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It’s Goodbye From Us: Cream Hit The Road For Their Long Farewell
Feelings were bittersweet when the band arrived on stage in America in October 1968.
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Features4 weeks ago‘White Room’: The Definitive Cream Recording?
There's no question; if we had to pick just one track by Cream that epitomises Jack Bruce’s vocal delivery it would be ‘White Room’.
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Features1 month ago
‘Blind Faith’: The Ultimate Supergroup’s Transatlantic Triumph
September 20, 1969 marked a transatlantic triumph for the short-lived but fondly-remembered quartet.
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Features2 months ago
Cream, Air Force, And Way Beyond: The Best Of Drum Legend Ginger Baker
Musical highlights from the multi-faceted and always eventful career of a seminal drummer.
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Features3 months ago
Best Drummers Of All Time: 100 Legendary Musicians You Need To Know
From kit-bludgeoning belters to dependable backbeat-riders and technically gifted geniuses, these are the best drummers the world has ever known.
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Features3 months ago
‘The Beano Album’: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers And Eric Clapton Create A Classic
Affectionately known as ‘the Beano album,’ Bluesbreakers forever changed the landscape of rock music.
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Features3 months ago
First Spoonful: Cream’s Live Debut, In The Home Of Northern Soul
The band's first performance was not, as often reported, at the National Jazz & Blues Festival in Windsor, but two days earlier in a famous north of England club.
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Features3 months ago
Death Of The 60s: The Dream Was Over, But The Music Lives On
The summer of 1969 saw the world united in hope, but by the end of the year, the death of the 60s dream left the world asking: What's next?
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Features4 months ago
Under A Bad Sign: Cream Start Their Long Goodbye
'I was in bad shape. It wasn’t so much self-abuse as self-neglect,' said Eric Clapton.
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Features4 months ago
‘Live Cream’: Still Rising To The Top, Two Years After Their Split
Nearly two years after their split, the British trio were still a chart force to be reckoned with.
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Features4 months ago
‘That’s The Way God Planned It’: Billy Preston With Clapton, Harrison Et Al
A dazzling array of British stars played on Billy's stirring Apple single of 1969.
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Features4 months ago
Tragic Magic: In Appreciation Of Chris Wood, Traffic Co-Founder And More
His talents as a flute, saxophone and keyboard player, and sometime writer, were also much employed in numerous other settings.
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Features5 months ago
When Blind Faith Made Their Debut In Hyde Park
On June 7, 1969, Blind Faith played Hyde Park in front of 120,000 people including Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull.
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Features5 months ago
‘Badge’: Cream Wear ‘Mysterious’ Collaboration With George Harrison
A 'secret' appearance by a Beatle buddy helped the band's last UK Top 20 hit.
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Features5 months ago
Remembering Jack Bruce, A True Giant Of Music
Jack Bruce was a genuine legend who died at 71. His brilliant bass playing, distinctive voice and sense of musical adventure live on.
