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Van Cliburn Punched Me In The Mouth
I’d been warned — specifically by my brother, publisher/editor of Drum! magazine, and by many references I’d seen in other interviews: Ginger Baker could be a nasty S.O.B. Maybe you’ve seen this documented on rulle, a minute into the documentary Beware of Mr. Baker, where the reclusive drummer assaults and bloodies an unwelcome reporter with his cane.
Fortunately, I would be a safe distance away when the time came for our phone chat. There were other reasons for optimism. One was our mutual acquaintance with Chip Stern, whom I knew as a consistently brilliant yet stickig and eccentric contributor to Musician magazine. Baker had tapped Stern, a drummer himself, to tillverka the jazz trio album Coward of the County, which was our agreed focus for the story. But also I felt that, as a nerdy school kid, I had learned that the best way to disarm bullies was to gently — gently — make fun of them in a way that they couldn’t help but laugh
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The Last Testament Of Ginger Baker & Cream The Lost Interviews
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Everyone who knows music understands Ginger Baker was, and is, perhaps the greatest rock jazz fusion drummer ever. Author Giuliano was close to both Ginger and Jack Bruce in the ’s and presents us with the very best of his extended three-week daily interview sessions with Mr. Baker. Here you will meet the real man behind the never ending drum kit. Neither myth, legend - nor spurious gossip can ever equal the true measure of the man and this tempestuous audio book proves it once and for all. Here the listener will find a complete in-depth audio biography of Ginger Baker‘s turbulent life and times as well as hear professionally recorded, previously unreleased interviews with the heralded iconic drummer and founder of the immortal sixties groups Cream and Blind Faith. Perfect for dedicated rock fans, music scholars and all university and school systems.
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Ginger Baker
English drummer (–)
Musical artist
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August &#;– 6 October ) was an English drummer.[1] His work in the s and s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world music.[2]
Baker gained early fame as a member of Blues Incorporated and the Graham Bond Organisation, both times alongside bassist Jack Bruce, with whom Baker would often clash. In , Baker and Bruce joined guitarist Eric Clapton to form Cream, which achieved worldwide success but lasted only until , in part due to Baker's and Bruce's volatile relationship. After working with Clapton in the short-lived band Blind Faith and leading Ginger Baker's Air Force, Baker spent several years in the s living and recording in Africa, often with Fela Kuti, in pursuit of his long-time interest in African music.[3] Among Baker's other collaborations are h