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The Cream song Eric Clapton doesn’t like — even though it’s the key to his legend as a guitar virtuoso
According to producer Tom Dowd, there may be an even longer version of this classic in the vault — not even Clapton knows for sure
Eric Clapton on the group he wanted to join so badly that he broke up Cream
The guitarist wouldn’t perform with the act until 1976, at its star-studded farewell concert
George Harrison on the guitarist who changed the guitar landscape — and why he wasn't a fan of what followed
A resolute fan of 1950s rock and roll, he never got along with hard rock — despite his love for the guitarist who paved the way for it
The breakup that nearly made Eric Clapton quit music
Slowhand didn’t like the sound of his guitar or how he played. Even the prospect of linking up with a Beatle couldn’t pull him out of his hole
Leslie West on Eric Clapton, the album that inspired Mountain — and the bassist who refused to make the group a power trio
With Cream producer Felix Pappalardi and drummer Corky Laing onboard, West had everything he needed to make his dream group— until Pappalardi drew the line
“It was magic.” Jack Bruce on the day he met Eric Clapton and how the guitarist changed his way of listening and playing
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
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
He notes that Jethro Tull shed their folk and blues beginnings in favor of more experimental music after Clapton paved the way
