James Baker, Prolific Australian Drummer, Dies Aged 71

Popular rock drummer dead at 71 after cancer battle

Popular rock drummer James Baker, best known for his work with The Scientists, the Hoodoo Gurus and the Beasts of Bourbon, has died.

James Baker, trailblazing Australian punk drummer, dies

Australian punk rock pioneer James Baker, founding member of The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus and The Beasts of Bourbon, has died from cancer at age 71.

James Baker, Prolific Australian Drummer, Dies Aged 71

James Baker, the prolific Australian drummer known as a member of The Scientists, the Hoodoo Gurus, and the Beasts of Bourbon, has passed away.

Australian Rock Icon James Baker Has Died in Perth at The Age of 71 After Suffering From Liver Cancer

James Baker, the heartbeat of Australian rock, passes at 71. His drumming with Hoodoo Gurus and The Scientists shaped a generation and inspired grunge. You know that moment at a gig when the drummer locks in, and the crowd becomes one living, breathing beast? That was James Baker every damn night. The heartbeat of Australian rock—Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon—Baker was the guy who made the room shake. This week, at 71, he slipp…

Rock Drummer James Baker Dead at 71, Cause of Death Revealed

James Baker, the veteran rock drummer who played with The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, and Beasts of Bourbon, has died. He was 71. In 2014, Baker was diagnosed with liver cancer and fought it for the rest of his life. Baker’s passing was confirmed in a press statement released on Tuesday, May 6. The statement revealed that the musician had peacefully passed away at his home the previous evening. “It is with a heavy heart that we say that James Back…

In an interview given in 2023 to The West Australian, the music revealed the sadness of not being able to present itself more due to the fragility caused by a terminal cancer in the liver The Australian rock scenario is about to explode. James Baker, the original batteryist of the Hoodoo Gurus band, died at 71 years after fighting a cancer in the liver. The news was confirmed by his own band on this Wednesday, through a communication on social n…