Getty Images Peter "Ginger" Baker was born on Aug. 19, 1939, in Lewisham, England. At the age 15 he started playing drums, and by the early '60s he was taking lessons from Phil Seamen, one of ...

In his wilder years, Cream drummer Ginger Baker was addicted to drugs, mainly heroin. He was also highly influenced by a crop of jazz drummers from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. Ginger Baker ...

Peter Edward 'Ginger' Baker found his way into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall ... His first instrument, the trumpet, was soon replaced by a pair of drumsticks. Early on, Baker hoped to become a jazz drummer, ...

When Ginger Baker died Sunday at the age of 80 after years of ill health, the rock era lost its first real superstar drummer. Mind you, Baker would’ve absolutely hated having his name tied to ...