{"id":973722,"date":"2019-11-25T08:35:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=917943"},"modified":"2019-11-25T08:35:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:35:08","slug":"eric-clapton-staging-ginger-baker-tribute-concert-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/eric-clapton-staging-ginger-baker-tribute-concert-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Clapton Staging Ginger Baker Tribute Concert in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric Clapton<\/a> is going to honor Ginger Baker<\/a> with a special tribute show at London\u2019s Hammersmith Apollo on February 17th, 2020. No artists have been announced yet besides Clapton himself, but proceeds will benefit Leonard Cheshire, a charity close to the Baker family. Tickets will go on sale Friday November 29th.<\/p>\n

Ginger Baker died on October 6th, 2019 after years of illness. \u201cDad passed away peacefully,\u201d his daughter Nettie Baker said in a statement. \u201cHe was in no pain and had recently been able to see and speak to his children, close family and special friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baker had a tumultuous relationship with his son Kofi for decades, but they made peace right at the end. \u201cUnderneath all that temper and stuff I thought he was a really loving person,\u201d Kofi told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> days after his dad died. \u201cI did say it to him in the hospital, \u2018Dad, I love you.\u2019 And he acknowledged it. And I\u2019ve never been able to say that to him and I just felt that I had to.\u201d<\/p>\n