This bassist/singer was a key part of my Classic Rock education via KLOL from 1982-4. Until I had moved to Houston, I never heard of Cream. Eric Clapton certainly, through his solo stuff in the Seventies. I never knew Slowhand was a mere member in an act a hundred times better. Please, the guy’s career is built on covers and schlock. “Tears in Heaven” is sincere but it gives me diabetes.
Jack was really the voice in Cream. What went wrong happened when they came to America and label wanted to make Clapton the frontman. That was the gist in the Classic Albums episode covering Disraeli Gears.
Anyway, I want to remember the cool things I remember, namely Jack’s vocals on “Sunshine of Your Love,” “Tales of Brave Ulysses,” and “The White Room.” His tune “Swlbr” made me chuckle the first time I heard it too. The title is misleading, it’s the song with the lyrics “but the rainbow has a beard.”
Farewell Jack. Thanks for proving not all Hippie Psychedelic Rock didn’t all suck despite Cream ushering in the era of arena-based shows.