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Jack Bruce RIP, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Deerhoof, Dachshund's Creek   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

JACK BRUCE,  who became famous in the 1960s as the bassist and lead vocalist for the hugely successful rock group Cream (along with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker), and whose adventurous approach to his instrument influenced two generations of rock bassists, died from liver disease on Saturday at his home in Suffolk, England. He was 71. Though known for their expansive reinventions of blues standards, Cream also turned out a number of pshch-blues pop gems, including “I Feel Free,” “Sunshine of Your Love,” and “White Room” -- all of which were co-written by Bruce.  I saw him play with the Golden Palominos, where he took lead vocals on "Silver Bullet."  The band also tackled "White Room" and "Deserted Cities of the Heart", because, well, Jack Bruce.  He played so hard his fingers started bleeding; he had to be bandaged up by Chris Stamey.  For a musician as practiced and aggressive as Bruce to reach that point at that juncture of his long career was quite something to watch.  The Guardian traces his journey through the Sixties, including bass duties on my favorite Manfred Mann tune, "Pretty Flamingo."

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