Rest in Peace, Jack Bruce

[Parker]

I meant to post this yesterday but I was forced at work (forced overtime) so I wasn't able to when I got home. The world has definitely lost a great man and musician, Cream is one of the greatest bands of all time and Jack had a profound influence on bass playing and music in general. Sir, you will be missed. 

 

 

Jack Bruce, the singer and bassist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cream, has passed away, his family confirmed the musician's passing on his Facebook page. He was 71.

 

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"It is with great sadness that we, Jack’s family, announce the passing of our beloved Jack: husband, father, granddad, and all round legend. The world of music will be a poorer place without him, but he lives on in his music and forever in our hearts," the Bruce family wrote. Bruce's publicist added, "He died today at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family." No other details were revealed but the Press Association reports that the bassist suffered from liver disease.

As one-third of one of rock's greatest trios, along with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker, Bruce was the voice and songwriter behind classic tracks like "White Room," "SWLABR," and "Sunshine of Your Love," which Bruce co-wrote with Clapton. Considered to be the first rock "supergroup," Cream pumped out four studio albums in three years – three of which landed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – before going their separate ways.

The band reunited briefly in 1993 for their Rock Hall induction, then again in for a triumphant series of 2005 concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Madison Square Garden. In 2006, Bruce and his Cream mates received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Bruce also occasionally served as a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band and collaborated on the title track of Frank Zappa's Apostrophe.

Following Cream's breakup in 1968, Bruce kickstarted a long solo career with 1969'sSongs of a Tailor. He would release over a dozen solo LPs over the next 45 years, including his latest album titled Silver Rails in March 2014. "I quite like to just enjoy my life. I'm thrilled to make this album. I put my heart and soul into it, and I'm very pleased with the way it came out," Bruce told Rolling Stone of his new album in April.

Cream also landed on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists, and in an ode to the trio written by Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist writes, "Then there's Jack Bruce — probably the most musically gifted bass player who's ever been."

 

Source: RollingStone  

 

If you're a fan of blues rock, it doesn't get much better than Cream. 

 

 

 

 

 

Parker

[Nagflar]

No wonder he died, pouring all he had left to live into that last album.

 

Yet another saddening day in music. Blated Sunshine of Your Love all night long yesterday in his honor.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Nagflar

[damon8r351]

Story goes that Ginger Baker was driving Eric Clapton back to London after watching him perform with the Bluesbreakers and convincing him to join his new band. Clapton agreed on the condition that Jack Bruce be hired on to play bass. Ginger was allegedly so thunderously surprised and pissed that he almost accidentally crashed the car. Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce thoroughly hated each other, to the point that they were sabotaging each other's instruments before gigs, and causing Ginger to drive Bruce away from a previous band they were in together at knifepoint.

[skinner49]

RIP Jack Bruce. One of the best bassist there was.

 

[Lady Lilith]

RIP brave Ulysses