In May of this year, a documentary focusing on Cream’s drummer, Ginger Baker, will be released on DVD.
Directed by Jay Bulger, ‘Beware Of Mr Baker’ presents the 73-year-old rock icon as he reflects on his life from his home in South Africa and chronicles his journey through a sold-out 30-date tour across Europe. The film includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana, and John Lydon.
Ginger Baker, who is celebrated as the drummer for Cream and Blind Faith, started his career as a jazz drummer and teamed up with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce to form Cream in 1966. He asserts that he was the original drummer for The Rolling Stones.
Earlier this year, Baker stated: “If truth be known, I was the Stones’ first drummer. We used to do the interval for Alexis Korner with Mick Jagger, who was like Korner’s protégé, and Brian Jones. I got on very well with Brian, so we formed a band. Then Charlie Watts left Alexis Korner so I could join, and I got Charlie into the Stones. But it was Brian who set the Stones on its path.”
by Wallace McTavish
