After being heralded as a musical god, Eric Clapton had second thoughts about returning to Cream after hearing this band.

Did Eric Clapton ever really know what Cream was? He formed the band with bass guitarist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker in 1966, after seeing his hero Buddy Guy perform with a trio in London.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I thought of Cream as sort of a jazz band," bassist Jack Bruce once said, "only we never told Eric he was really Ornette Coleman!

Eric Clapton delivered an all-time great guitar solo on "Crossroads".

Jack Bruce's 2001 album revisited Cream classics with Eric Clapton, but not Ginger Baker, resulting in a unique sound, but ...

When one thinks of guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton, one often thinks of the very concept of the supergroup. His most famous supergroup, Cream, is widely considered to be the very first supergroup.

Cream was one of the most iconic rock supergroups of the 1960s, and it’s wild to think that they were only together for a handful of years. During those years, though, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and ...

Eric Clapton's 60-plus year career in music is unparalleled. He is the only three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, as a member of The Yardbirds, Cream and as a solo artist. Clapton has had an ...

Eric Clapton and San Diego-bred bass great Nathan East might seem unlikely to endorse a tribute band devoted to the music of Clapton’s solo career and Cream, the pioneering power trio that propelled ...

Legendary rock star Eric Clapton turns 77 on March 30. Walk through the influential guitarist’s life, from his time with Cream to racking up Grammys during his solo career. Despite his age, the ...

Malcolm Bruce and company’s Heavenly Cream LP, on Quarto Valley Records. In Part 1 of this interview series with Malcolm Bruce, we discussed his new release, “Heavenly Cream” [Quarto Valley Records], ...