Ginger Baker only played brass instruments.
Ginger Baker . Baker 's work in the 1960s earned him praise as `` rock 's first superstar drummer '' , although his individual style melded a jazz background with his interest in African rhythms . Baker began playing drums at age 15 around 1954 , and later took lessons from Phil Seamen . In his early days , he performed lengthy drum solos , most notably in the Cream song `` Toad '' , one of the earliest recorded examples in rock music .