Cream's Jack Bruce Dies At 71 Of Liver Disease
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Channel: Ulrich Peise · 2014 · Music
Jack Bruce is dead. He died on October 25, 2014 in Suffolk, England due to liver disease. Jack Bruce's death was not a surprise. He has been battling with liver disease for a long time. Jack Bruce was best known as the bass player and vocalist of the 1960s supergroup Cream, were he performed alongside drummer Ginger Baker and guitarist Eric Clapton. Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath’s guitar player, was among the first who publicly shared his thoughts about Jack Bruce’s death. In a facebook post he stated that Bruce was a major influence in music, an amazing bass player and singer. Geezer Butler cited him as his most important influence. Others, such as Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake, called him a “legend”. Jack Bruce was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1943. In his teens he learned to play bass. With Cream he sold over 35 million records across the world. He wrote many of their hit’s including one of my favorite numbers, Sunshine of your Love. After Cream disbanded, Jack Bruce played in various other groups such as West, Bruce&Laing, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed and Ringo Star’s All-Starr band. Jack Bruce was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2003 and received an organ transplant. His death is a huge loss for the music community. Eric Clapton only issued a very brief statement after he heard the news of his death and he published an acoustic guitar piece in memory of his old bandmate.
