[Slowhand] More Cream -- On Behalf of Sista-Susan....

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British rock group Cream to play more reunion  shows 
By Dean Goodman 
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary rock trio Cream, which reunited last year  
for a handful of concerts in London and New York after a bitter break-up in  
1968, has scheduled more shows, bassist and singer Jack Bruce said on  Tuesday. 
But don't expect a world tour. Rather, Bruce told Reuters that he, guitarist  
Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker will set up camp in select cities for  
multiple dates, just as they did last year. 
"What we feel is that it's so special, and also so emotionally draining that  
it's not something we could do every day," he said. "We will play more, but  
where and when I'm not at liberty to say." 
He declined to say when an official announcement might be made, joking that  
he would "get chopped" if he said anything. 
Bruce, 62, was speaking hours before Cream was due to receive a lifetime  
achievement Grammy during a ceremony also honoring rocker David Bowie, country  
singer Merle Haggard, opera diva Jessye Norman, folk group the Weavers, late  
bluesman Robert Johnson and recently deceased comedian Richard Pryor. 
Bruce, flying in from his farm in Britain, was set to be the group's sole  
representative. He said Clapton, 60, had other commitments, while it was  
impractical for Baker, 66, to leave his farm in South Africa. 
All three did show up in Los Angeles 13 years ago when Cream was inducted  
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, burying their differences long enough to  
play three songs, including their hit "Sunshine of Your Love," for a black-tie  
crowd. 
Then they went their separate ways until last year, when they reunited for  fo
ur lucrative shows at London's Royal Albert Hall, the scene of their farewell 
 concert on November 26, 1968, and then three at New York's Madison Square  
Garden. 
In its first iteration, the band lasted a little over two years, brewing a  
potent mix of blues and psychedelia that paved the way for hard rock. But Baker 
 and Bruce fought bitterly, leaving Clapton to play the thankless role of  
peacemaker. 
Cream cultivated the tensions, churning out four albums, and rock-radio  
staples such as "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room." But the group's demise  
was inevitable. 
Bruce said he is less explosive in his old age, and the band knows better how 
 to handle problems, but there remains an underlying, brotherly tension with  
Baker. On the other hand, he described Clapton as "the most beautiful, 
kindest,  most understanding guy that I've come across."

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