Ginger Baker, one of the co-founders of Cream, has died at the age of 80.
The news was confirmed this morning on his Twitter page.
The statement read: “We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital this morning.
“Thank you to everyone for your kind words over the past weeks.”
Baker’s death comes shortly after his family confirmed he was receiving medical treatment after becoming “critically ill”.
They posted on his Twitter account last month: “Please keep him in your prayers tonight.”
Baker is best known for co-founding Cream with Eric Claption and Jack Bruce in 1966.
He suffered various health problems in the later years of his life, telling Rolling Stone in 2013 that performing “exhausted” him.
The candid interview also saw Baker reveal that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from smoking.
In February 2016, he was forced to cancel a tour with Air Force after being diagnosed with “serious heart problems”.
He is thought to have undergone open heart surgery in June of that year.
