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The Blues Connections of

Cream

Cream was a psychedelic hard rock band with very strong blues roots. Its three members, guitarist Eric Clapton, bass player Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker, were all top instrumentalists and veterans of various British R&B groups including John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Clapton), The Yardbirds (Clapton), The Graham Bond Organisation (Bruce and Baker), and Mannfred Mann (Bruce). Their live shows featured plenty of blues jamming and extended soloing--to some folks, these performances were absolutely fantastic; to others, they were totally overblown. The band's mighty version of the blues classic "Crossroads" (a/k/a "Crossroads Blues") went to #28 on the U.S. pop charts.

More of Cream's blues Connections...

A list of blues songs recorded by Cream is below. The songs are arranged alphabetically by the name of the blues artist who originally recorded, popularized, and/or composed the song.

Dr. Ross: Cat Squirrel

Willie Dixon (composer) Howlin' Wolf (performer): Spoonful

Skip James: I'm So Glad

Robert Johnson: Crossroads Blues (a/k/a Crossroads), (From) Four Until Late

Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign

Freddie King: Steppin' Out

Muddy Waters: Rollin' and Tumblin'

Blind Willie Reynolds: Outside Woman Blues

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