Ginger Baker

Summary

Ginger Baker is a human^[1]. Born in Lewisham^[2], he… he was born on August 19, 1939^[3]. He passed away in Canterbury^[4]. He died on October 6, 2019^[5]. He worked as a rock drummer^[6], jazz musician^[7], songwriter^[8], percussionist^[9], and singer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,191 views/month, #4,831 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Ginger Baker was born in Lewisham^[2].
• Ginger Baker passed away in Canterbury^[4].
• Ginger Baker was born on August 19, 1939^[3].
• Ginger Baker died on October 6, 2019^[5].
• Ginger Baker held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• Ginger Baker worked as a rock drummer^[6].
• Ginger Baker's professions included jazz musician^[7].
• Ginger Baker worked as a songwriter^[8].
• Ginger Baker worked as a percussionist^[9].
• Ginger Baker's professions included singer^[10].
• Ginger Baker worked as a musician^[13].
• Ginger Baker's field of work was percussion performance^[14].
• Ginger Baker's field of work was singing^[15].
• Ginger Baker's field of work was rock music^[16].
• Ginger Baker was a member of Ginger Baker's Air Force^[17].
• Ginger Baker was a member of Cream^[18].
• Ginger Baker was a member of Blues Incorporated^[19].
• Ginger Baker was a member of The Graham Bond Organisation^[20].
• Ginger Baker was a member of Blind Faith^[21].
• Ginger Baker was a member of Masters of Reality^[22].
• Ginger Baker is recorded as male^[23].
• Ginger Baker's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Ginger Baker's genre is blues rock^[25].
• Ginger Baker's genre is hard rock^[26].
• Ginger Baker's genre is psychedelic rock^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-08-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-10-06^[31]

• Genre(s): afrobeat, blues rock, jazz rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: afrobeat, blues rock, drummers, jazz rock, percussionists, popular music, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: e01d1aff-9cc2-4606-83d7-56445515c6e6^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Lewisham^[2], Ginger Baker… he was born on August 19, 1939^[3].

Education

Ginger Baker studied under Phil Seamen^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rock drummer^[6], jazz musician^[7], songwriter^[8], percussionist^[9], singer^[10], and musician^[13]. Fields of work include percussion performance^[14]; singing^[15], a type of activity^[36]; and rock music^[16], a music genre^[37], founded in 1948^[38].

Death and Burial

Ginger Baker died on October 6, 2019^[5]. He died in Canterbury^[4].

Why It Matters

Ginger Baker ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,191 views/month, #4,831 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Ginger Baker born?

Ginger Baker was born in Lewisham^[2].

Where did Ginger Baker die?

Ginger Baker died in Canterbury^[4].

What did Ginger Baker do for work?

Ginger Baker worked as rock drummer^[6], jazz musician^[7], songwriter^[8], percussionist^[9], and singer^[10].