Jack Bruce - R.I.P.

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Jack Bruce - R.I.P.

Postby Ron Thorne » October 25th, 2014, 12:32 pm

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Cream Bassist Jack Bruce Dead at 71

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bassist "died today at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family," his publicist confirms


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By Daniel Kreps | October 25, 2014

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.

"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.

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Re: Jack Bruce - R.I.P.

Postby bluenoter » October 25th, 2014, 3:42 pm

That's a shocker (to me); 71 is way too young. I was fortunate enough to have seen Cream in a small hall in Boston in the days when their classic songs were new.


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Jack Bruce

Postby mjb » October 26th, 2014, 5:09 am

Of course every generation has to endure the deaths of people from their youth but it is of little comfort somehow.

I wonder what Ginger Baker is going to say.


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Re: Jack Bruce - R.I.P.

Postby bluenoter » October 26th, 2014, 6:59 am

mjb wrote:I wonder what Ginger Baker is going to say.

See #2 for what he's said so far. (The quoted post was moved from a one-post thread started later in Jazz News/R.I.P.---and indeed, Jack Bruce was a jazz musician as well.)
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Re: Jack Bruce - R.I.P.

Postby Ron Thorne » October 26th, 2014, 12:57 pm

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