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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

Geezer Butler names his favorite bassist of all time
By Joel McIver published
His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols

How Jack Bruce put a fresh spin on Cream hits Sunshine of Your Love and White Room
By Chris Jisi published
Some people believe rock ’n’ roll should never leave the cozy three-chord confines of the garage – and then there’s Jack Bruce

Tracking the phenomenal guitar lineage of John Mayall in 12 essential releases
By Andy Aledort published
We trace the evolution of the six-string linchpin behind the British blues rock boom of the 1960s

How Jack Bruce tapped into his jazz roots with fusion supergroup Spectrum Road
By Nick Wells published
Jack Bruce launched Spectrum Road in 2012, featuring drummer Cindy Blackman-Santana, and Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid

In 2005, Jack Bruce reunited with Cream after 36 years – and realized how much his bass playing had changed
By Chris Jisi published
When faced once again with the bass role in the ultimate power trio alongside Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce hired a rehearsal room in London and brought in “every bass amp in existence”
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