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Cream bassist Jack Bruce dies, aged 71
BBC ^ | 10/25/2014 | BBC

Posted on 10/25/2014 9:02:07 AM PDT by mononymous

Jack Bruce, bassist from 1960s band Cream, has died aged 71, his publicist confirms.

Legendary supergroup Cream, which also included Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, are now considered one of the most important bands in rock history.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bassist; bruce; cream; jack
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Wow! May he RIP.
1 posted on 10/25/2014 9:02:07 AM PDT by mononymous
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To: mononymous

Prayers up... RIP


2 posted on 10/25/2014 9:03:41 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: mononymous
Jack Bruce photo: Jack Bruce of Cream jackbruce_main_432x4991.jpg
3 posted on 10/25/2014 9:05:06 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: mononymous

Hopefully he’s in a nice white room with black curtains.


4 posted on 10/25/2014 9:05:40 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: mononymous

Wow, nobody saw Ginger Baker outliving... well anybody. Really sorry to see Jack go.


5 posted on 10/25/2014 9:07:04 AM PDT by discostu (YAHTZEE!)
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To: Palio di Siena

Guess it’s time to break out the Cream at Royal Albert Hall dvds. RIP Jack. Hope your “Sittin’ On Top of The World”.


6 posted on 10/25/2014 9:08:04 AM PDT by rktman ("The only thing dumber than a brood hen is a New York democrat." Mother Abagail.)
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To: mononymous

R.I.P.

What a great band.


7 posted on 10/25/2014 9:11:15 AM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: discostu

Ginger Baker today looks only a few years older than he did in ‘69.


8 posted on 10/25/2014 9:11:47 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: mononymous

Oh my. RIP.

Just watched a docu on Ginger Baker. “Beware of Mr. Baker”. Highly recommend.


9 posted on 10/25/2014 9:11:56 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: Right Brother

Until you see him try to walk. He’s definitely suffering from old age.


10 posted on 10/25/2014 9:13:43 AM PDT by discostu (YAHTZEE!)
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To: RIghtwardHo

Great doc, though rather depressing. It’s can be sad how the madness of genius wrecks guys lives.


11 posted on 10/25/2014 9:14:41 AM PDT by discostu (YAHTZEE!)
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To: mononymous

WHOA Just on TMZ

Rip Jack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqQL0J_Vr0


12 posted on 10/25/2014 9:16:09 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: discostu

Hey what about Eric Clapton he still alive yeah you are right if you think of Cream band member you think of Ginger Baker checking it out


13 posted on 10/25/2014 9:16:44 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: mononymous

Saw him with Cream as a teenager, then later when he teamed up with Leslie West for West, Bruce and Lang. Both great concerts.


14 posted on 10/25/2014 9:18:35 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: mononymous
We met Cream (very briefly) in a restaurant near Boston in ‘67.Funny story...my Dad,who was quite old fashioned,asked the waiter who those hairy individuals at a nearby table were.He said he'd check...came back shortly thereafter and said that they were a group called “Cream”.I had heard of them because there was a station in Boston playing their songs.
15 posted on 10/25/2014 9:18:55 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Islamopobia:The Irrational Fear Of Being Beheaded)
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Cream bassist Jack Bruce dies, aged 71

These days 71 is kinda young. The last time I saw him on TV, probably a couple of years ago, he looked pretty rough. That rock and roll lifestyle is not conducive to longevity, "Live fast, die young".

16 posted on 10/25/2014 9:20:15 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (I want a Speaker who'll stick that pen and phone where no one but Reggie Love can find it!)
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To: mononymous; Jack Hydrazine; Norm Lenhart; Salamander; spyone; To Hell With Poverty; locountry1dr; ..
This is the Modern Music Ping List. Our topic is music from the 20th and 21st century, from Ravel and Shostokovich through to the Synth Pioneers and beyond.

Topic suggestions are always welcome, and pings to music-related threads are appreciated.

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17 posted on 10/25/2014 9:23:26 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
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RIP. Great band

I am still amazed Michael Jackson is dead, and Keith Richards is still with us.

18 posted on 10/25/2014 9:23:38 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: Palio di Siena

...and near the station.


19 posted on 10/25/2014 9:25:20 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: RIghtwardHo

Oh yeah. Beware of Mr. Baker is excellent, and streaming on Netflix.


20 posted on 10/25/2014 9:25:23 AM PDT by BADROTOFINGER (Life sucks. Get a helmet.)
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