[Slowhand] Cream's Jack Bruce Recovers from Liver Transplant

[Loraine Taylor]

Entertainment - Reuters

Cream's Jack Bruce Recovers from Liver Transplant
Thu Oct 16, 2:38 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scottish musician Jack Bruce (news), former bass 
player and vocalist with short-lived 1960s "supergroup" Cream, is recovering 
from a near-fatal liver transplant, his label said on Wednesday.

Bruce, 60, underwent the transplant in an English hospital on Sept. 19 after 
being diagnosed with liver cancer during the summer, Sanctuary Records said 
in a statement. He almost died after his body rejected the new liver, his 
kidneys failed and an infection set in.

"After being very critical for a period in which we almost lost him, Jack is 
now making a successful recovery," said the statement, attributed to Bruce's 
family.

Bruce is best known for his two-year stint in Cream, the groundbreaking 
blues-rock trio he formed in 1966 with guitarist Eric Clapton (news) and 
drummer Ginger Baker (news). With lyricist Pete Brown, Bruce co-wrote such 
hit singles as "I Feel Free" and "White Room."

Tension within the group contributed to its demise in 1968, after three 
studio albums and a farewell concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. Bruce 
continued to record and tour, and he reunited with Clapton and Baker in 1993 
to play three songs at Cream's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of 
Fame.

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