Keith Baker (musician)

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Keith Baker
Born (1948-04-14) April 14, 1948 (age 77)
InstrumentDrums
Formerly of Bakerloo, Supertramp, Uriah Heep

Keith Baker (born 17 April 1950) is a drummer. He is best known for being the drummer on the first album for Uriah Heep and for being the original drummer for Supertramp.

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Career

He played for Bakerloo, but left the group following the release of its only album. [1] He subsequently became the first drummer of Supertramp (then called Daddy) between late 1969 and early 1970. [2] [3] After leaving in January 1970, Baker joined Uriah Heep prior to their second album Salisbury, replacing Nigel Olsson. [4] He recorded the album with the group, but left when he did not want to tour extensively with the band and was replaced by Ian Clark. [5]

Baker previously had prostate cancer. [6]

Discography

YearArtistTitleNotes
1969 Bakerloo Bakerloo [7]
1970 Uriah Heep Very 'eavy... Very 'umble One song only: "Bird of Prey"
1971 Salisbury
1972 B.J. Cole New Hovering Dog
2003Carla RuggDynamite
2016 Dik Cadbury Wind of Change [7]

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave. "Bakerloo - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  2. ↑ Melhuish, Martin (1986). The Supertramp Book. Toronto, Canada: Omnibus Press. pp. 31–41. ISBN   0-9691272-2-7.
  3. ↑ Trimaximalist (16 April 2022). "Supertramp -" . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Strong, M. C. (1998). The great rock discography. Giunti. p. 874. ISBN   88-09-21522-2 . Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Uriah Heep - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "Uriah Heep". www.uriah-heep.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Uriah Heep, Keith Baker,". www.uriahheep-discography.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.


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