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“It was magic.” Jack Bruce on the day he met Eric Clapton and how the guitarist changed his way of listening and playing
By Tom Mulhern published
Bruce recalled the very first jam between Cream's future members at the Windsor Jazz Festival

Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker wanted to keep Cream a secret. A record project nearly blew their cover
By Phil Weller published
Tasked with putting together an all-star band in 1966, Manfred Mann's singer coincidentally formed a dream team that included all three of Cream's members

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says Eric Clapton and Cream are the birthplace of prog rock
By Phil Weller published
He notes that Jethro Tull shed their folk and blues beginnings in favor of more experimental music after Clapton paved the way

An acoustic guitar owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton — with a Beatles and Cream connection — is being sold for $1 million
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Dubbed Pattie, the guitar is named for Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both Harrison and Clapton

When Albert Lee received a Les Paul Custom from Eric Clapton, he had no idea how much history it held
By Phil Weller published
Clapton made the guitar famous, but it’s been played by a host of guitar icons and was featured on two of his vital classic rock albums

Why Rory Gallagher rejected the chance to bring Cream back from the dead in 1968
By Phil Weller published
Clapton’s power trio imploded almost as quickly as it had arrived, but the band’s management didn’t want the party to end

Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
By Phil Weller published
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio

Eric Clapton hated Cream’s “Crossroads." But is there an even longer version of it?
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Producer Tom Dowd said Cream never played “Crossroads” for less than seven minutes in concert and was certain the 'Wheels of Fire' recording was an edit
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