Early days Baker grew up in
Fremantle, Western Australia, with family roots stretching back in the port city for generations. His father played reserves for the
East Fremantle Football Club. In May 2003, Baker told Sylvester Fox of
Groove Magazine about his first drumming gig, "I was in a
Beatles covers band. I saw
Ringo Starr and I said I want to do that." Shepherd, in turn, was sacked from Beasts of Bourbon.
Beasts of Bourbon Baker joined the
Beasts of Bourbon in September 1983, together with
Tex Perkins (ex-the Dum-Dums),
Spencer P. Jones (
the Johnnys), and former bandmates Salmon and Sujdovic of the Scientists. They played support slots in Perth for the Fuzz,
Little Birdy,
The Panda Band, Brian Hooper, Pharaohs, and Beasts of Bourbon. On 25 August 2005 the Painkillers released their debut album,
Drunk on a Train, on Blazing Strumpet Records, through
Reverberation. In 2006 Baker was inducted into the West Australian Music Industry Hall of Fame.
Death Baker died from liver cancer on 5 May 2025, at the age of 71. ==Discography==