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On The Beat with Nettie Baker: Shares Ginger Baker Tribute

Hello MD readers! A tribute to a drummer by a lead guitarist? Whoever heard of such a thing? But this was no ordinary lead guitarist and no ordinary drummer either—they were legends Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, who along with…

Modern Drummer
Feb 25, 2020

Eric Clapton and Friends: A Tribute Concert to Ginger Baker

Eric Clapton recently announced a one-time only concert to celebrate the musical life of his dear friend Ginger Baker. Eric Clapton and Friends: A Tribute to Ginger Baker will take place Monday, February 17, 2020 at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith…

Modern Drummer
Nov 26, 2019

Gregg Potter of the Buddy Rich Band

Shares Latest Shows and Honors Hello Modern Drummer readers! The last time I had the honor of gracing the MD “On The Beat” was back in January 2012. “Welcome Back Potter!” For you new readers, I have been the drummer…

Modern Drummer
Jun 13, 2019

On The Beat with Kofi Baker: Mixing Up Paradiddles

Hello fellow MD drummers, Kofi Baker here. As some of you may know, I am the son of a very famous drummer known as Ginger. The first lesson with my dad that I can remember was him showing me how…

Modern Drummer
May 10, 2018

On the Beat with Mountain’s Corky Laing: Talks Festivals, Tours, and New Material

photo by Keith Curtis Hi there MD readers, it’s Corky here again! I wanted to update you on what’s happening. In my previous OTB, I was on my way to London to participate in the Jack Bruce tribute. It was…

Modern Drummer
Feb 22, 2017
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On the Beat with Corky Laing of Mountain and West, Bruce and Laing: Looking Back and Facing Forward

Hi there MD readers, Corky here. As some of you may know, I have been a professional drummer for half a century. You might remember me from such bands as Mountain and West, Bruce and Laing. What I find wonderful…

Modern Drummer
Oct 14, 2016

Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp Hollywood, CA 2015

Photo taken at the Rock'n'roll Fantasy Camp in North Hollywood on 11/06/15. On November 6, Modern Drummer’s Billy Amendola hosted an afternoon Q&A at David Fishof’s Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp with legendary drummer Ginger Baker. Later that evening, Amendola…

Modern Drummer
Nov 13, 2015

Win a Ginger Baker Prize Package

To celebrate the release of Ginger Baker’s new CD, Why?, Motéma Records has put together a prize package that all Ginger Baker fans will want to get their hands on. Ginger Baker Why? Best known as the fiery, game-changing drummer…

Modern Drummer
Jun 9, 2014

VIDEO - Peter Criss Modern Drummer Web Exclusive

      Peter Criscuola, a founding member of Kiss, AKA Peter “Catman” Criss and one of rock’s influential drumming legends, will be respectfully acknowledged April 2014, when he and bandmates Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Ace Frehley are inducted…

Modern Drummer
Feb 19, 2014

Ginger Baker to Release A Drummer’s Tale and Photo Album

To mark his seventy-fifth birthday, Ginger Baker and his family have joined forces with PledgeMusic to create and release a career-spanning anthology on CD and vinyl, entitled A Drummer’s Tale, and a very personal, limited-edition family album picture book. By…

Modern Drummer
Feb 14, 2014

Ginger Baker Coming To the Iridium in NYC

Iconic British drummer Ginger Baker will be performing at the Iridium in New York City this coming October 9 – 13. Baker came to prominence in the mid-’60s with the hugely influential heavy psychedelic rock group Cream, which also featured…

Modern Drummer
May 31, 2013

Ginger Baker Documentary Premieres at SXSW

Check out the trailer for Jay Bulger’s documentary on Ginger Baker, the drummer/leader who’s famed for his work with Cream, Blind Faith, the Baker Gurvitz Army, the Graham Bond Organisation, Bill Laswell, Fela Kuti, and Public Imagine Ltd., among others.…

Modern Drummer
Mar 8, 2012
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David Phillips: "A Drummer’s Perspective???

You can probably guess I dabble a bit on the old drumkit myself, and it is always difficult trying to explain to someone what it looks like sitting on that throne—the best seat in the house. With my images in…

Modern Drummer
Dec 6, 2010

David Phillips: "A Drummer’s Perspective???

You can probably guess I dabble a bit on the old drumkit myself, and it is always difficult trying to explain to someone what it looks like sitting on that throne—the best seat in the house. With my images in…

Modern Drummer
Dec 6, 2010
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