Jack Bruce passes

[PRR]

Jack Bruce, former bassist and vocalist of the '60s blues and psychedelic rock supergroup Cream, has died at age 71.

Bruce's loved ones said "The world of music will be a poorer place without him, but he lives on in his music and forever in our hearts,"

http://www.eonline.com/news/591868/jack-bruce-dies-former-cream-bassist-was-71

[DummyLoad]

RIP. 


--pete

[Ritchie200]

Wow, last I saw him was on tour with Robin Trower.  Sad to see another great go...


Jim

[darkbluemurder]

Cream were among my earliest influences in playing, both Eric and Jack. Very sad.


RIP.

[Willabe]

"Although particularly famous for his work as a vocalist, bass guitarist, and songwriter, Bruce also played double bass, harmonica, piano, and cello. He was trained as a classical cellist, and considered himself a jazz musician, although much of his catalogue of compositions and recordings tended toward blues and rock and roll."

"Bruce was born on 14 May 1943 in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, to musical parents who moved frequently, resulting in the young Bruce attending 14 different schools, ending up at Bellahouston Academy. Bruce began playing the jazz bass in his teens, and won a scholarship to study cello and musical composition at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, while playing in Jim McHarg's Scotsville Jazzband to support himself.[2] The Academy disapproved of its students playing jazz. "They found out," Bruce told Musician correspondent Jim Macnie, "and said 'you either stop, or leave college.' So I left college."

Should have started his own college. In a way, I guess he did.


                  Brad