Not Friday on my Mind 58: White Room – RIP Ginger Baker
Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 12:00 on 11 October 2019
As I’m sure everyone knows by now, the man credited with changing rock drumming for ever, Ginger Baker, died earlier this week.
He first came to my attention as part of Cream, the so-called first supergroup. I somehow didn’t notice their first single, Wrapping Paper, when it came out, but caught them on Top of the Pops with their second, I Feel Free. Then came Strange Brew and the other songs from Disraeli Gears.
I have already featured their imperious Badge, from 1969.
This track from Wheels of Fire, shows off Ginger’s drumming.
Cream: White Room
Peter Edward “Ginger” Baker: 19/8/1939 – 6/10/2019. So it goes.
Tags: Badge, Cream, Disraeli Gears, Friday On My Mind, Ginger Baker, I Feel Free, Not Friday On My Mind, Strange Brew, Top of the Pops, White Room, Wrapping Paper
