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Jack Bruce, best known as one third of Cream, has died of liver disease. In a statement issued by his family on Saturday, his family said: ““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.”

Bruce played bass, sang and was the principal songwriter in Cream, but even leaving aside that group, in which he played with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, his CV reads like a comprehensive guide to the British blues boom, with spells in Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc, the Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann.

I believe he was a total arsehole. Great bassist though and wrote most of the Cream classics.

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Just heard this on the Radio. Sad news indeed :(

 

RIP Jack Bruce :rose:

 

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It's a hoax. Maybe.

 

 

Or maybe the hoax is a hoax.

 

edited to remove possibly problematic link

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The rumors that it's a hoax appear to themselves be a hoax. Mea culpa.

 

http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-10-25/cream-jack-bruce-dead-at-71

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I believe he was a total arsehole.

 

I thought Ginger Baker was the arsehole...

 

Anyway, this comes as a shock. Indeed one of the greatest rock bassists of all time. RIP Jack Bruce :rose:

 

I'm pretty sure that it was Bruce that Geddy Lee was referring to when he said something about meeting your heroes can be disappointing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RIP. Saw him up close and personal a few years ago at Yoshi's in Oakland.

 

All good musicians are assholes to some degree. Just add drugs and booze to magnify.

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