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• Formed in 1966, Cream was a British group that mixed rock, blues, and psychedelia to impressive effect on classic songs like "Sunshine of Your Love," "White Room," "Born Under a Bad Sign" and their version of the blues standard "Crossroads." They released four studio albums before calling it quits in 1968.

• Fast Facts

  1. Origin: London, England
  2. Years active: 1966-1968
  3. Live albums: 3
  4. Reunited for a string of hugely successful shows in 2005
  5. Played the Royal Albert Hall in London in the summer of '05
  6. Followed up with shows at Madison Square Garden in the fall

• Supergroup Status

  Often considered the first rock "supergroup," Cream featured guitarist Eric Clapton at the height of the "Clapton Is God" phenomenon, plus stellar songwriter Jack Bruce on bass and Ginger Baker on drums. Baker and Clapton would reunite to form perhaps rock's second supergroup when they hooked up with Steve Winwood to form Blind Faith.

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• Albums

  • Fresh Cream
  • Disraeil Gears
  • Wheels of Fire
  • Goodbye
  • Live Cream
  • Live Cream Volume II

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