Cream (band)
Cream was a British rock band in the late 1960s. They played and recorded together from 1966 to 1968. The members of the group were Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. They were called a power trio, as there were three musicians, who all played essential roles in the band. Their sound of heavy blues-rock was a great influence on many other bands.[1] They were one of the most skilled rock bands of all time; the guitarist and bassist were able to solo at the same time. Clapton helped pioneer the use of the wah-wah pedal and played a famous guitar called The Fool. Clapton developed what he called the "woman tone" on his guitar, while Bruce played a fretless bass guitar, and Baker played unusual rhythms on drums to create the band's distinctive sound.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, Psychedelic rock, blues-rock, hard rock, acid rock |
| Years active | 1966–1968, 1993, 2005 |
| Labels | Reaction, Polydor, Atco, RSO |
| Associated acts | Powerhouse, The Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Blind Faith, Bruce-Baker-Moore |
| Past members | Jack Bruce Eric Clapton Ginger Baker |
Cream's hit records included the songs "Strange Brew", "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "White Room".[2][3] Their last album, titled Goodbye, included a song called "Badge", written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison of The Beatles.
Studio albums
Cream made four studio albums.
- Fresh Cream (1966)
- Disraeli Gears (1967)
- Wheels of Fire (1968)
- Goodbye (1969)
Cream (band) Media
Bruce and Baker onstage c. 1967
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Cream, c. late 1967
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Cream performing on Dutch television in January 1968
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Cream performing on the Dutch television program Fanclub in 1968
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Jack Bruce performing on Dutch television in 1968
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Ginger Baker at the drumkit
Eric Clapton performing in Barcelona in 1986
25 years after Cream's dissolution, the trio finally reunited at the 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
References
- ↑ Grammys To Salute Bowie, Cream, Haggard, Pryor. Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2022
- ↑ "Cream – the Band". BBC. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 53 – String Man. : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
