The World’s First Supergroup!
Cream was the world’s first supergroup—a band where all the members were already famous before they got together.
Formed in the ’60s, this British trio included Eric Clapton, fresh from his time with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, along with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.
Their sound was a fusion of blues, pop, and psychedelic rock, which helped define an era.
Cream’s biggest hits include Crossroads, Sunshine Of Your Love, Strange Brew, I Feel Free, and White Room.
At the time, they were such a phenomenon that even giants like Jimi Hendrix looked up to them. In fact, when Cream announced their split, Jimi interrupted a performance of Hey Joe on live TV to play Sunshine Of Your Love as a tribute—he’d heard the news earlier that day.
Baker & Bruce
Peter Edward “Ginger” Baker was the drummer best known for co-founding Cream.
Before the supergroup, Ginger played in two relatively successful bands: Blues Incorporated and the Graham Bond Organisation. In both, he worked alongside Jack Bruce on bass.
After Cream, he joined Clapton in another short-lived supergroup—Blind Faith.
Ginger’s drumming style was revolutionary, blending jazz and African rhythms. He’s often credited as rock’s first superstar drummer.
John Symon Asher “Jack” Bruce was the bass player and co-lead singer of Cream.
Alongside Ginger Baker, he also played in Blues Incorporated and the Graham Bond Organisation, and just like Clapton, had a stint with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers before the formation of Cream.
Unfortunately, the intense creative tension between Ginger and Jack contributed to Cream’s early breakup.
While Eric moved on to Blind Faith with Ginger, and then to an enormously successful solo career, Jack pursued his own path.
Though perhaps not as commercially successful as Clapton (but then again, who is?!), Jack Bruce still carved out an impressive legacy—Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #8 on their list of greatest bassists of all time.
In 2005, Cream reunited for a series of shows at Madison Square Garden in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Cream Tunes | Related Pages
Crossroads | Chords + Lyrics
Learn how to play the live version of Crossroads by Cream using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and a Spytunes video guitar lesson.
| A7 | D7 | A7 | A7 |
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knee…
Sunshine Of Your Love | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and Spytunes video guitar lessons.
| D blues scale riff | D blues scale riff |
It’s getting near dawn…
Start learning with the full lesson series: Sunshine Of Your Love – Guitar Lessons with TAB.
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