November 26: On This Day in World History … briefly
Neil Peart said "His playing was revolutionary – extrovert, primal and inventive. He set the bar for what rock drumming could be. Every rock drummer since has been influenced in some way by Ginger – even if they don't know it"
1986: ‘Cream’ takes a final bow
Hippie heroes ‘Cream’, the world’s loudest, fastest, most overpowering rock band, played their last concert at London’s Albert Hall in front of 10 000 fans torn between ecstasy and sorrow.
The group – Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Jack Bruce on bass and Ginger Baker on drums – spent the previous two years blowing minds with their own compositions, such as ‘Strange Brew’, ‘I Feel Free’ and ‘Sunshine of Your Love’ and original renditions of blues classics like ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Spoonful’.
Clapton’s playing inspired ‘Clapton is God’ graffitti on both sides of the Atlantic and the group’s ‘Wheels of Fire’ double album topped the US charts for four weeks.
Cream were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. They were included in both Rolling Stone and VH1’s lists of the ‘100 Greatest Artists of All Time’ at number 67 and 61 respectively. They were also ranked number 16 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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