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NEWS; Ginger Baker Dead at age 80; His Drum Solo-- inside
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Subject: NEWS; Ginger Baker Dead at age 80; His Drum Solo-- inside Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:03 pm
Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80 Ginger demonstrates his ''way''(awesome stuff) His famous, in full, drum solo; 5:20
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Subject: Re: NEWS; Ginger Baker Dead at age 80; His Drum Solo-- inside Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:21 pm
In later years, he was beset by ill health, breaking most of his ribs and subsequently being diagnosed with a degenerative spine condition and the onset of emphysema.
"God is punishing me for my past wickedness by keeping me alive and in as much pain as He can," he told Rolling Stone at the time.
The musician fought osteoarthritis to record his final album, Why?, in 2014. Two years later, he underwent open heart surgery and announced his retirement from touring.
"Just seen doctor… big shock… no more gigs for this old drummer... everything is off," he wrote on his official blog.
"Of all things I never thought it would be my heart."
Baker's death will see him feted as one of rock's most influential musicians, but he scoffed at such accolades, insisting: "Drummers are really nothing more than time-keepers."
He told Rhythm magazine: "It's the drummer's job to make the other guys sound good."
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