled ""Heavy Cream"", and featured illustrations of Eric Clapton, Baker and Jack Bruce. Three additional albums were devoted to each individual band member - ""Jack Bruce At His Best,"" ""Eric Clapton At His Best, and ""Ginger Baker At His Best."" The Baker album is drawn from his first two solo releases - ""Ginger Baker's Air"
"Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force is a jazz-rock fusion supergroup led by drummer Ginger Baker. The band formed in late 1969 upon the disbandment of Blind Faith. The original lineup consisted of Ginger Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on organ and vocals, Ric Grech on violin and bass, Jeanette Jacobs on vocals, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals, Phil Seamen on drums, Alan White on drums, Chris Wood on tenor sax and flute, Graham Bond on alto sax, Harold McNair on tenor sax and flute, and Remi Kabaka on percussion. Their first live shows, at Birmingham Town"
"due to doctors having diagnosed Baker with ""serious heart problems."" It is unknown at this time if Ginger Baker's Air Force 3 will perform again or if Baker has permanently retired from touring and performing. Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force is a jazz-rock fusion supergroup led by drummer Ginger Baker. The band formed in late 1969 upon the disbandment of Blind Faith. The original lineup consisted of Ginger Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on organ and vocals, Ric Grech on violin and bass, Jeanette Jacobs on vocals, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals, Phil Seamen on drums,"
"tour that Gurvitz met Ginger Baker, drummer for Cream. Gurvitz returned to the UK from his tour with Buddy Miles and met back up with his brother and Three Man Army bandmate Paul Gurvitz. Tony Newman, who had previously played with Sounds Incorporated and Rod Stewart, joined for the group's next two albums, ""Mahesha"" and ""Three Man Army Three"". At the end of the third album, he teamed up to form The Baker Gurvitz Army with Ginger Baker. The Baker Gurvitz Army signed to Vertigo Records in the UK and signed with Atlantic Records in the States. Their album, ""Baker"
"was revolutionary – extrovert, primal and inventive. He set the bar for what rock drumming could be. [...] Every rock drummer since has been influenced in some way by Ginger – even if they don't know it"". He has been married four times and has fathered three children. Baker and his first wife, Liz Finch, had their first child, Ginette Karen, on 20 December 1960. Baker's second daughter, Leda, was born 20 February 1968. Baker's son, Kofi Streatfield Baker, was born in March 1969 and named after a friend of Baker's, Ghanaian drummer Kofi Ghanaba. In February 2013 Baker said"
"the Gibson stage at the 2006 Download festival and did several dates in the US and Japan as well as a couple of UK tours before 'The Wildhearts' eventually reformed, putting plans on hold. Ginger & The Sonic Circus Ginger & The Sonic Circus is a collective of friends and musicians led by The Wildhearts frontman Ginger (David Walls). Ginger formed the band following the 2005 split of The Wildhearts with guitarist/ producer Jason Edwards (Wolfsbane) and Jon Poole (The Wildhearts/ Cardiacs), they were soon joined by Conny Bloom (Hanoi Rocks) and Vickie (Vix) Perks (We've Got a Fuzzbox and"
"at Toyah Willcox's Battersea warehouse where they frequently rehearsed. In 2002, they reunited for a one-off 25th anniversary concert which took place at The Old Market in Hove, UK. In 1980, Hale joined Hawkwind, replacing Tim Blake who left during the ""Levitation"" tour. Together with drummer Ginger Baker, Hale left after a well documented band bust up at Rockfield Studios. Following Hawkwind, Ginger then asked Hale to get a band together for which he enlisted the help of old friends Billy Jenkins and Ian Trimmer, as well as Blood Donor bassist Rikki Legair. Known as ""Ginger Baker's Nutters"" the band"
"dissatisfied with drummer Simon King's inability to keep consistent time, claiming that ""he couldn't play his drums properly 'cos he was taking bad drugs"", although King stated ""I simply wanted to get away. I was very heavily into drinking... and [after leaving I was] fixed on getting my family life together"". They considered using a drum machine that was in the studio, but no one knew how to use it. Guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton's wife Marion, who was press officer for Ginger Baker's manager Roy Ward's company, suggested approaching the drummer to contribute as a session player. He accepted the offer"
"by a significant margin"" in 2011, and in 2016, the same magazine ranked him as the greatest drummer of all time in a list of 100 Greatest Drummers of all time. According to the ""Los Angeles Times"", even after all these years, Bonham still ranks as the best drummer of all time, mentioning that ""[his] beat still bangs like a mofo ... Nobody else has brought quite that balance of muscle, groove and showmanship."" Not everyone is convinced, however. In the 2012 documentary ""Beware of Mr. Baker"", Cream bandmate Eric Clapton had this to say about the talents of Ginger"
"Chart. In late 1968, Traffic disbanded, guitarist Dave Mason having left the group for the second time prior to the completion of the ""Traffic"" album. In 1969, Steve Winwood joined the supergroup Blind Faith, while drummer/lyricist Jim Capaldi and woodwinds player Chris Wood turned to session work. Wood and Winwood also joined Blind Faith's drummer Ginger Baker in his post-Blind Faith group Ginger Baker's Air Force for their first album, ""Ginger Baker's Air Force"" (1970). At the beginning of 1970, after the demise of Blind Faith, the band having lasted barely six months, Winwood returned to the studio ostensibly to"
"Ginger & The Sonic Circus Ginger & The Sonic Circus is a collective of friends and musicians led by The Wildhearts frontman Ginger (David Walls). Ginger formed the band following the 2005 split of The Wildhearts with guitarist/ producer Jason Edwards (Wolfsbane) and Jon Poole (The Wildhearts/ Cardiacs), they were soon joined by Conny Bloom (Hanoi Rocks) and Vickie (Vix) Perks (We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It). The project was initially intended to be a one off, but all involved felt that it should be explored further following their first successful performance. They went on to headline"
"producer Bill Laswell talked him into doing some session work on John Lydon's Public Image Ltd. album, called ""Album"", in 1985. In the early 1980s, Baker joined Hawkwind for an album and tour, and he recorded two additional albums with the group. Baker moved to Los Angeles in the late 80's intending to become an actor. He appeared in the 1990 TV series Nasty Boys as Ginger. In 1992 Baker played with the hard-rock group Masters of Reality with bassist Googe and singer/guitarist Chris Goss on the album ""Sunrise on the Sufferbus"". The album received critical acclaim but sold fewer"
"Bakery (band) Bakery were an Australian progressive hard rock band formed in 1970 in Perth. The original line-up was Hank Davis on drums (ex-Avengers, a New Zealand band), Mal Logan on keyboards (ex-Rebels), Eddie McDonald on bass guitar (Avengers), Peter Walker on guitar (Jelly Roll Bakers) and John Worrall on vocals and flute. They released two albums on Astor Records, ""Rock Mass for Love"" (August 1971) and ""Momento"" (August 1972) and had a Perth hit with ""No Dying in the Dark"". Bakery appeared at the Sunbury Pop Festival in January 1973 and disbanded in early 1975. Bakery were a progressive"
"during the early 1960s. After playing with a local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single. Moon remained with the band during their rise to fame, and was quickly recognised for his drumming style, which emphasised tom-toms, cymbal crashes, and drum fills. Throughout Moon's tenure with the Who his drum kit steadily grew in size, and along with Ginger Baker, Moon has been credited as one of the earliest rock drummers to regularly employ double bass drums in his setup. He occasionally collaborated with other musicians and later appeared in films, but"
"that."" Baker named Ronnie Bond of the Troggs as his main drumming influence. He then drummed for Black Sun (1973–74), which played original material. He followed with the Slick City Boys (1974–75). In 1976 he travelled to the United States and then England, where he saw early live performances by the Ramones, Flamin' Groovies, the Dictators and Johnny Thunders. Baker described a chance encounter: Baker considered auditioning for the Clash: In 1977 Baker was a member of protopunk band, Beheaded/the Geeks, alongside Ross Buncle on guitar, Rudolph V (aka Dave Cardwell) on bass guitar and Lloyd on vocals. They were"
"than 10,000 copies. Baker lived in Parker, Colorado between 1993 and 1999, in part due to his passion for polo. Baker not only participated in polo events at the Salisbury Equestrian Park, but he also sponsored an ongoing series of jam sessions and concerts at the equestrian centre on weekends. In 1994, he formed The Ginger Baker Trio with bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Bill Frisell. He also joined BBM, a short-lived power trio with the line-up of Baker, Jack Bruce and Irish blues rock guitarist Gary Moore. On 3 May 2005, Baker reunited with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce"
"following its demise, Baker put together his own outfit, Ginger Baker's Air Force, in 1970. Things did not go too well for Baker after the demise of that band. Former The Gun and Three Man Army members, brothers Paul and Adrian Gurvitz were looking for a new way ahead after early successes, so they joined forces with Baker in 1974. In their first year they recorded one live and one studio album, following with two more studio albums, ""Elysian Encounter"" and ""Hearts On Fire"". However, the death of their manager led to the band breaking up in 1976. In 2003,"
"James Baker (musician) James Lawrence Baker (born 7 March 1954) is a rock musician from Perth, Western Australia. He has drummed with several bands including the Scientists (1978–81, 1995), Le Hoodoo Gurus (1981–84), Beasts of Bourbon (1983–85, 1988–90), and the Dubrovniks (1986–94). In 2006 Baker was inducted into the West Australian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Hoodoo Gurus were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame. In May 2003 Baker told Sylvester Fox of ""Groove Magazine"" about his first drumming gig, ""I was in a Beatles covers band. I saw Ringo Starr and I said I want to do"
"Kenny Baker (fiddler) Kenneth Clayton Baker (June 26, 1926 – July 8, 2011) was an American fiddle player best known for his 25-year tenure with Bill Monroe and his group ""The Blue Grass Boys"". Baker was born in Burdine, Kentucky and learned the fiddle by accompanying his father, also a fiddler. Early on, he was influenced by the swing fiddler Marion Sumner, as well as Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. After working for Bethlehem Steel in the coal mines of Kentucky, he served in the United States Navy before pursuing a musical career full-time. He soon joined Don Gibson's band"
"Faith, Ginger Baker formed his own group Air Force, initially for just two concerts, and asked Seamen to join. The première was at the Royal Albert Hall on 17 January 1970. Seamen did a series of concerts with Air Force, but by May found the music too shallow. ""Too bloody loud!"" was his comment. But this taste of super-stardom seemed to jolt Seamen into some kind of new found self-respect. He formed a quartet with Derek Humble in 1970, but Humble died in January 1971. Seamen then worked regularly with the Brian Lemon Trio, and played with Tony Coe and"
"Ginger Fish Kenneth Robert Wilson (born September 28, 1965), better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American drummer primarily known for playing drums for Marilyn Manson from 1995–2011. Like Marilyn Manson, which combines the names of an iconic beauty with a serial killer, his name combines those of Ginger Rogers and Albert Fish. He is now the drummer for Rob Zombie after previously joining him on a series of warm up dates in February 2011. Ginger Fish was born Kenneth Robert Wilson in Framingham, Massachusetts, to a musical family. He has two brothers, one older and one"
"It includes 12 new tracks, featuring the pre-released singles ""Sick of Waiting"" and ""So Lonely"". Baker currently lives in Madrid, Spain Kurt Baker (musician) Kurt Milton Baker (born January 31, 1987 in Portland, Maine) is an American musician, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in the Pop-Punk group The Leftovers and his own band The Kurt Baker Band which later went on to be called The Kurt Baker Combo. Kurt Baker has released several solo projects with his Power Pop group The Kurt Baker Band, which plays punk rock music inspired by pop music"
"who was the former drummer of Cream. In 1985, Gschoesser moved to Los Angeles and enrolled at the Musicians Institute, where he met fellow students and future Racer X bandmates Paul Gilbert and Juan Alderete. Later that year, Paul Gilbert, who later helped form the popular band Mr. Big, asked Gschoesser to be his drummer for Racer X. Soon after, Juan Alderete, came on as the bass player and later Jeff Martin as their singer. Gilbert entered in a Guitar competition, Guitar Wars, with Gschoesser and Alderete at Gazzarries on the Sunset Strip. Racer X won the competition. The band"
"Kurt Baker (musician) Kurt Milton Baker (born January 31, 1987 in Portland, Maine) is an American musician, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in the Pop-Punk group The Leftovers and his own band The Kurt Baker Band which later went on to be called The Kurt Baker Combo. Kurt Baker has released several solo projects with his Power Pop group The Kurt Baker Band, which plays punk rock music inspired by pop music of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Baker was the founding member, bass player, singer, & songwriter of the notable pop/punk outfit"
"in part to difficulties with record companies and many internal problems often relating to recreational drugs and depression. Much of the band's early career was affected by bitter feuds with their record company, East West. In the band's turbulent and unpredictable history, band members have regularly been replaced, with the only constant member being the band's founder Ginger (birth name David Walls) - the singer, guitarist, and predominant songwriter. Several band members have appeared in the line-up more than once. The band has also been split up or placed on hiatus by Ginger multiple times. The most recent recording line-up"
"Heather Baker Heather Baker (born October 9, 1984) is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer and founder of the Electronica band Antiwave. Heather is known for being a session and touring guitar player for the likes of Bonnie Mckee (Pulse Music Publishing), Krewella (Columbia Records), Kerli (Island Records), and The Iron Maidens (Powerslave Records). She currently plays with the band Fake Figures (members of Atreyu, Eyelid and Scars of Tomorrow) and NoMBe (TH3RD BRAIN). In 2004, Heather Baker and a group of friends formed the band As Night Falls, releasing their debut EP ""The End of All Innocence"" in 2004. In"
"Lennie Baker Lennie Baker (April 18, 1946 – February 24, 2016) was an American singer and saxophone player for the 1950s rock group, Danny and the Juniors. Baker was born in Whitman, Massachusetts. He went on to become a member of the musical group Sha Na Na, doing vocals and playing sax. He toured with the group, and appeared with them on the television series, ""Sha Na Na"", which aired from 1978-1981. He was also in the movie ""Grease"" with them, singing lead on the song, Blue Moon. He appeared in several other movies with the group, as well. Baker"
"18, 2011. Founding member Tim Davis died from complications due to diabetes on September 20, 1988, at the age of 44. Long-time band member Norton Buffalo died from lung cancer on October 30, 2009. John King (drummer during ""The Joker"" era) died after a short bout with kidney cancer on October 26, 2010. James Cooke died from cancer on 16 May 2011. Blues guitarist Jacob Peterson officially joined the band before the Spring 2011 tour. Following Petersen joining the band, longtime guitarist Kenny Lee Lewis switched instruments to become the band's full-time bassist. In 2014, Steve Miller Band toured with"
"Hall in 1969 and the Royal Albert Hall, in 1970, also included Eleanor Barooshian (both Jacobs and Barooshian were former members of girl group The Cake). The band released two albums, both in 1970: ""Ginger Baker's Air Force"" and ""Ginger Baker's Air Force 2"". The second album involved substantially different personnel from the first, with Ginger Baker and Graham Bond being the primary constants between albums. Ginger Baker's Air Force also played a set at Wembley Stadium on 19 April 1970, during the start of the World Cup Rally, which went from London to Mexico City. In late 2015 Baker"
"Baker against those of Bonham and Who drummer Keith Moon: No, no, no, no, (scoffs). Ginger was nothing like those players. His musical capabilities are full spectrum. He can write and compose and arrange, and he has an ear, and he is harmonic. He is a fully formed musician. The surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited to play Live Aid in 1985 and employed two drummers, Phil Collins and Tony Thompson, to take his place. In June 2017, John Bonham's childhood home received a blue plaque in his honour. On 31 May 2018, on what would have been Bonham's 70th"
"band. The name of the band was always in lower case to take the emphasis off of themselves and keep it on the 2nd Chapter of Acts. The original members of the band were bass guitarist Herb Melton, keyboardist Richard Souther, guitarists Rick Azim and Paul Offenbacher, and drummer Gene Gunnels, who had played with the psychedelic bubblegum band Strawberry Alarm Clock on their hit record ""Incense and Peppermints"" in 1967. (He left Strawberry Alarm Clock for two years and rejoined them from 1969 to 1971.) Azim and Offenbacher were replaced by Peter York. Gunnels left the band in 1980"
"we got to America,"" said Chapman later. ""They didn't tell us until the day before we opened at the Fillmore East, where we died."" Reportedly, Grech was so intoxicated he could barely play and was shipped back home, to be replaced by John Weider. Returning to England, Grech recorded Blind Faith's eponymous album with Clapton, Winwood and drummer Ginger Baker, a former bandmate of Clapton's in Cream. The quartet toured the US to support it but Clapton was disappointed with the quality of the music and performances, so the group disbanded. Grech and Winwood stayed with Baker to form Ginger"
"Ginger (band) Ginger was a Canadian rock band in the 1990s. The band was formed by members of the band The Grapes of Wrath, which broke up when Kevin Kane left. The band released four singles and two albums. Singer/guitarist/bassist Tom Hooper, drummer Chris Hooper and keyboardist Vincent Jones continued to play together after the departure of Kevin Kane from their earlier band The Grapes of Wrath. With the Grapes of Wrath name and song catalogue tied up in legal wrangling between Kane and the remainder of the band, Jones and the Hooper brothers adopted the name Ginger. They released"