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Eric Clapton was Cream’s biggest star, but Jack Bruce sang most of the band’s classic tracks
By Nick Wells published
In later years, Bruce jokingly referred to Cream as Da Creams, in a nod to the band’s supergroup status

Todd Rundgren’s love affair with Clapton’s Fool SG, and how he moved on after selling it
By Andrew Daly published
He rescued it from peeling-paint hell, restored it after the headstock snapped off, but was never fully happy with the psychedelic Gibson. Then a fan offered a happily-ever-after solution

Jack Bruce’s final encounter with Jaco Pastorius
By Nick Wells published
According to his brother, Rory Pastorius, Jaco was influenced by the late Cream bassist’s midrange sound and aggressive lead style

When Rory Gallagher was asked to fill Eric Clapton's shoes in rock's pioneering power trio
By Jackson Maxwell published
As Cream began to disintegrate barely two years into their existence, the enormously successful band's managers were desperate to keep them going

Jack Bruce’s Gibson EB-1 is going up for a one-time-only public display
By Phil Weller published
Bruce’s iconic EB-1 will go on display for four weeks at the Gibson Garage in London as part of the Gibson Garage Fest later this month

Jack Bruce on his chance meeting with Motown hit-maker James Jamerson
By Nick Wells published
Speaking in 2001, the late Cream bassist recalled his encounter with Jamerson at the Record Plant in L.A.

Cream were one of the loudest rock bands of their time – that excessive volume helped tear the band apart
By Jackson Maxwell published
During Cream's late '60s heyday, and again during their brief reunion in 2005, drummer Ginger Baker felt that both his – and even Eric Clapton's – contributions were often drowned out by bandmate Jack Bruce's

Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker recount the wild story of Cream, rock's pioneering power trio
By John McDermott published
Cream changed rock forever, but within less than three years, internal and external tensions pulled them apart. This is their story, as told from within
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