Ginger Baker
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"Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker" is an English drummer, best known as the founder of the rock music/rock band Cream (band)/Cream. A member also of Blind Faith, Hawkwind, and a number of other bands, including his own Ginger Baker's Air Force, he is known for his numerous associations with world music, mainly the use of Music of Africa/African influences.

Baker is widely recognized as one of the most influential drummers of all time, and has had a significant influence on the rock genre and has inspired many drummers.

Among Baker's other collaborations are his recordings, concerts, and session work variously with Gary Moore, Masters of Reality and Public Image Ltd, Atomic Rooster, Bill Laswell, jazz bassist Charlie Haden, jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, pioneering afro beat musician Fela Kuti, and another personally led effort, Ginger Baker's Energy .

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In 1968, I was driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a Shelby Cobra with three gorgeous young birds. Suddenly, the radio program was interrupted to report that I'd just been found in my hotel room dead from an overdose.

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In West Virginia, we're all family. We know how firefighters and policemen honor their own and we feel our miners deserve to be honored in a similar way.

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My favorite tracks are 'Sea of Joy', 'Can't Find My Way Home,' 'Presence of the Lord' and 'Had to Cry Today' -- all four are classics. If Blind Faith had not been such a brief thing, would probably all have been released as singles. Great shame.

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Beautiful summer afternoon, loads of people -- well over 100,000. Happy, relaxed, laid back gig -- not loud on stage. Just pleasant volume unlike (the) preceding band I played with.

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You can chuck things into a computer and get people off the street who look great, but in the end they aren't going to do anything that lasts.

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