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“I thought of Cream as sort of a jazz band,” bassist Jack Bruce once said, “only we never told Eric he was really Ornette Coleman! Kept quiet about that.” And then there’s “Crossroads,” certainly the ...

Getting his start playing in a variety of bands around his hometown of Ripley, Surrey, United Kingdom, Eric Clapton took centerstage no matter where he went. Following stints with the Yardbirds and ...

Eric Clapton once explained his negative opinion towards Led Zeppelin, explaining that Cream "had a really strong foundation ...

George didn’t have the same problem when he played with, say, Bob Dylan or his friend Eric Clapton. During a trip to America in late ’68, George jammed with both Dylan and Clapton, the latter of whom ...

In between the height of their three-year span between the band’s 1966 debut Fresh Cream and second release Disraeli Gears in 1967, Cream also got in on the commercial work when Jack Bruce, Eric ...

Legacies are tricky. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can be an unbearable weight to carry around. One has to imagine that’s the case for Kofi Baker, son of late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ginger ...

Legendary rock star Eric Clapton turns 77 on March 30. Walk through the influential guitarist’s life, from his time with Cream to racking up Grammys during his solo career. Despite his age, the ...

With Cream's reunion this May, we decided to run an excerpt from Forbes Associate Editor Jim Clash's book To the Limits (John Wiley & Sons, 2003). In it, Clash visits with two Cream band mates, ...

Normally closed for events in July, and August, World Records couldn’t resist opening up for a classic rock experience. On Saturday, the downtown venue will host The Cream of Clapton Band, which will ...

Drummer Kofi Baker, son of Cream’s Ginger Baker, brings classics to City Winery. Legacies are tricky. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can be an unbearable weight to carry around. One has to ...