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Cream

1966 to 1968, reunions in 1993 and 2005

Cream's stationSee Blues rock on the network

The line diagram

Each member is a lane on the year axis, in the colour of the line the band was on. A filled station marks a joining, an open one a departure, a square a death. The dotted rail is a reunion. A dotted branch leads to a band that grew out of this one, or in from a band its members came from. The table below lists the same spells.

Members

MemberRoleYears
Eric Claptonguitar, vocals1966 to 1968
Jack Brucebass, vocals1966 to 1968
Ginger Bakerdrums1966 to 1968

The line

  1. Blues rock1966 to 1968

    The first supergroup

    Eric Clapton from the Bluesbreakers, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker from the Graham Bond Organisation. Two and a half years, four albums and the power-trio template; farewell shows at the Royal Albert Hall in November 1968.

    Key album: Disraeli Gears, 1967

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Cream (opens in a new tab)

Lineage

Comes fromJohn Mayall's Bluesbreakers

Clapton left John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in 1966 to form Cream.

SpawnedBlind Faith

Clapton and Baker formed Blind Faith with Steve Winwood and Ric Grech within months of Cream's split.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Cream (band) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cream (opens in a new tab)
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Cream (opens in a new tab)

Cite this page

The Metro Map of Music, ‘Cream: line diagram’, /line-ups/cream.