Ginger Baker

(1939-2019)

English drummer

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Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s 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.

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Born	Peter Edward Baker 19 August 1939 Lewisham, London, England, UK
Died	6 October 2019 (aged 80) Canterbury, England, UK
Zodiac	Leo
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Elizabeth Finch - · · m. 1965; div. 1978 info edit

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Sarah Baker (spouse) 1959- · · m. 1983; div. 1985 info edit

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Karen Loucks - · · m. ???? info edit

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Kudzai Machokoto - · Zimbabwean nurse · m. 2010 info edit

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Ginette Karen info 1st child with Elizabeth Finch Female b. 20 Dec 1960 · Age: 64 · 1960- · Celebrity Baby

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Leda info 2nd child with Elizabeth Finch Female b. 20 Feb 1968 · Age: 57 · 1968- · Celebrity Baby

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Kofi Streatfield info 3rd child with Elizabeth Finch Male b. Mar 1969 · Age: 56 · 1969- · Celebrity Baby

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Germaine Greer · 1939- · Australian writer and public intellectual info edit view couple »

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Jack Bruce · Associate · 1943-2014 · British musician edit info

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Eric Clapton · Associate · 1945- · British musician edit info

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Charlotte Martin · Friend · 1948- · French painter edit info

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Alice Ormsby-Gore · Friend · 1952-1995 · Daughter of 5th Baron Harlech, girlfriend of Eric Clapton edit info

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Jo Jo Laine · Friend · 1952-2006 · American model edit info

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