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Bruce's death was announced on his official website, and confirmed by his publicist Claire Singers.
She said: "He died today at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family."
A statement from his family said: "It is with great sadness that we, Jack's family, announce the passing of our beloved Jack: husband, father and granddad and all-round legend.
"The world of music will be a poorer place without him, but he lives on in his music and forever in our hearts."
His influence and Cream's was quite big. When I first heard Cream at the time, I never heard anything quite like it. Many fine groups of the era no doubt, but Cream became accessible to the public. I think the passing of Jack is indeed sad, but I know he had some health problems. Thanks for the music, my friend!
Talk about a prolific career! He had early stints with Manfred Mann and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers Band in the mid 60's before joining up with Baker and Clapton. Then in the 1970's he joined up with Leslie West and Corky Laing from the group Mountain to form West, Bruce and Laing, did a couple lp's with Robin Trower in the 1980's, and a couple lp's with Garry Moore and Ginger Baker (BBM) in the 1990's. And in between released a number of solo lp's, my favorites being 1969's "Songs For A Tailor" and 1974's "Out Of The Storm."
Sadly his health has been shaky for years, IIRC he had a liver transplant maybe 10 years or so ago. Regarding his craft? Well, IMHO he was without peer, and I looked at Twitter a while ago with the tributes rolling in with the most noted bass players in rock music, starting with Roger Waters who said he was "simply the best."
Gonna cue up the Cream's Wheels Of Fire lp, after that West Bruce and Laing's first lp (Why Don'tcha) A great rock personality in a great era of rock music. Thanks Jack! RIP sir.
The morbid thing about this is that we'll be seeing more and more of these on a monthly basis over the next few years. Most of these guys are into their 70s by now, and few of them were noted for living healthy lifestyles in their younger and middle years. By the end of this decade, it's quite possible that no more than a handful of the people we grew up listening to will still be around.
Amazing talent, very influential, fluid bass runs, Jack made the bass much more prominent.
Also he was the voice of legendary Cream.
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