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Ginger Baker

1939 - 2019

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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.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 1966, Baker and Bruce joined guitarist Eric Clapton to form Cream, which achieved worldwide success but lasted only until 1968, in part due to Baker's and Bruce's volatile relationship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ginger Baker has received more than 5,526,037 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ginger Baker is the 346th most popular musician (down from 232nd in 2019), the 1,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 902nd in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Musician.

Ginger Baker is most famous for his drumming with Cream, Blind Faith, and the Rolling Stones.

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  • 5.5M

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  • 57.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ginger Baker ranks 346 out of 2,662Before him are Jack Bruce, Michael Cretu, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Cliff Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Grigory Sokolov. After him are Wilhelm Backhaus, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Lee Soo-man, Bo Diddley, Liberace, and Florian Schneider.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ginger Baker ranks 103Before him are Yaphet Kotto, Carmen Salinas, Nikola Pilić, Michael Moorcock, Ruggero Deodato, and John O'Keefe. After him are Jean Djorkaeff, Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, Grace Slick, Dusty Springfield, Warda Al-Jazairia, and Marco Bellocchio. Among people deceased in 2019, Ginger Baker ranks 87Before him are Jan-Michael Vincent, André Previn, Alan García, Dušan Makavejev, Mirjana Marković, and Dragoslav Šekularac. After him are Nuon Chea, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Nikolai Kardashev, Felice Gimondi, Peter Lindbergh, and Girish Karnad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ginger Baker ranks 1,215 out of 7,765Before him are Cliff Williams (1949), Mike Hailwood (1940), William Henry (1774), David Warner (1941), Ryan Giggs (1973), and Thomas Lipton (1848). After him are Gareth Jones (1905), Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001), Roger Fenton (1819), Keira Knightley (1985), P. D. James (1920), and David Byron (1947).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ginger Baker ranks 70Before him are Ian Anderson (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), Dave Murray (1956), Don Airey (1948), Jack Bruce (1943), and Cliff Williams (1949). After him are John Entwistle (1944), Mick Taylor (1949), Wallace Hartley (1878), Adrian Smith (1957), Chris Martin (1977), and Janick Gers (1957).

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