He made it to 80, which is good for a wildman rocker. Cream rocked. Cream and Jimmy Hendrix sort of changed the landscape when they came out. Ginger gave gingers a good name.
There’s a good documentary about Ginger Baker titled “Beware Mr. Baker.” It was released in 2016 and covers his life up to that point. He was one of a kind.
I originally saw it on Netflix, but I see someone has uploaded it to youtube.
Check it out if you are interested: