Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer who shot to fame in the 1960s as a member of the pioneering British rock trio Cream, has died.

Cream founding member and drummer extraordinaire Ginger Baker is “critically ill in hospital,” according to his family. The news was shared via Giinger’s The Baker family are sad to announce that ...

A brief statement on Baker's social media page Sunday (Oct. 6) revealed, "We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully this morning. Thank you to everyone for your kind words to us ...

Drummer Ginger Baker, who became rock’s first superstar percussionist as a member of the wildly popular ‘60s British power trio Cream, died Sunday in England. He was 80. His Facebook and Twitter pages ...

He played with a brilliant band that recorded four albums in two years, then dissolved. He made more music, then a project ...

Ginger Baker’s family said he was “holding his own” in the hospital as he battled a critical illness. They announced last week that the 80-year-old Cream icon was receiving medical attention and asked ...

Ginger Baker, the iconic drummer best known for his work in Cream, died today, his family announced. He was 80. Baker co-founded Cream in 1966; the band released four studio albums over the three ...

Ginger Baker, 80, a legendary English drummer in the rock world, sadly died on Oct. 6 after an illness his family confirmed on his Twitter page. “We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away ...

Here are nine highlights from the legend's vast catalog, from Cream and Blind Faith to his work with Fela Kuti and Public Image. When Ginger Baker died Sunday at the age of 80 after years of ill ...

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 ...

A post to the official Facebook page of Ginger Baker reports that the acclaimed drummer is “critically ill in hospital.” The rocker's family confirmed the news via Twitter. Baker has battled health ...