Cream performs "Sunshine Of Your Love" at the 1993 Inductions

[@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

This song contains one of the most classic rock and roll riffs ever laid down!!! Song was written at 5 am in morning, the three were all frustrated over not coming up with any new songs, but Jack grabbed his bass and played the first few notes, and Pete Brown, who was looking out the window, said, :It's getting near dawn...... and the rest is history!!!

[@ShineDawg]

thank you for the knowledge, cool shit

[@jeffreyjohn2037]

Jack composed the riff on his double bass that morning.

[@ShineDawg]

This is the story I tell before we play this live now. The crowd goes nuts for this song.

[@gregorycarlson6632]

Cool story!!👍

[@PHill1960]

Rush might have something to say about that.

[@luisfilipecanhao2430]

R.i.P. Ginger and Jack. You'll forever be remembered as the legends you were!!!

[@pratikshitnanda5024]

Cream= (Arguably)The Best Drummer of all time + (Arguably)The Best Guitarist of all time + (Arguably)The Best Bassist of all time

[@velosouk]

I totally agree. Let´s be humble, as an exercise, the three of them among the 10 all-time best in their instruments. No arguing.

[@christianlacheze3323]

Yes, and add the chemistry between them

[@jrinthe8187]

Can't argue with fact. When they were on nobody could touch them. And I mean nobody.

[@c.a.t.732]

"Arguably" indeed.

[@Coach49217]

Arguably is accurate cause really... Jack Bruce is great - but Jaco Pastorius is THE monster of bass playing.

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

Ginger Baker makes it sound like Cream with that unique rhythm.

[@matthewcannata5883]

Ginger makes cream sound like cream

[@larrylinn8589]

@James Tudor You will notice that Ginger holds back for a nano-second to round out the sound.

[@julie5310]

He added that bolero rhythm, but didn't get any songwriting credit. Watch the docu about him.

[@paulaandrolini5948]

@@julie5310 Tom Dowd suggested the "Indian " pow wow beat.

[@julie5310]

@@paulaandrolini5948 I recall hearing in the Ginger Baker documentary, "Beware of Mr. Baker", Baker said Jack Bruce played the song and Baker said, "That's terrible" and added the 4-6 (?) Bolero.

[@MrShadly01]

Jesus Christ... Jack's vocals are incredible here....he has such good control over his voice, it's unbelievable at times.

[@alonzogarbanzo]

Yep. Never better, and that includes the old days, I think.

[@Pim300359]

Janneke de bijl

[@Ricklynchcorecom]

Never get tired of watching Cream perform at any phase or age. Amazing musicians!! RIP Jack Bruce

[@trubowspiritwind]

That constant driving beat supplied by Ginger Baker is the groove.....Love it...

[@biteme3456]

NOT A BAD ROCKER FOR A GUY WHO LOVED JAZZ

[@shaunmcdonough9016]

Three of the greatest individual musicians on their particular instruments ever. They inspired many people to pick up and play guitar, bass or drums trying to emulate them. When they played together it was truly magical. I remember the first time I heard this particular song on the radio. It was electrifying and I had to rush out and get a copy of Disraeli Gears as quickly as I could. Now only Eric is left. RIP Ginger. RIP Jack. The music lives on!

[@KerrieRedgate]

Pretty amazing as, apart from a rehearsal the day before, they hadn't played together for twenty-five years! Just magic! So glad we have these precious moments preserved. Miss you, Mr Bruce! Your life and joy are still with us. Rest in peace after a full life of giving.

[@CryssLuvsMuzik]

Well said!

[@tablaturebutler2823]

+Kerrie Redgate Precious moments? Baker and Bruce are soaking up the very last attention they will ever get as musicians on a big stage and Clapton (filling stadiums at this time as a solo act) looks like he's only there to pay off a debt - or because his manager told him he had to. These guys were a flash in the pan - a HUGE flash, admittedly, but they didn't really gel in the customary sense of what makes a band. There's a reason - lots of them, actually - they split up so soon, and never got together afterward - they basically couldn't stand one another...

[@KerrieRedgate]

+Tablature Butler Ginger is still playing live , despite his back problems. He's in his 70s. 25 years between playing together as a unit: I'd like to see you try, honestly. One rehearsal the day before: very few bands could make that work (believe me, I know!), and at their ages! I guess you weren't there in the '60s. Hearing these guys again is magic for those of us who remember the impact this stuff had on us back then. There was nothing like it. Cream was hardly a flash in the pan! It's called Legacy.

[@tablaturebutler2823]

Kerrie Redgate Sorry if I harshed your mellow - I was in fact there when the flash was blinding - saw them at Winterland. Loved them then and their old tunes now. However, their mutual antipathy is the stuff of legend and that too is integral to their legacy. That they could still play their hits isn't surprising in the least - they didn't play off one another - then or in this video - they played as three separate musicians playing the same song at once - and God knows they've been playing them for those 25 intervening years. After their inevitable splintering, they went separate musical ways - and Clapton intentionally sought out more collaborative partners he could relate to on a personal level as a palate cleanser - the Cream experience was actually very bitter and traumatic for him. If you want to be swept away by rosy nostalgia, that's your business - I just look at things through a different lens, I suppose...

[@jrinthe8187]

+Tablature Butler A very different lense. If you know the histroy of the band so well then you must understand that they were not boyhood friends like the Beatles and Stones were. Each was established as a true expert at their instruments. Naturally ego goes with that. As far as a flash in the pan, that is just pure ignorance. You do recall that Wheels of Fire was the FIRST platinum album. Hardly the creation by a flash in the pan band.

[@Digmen1]

Eric Clapton has had so many "looks" over the years, He always looks good and is great to listen to.

[@paulfuller8985]

Jack's solo at the end is really nice . He played that fretless bass like a guitar . Amazing . Miss you Jack .

[@SG-nd9bf]

Usually on a reunion show or tour, the band gets the money and sounds just ok, but here I can tell that the band is really trying hard to sound like they did in their prime, especially Jack Bruce. They end up sounding mind-blowing, and not just for a reunion, for a live performance from any era of Cream. I can tell that they really had fun playing together for the first time in a long time!

[@rrguitar1]

Ginger Baker on fire here. He's the star of this performance imo.

[@pratikshitnanda5024]

Indeed all the three were equally! They are so equally good that their greatness isn't being overshadowed by each other

[@christined3953]

Mr. Baker has pirate blood running through him.

[@419Koof]

@@christined3953 herdu the 1st time in the otha post & othas.........Total wordsmith 👎💩

[@419Koof]

@@christined3953Run along now CUMB DUNT Professor Cockmobster needs 2 clean more CUNTS out........

[@tommydavies9744]

So it's not Clapton no

[@taylorrichardson190]

One of my favorite songs from Cream. But also learned to appreciate drummers because of ginger baker.

[@grey2396]

a great trio, three gods on all instruments, three is literally all they needed! RIP Jack Bruce.

[@j1derli]

OMG, I LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE THIS!!! I could listen to these guys all night! wish i could've seen these guys at filmore!

[@bryantrockwell2075]

Jack bruce 1943 - 2014 one of the very best

[@TheAgentOfTruth]

Ginger was madly on point here

[@gutterdandy9173]

He usually was.....

[@monatoney3474]

ALWAYS WAS

[@cherylmantello3693]

ao.T //yep in his sleep ,stoned or drunk and the beat goes on //cheers

[@MrWarhead16]

RIP Jack Bruce. Great performance,

[@jeffblacky]

today Jack Bruce died , he was the main reason why i picked up a bass back in 1982 , the same Eb-3. RIP .. Jack you will be missed.

[@pacificlights4732]

The thunder got quite a bit quieter that day.

[@goleafs51]

One of the best bass players, no question!

[@geoffreynedelcu9400]

R. I. P Jack Bruce you were one of the greatest bassists off all time, you will be missed

[@manuelvillalba6168]

RIP Ginger

[@tylergascoigne2757]

ginger died this year he was the reason i picked up them sticks. Met him 3 years ago not as grumpy as everyone said really calm and cool guy.

[@Mondo762]

Each one could fill the room with their musical talent. Put them together you get magic.

[@bapples]

Always incredible when the long-awaited reunion actually lives up to the expectation

[@mikeroberts9501]

These guys are just on a higher level - hypnotic stuff.

[@brianm.armstrong70]

Watching this again and I just realized, they hadn't played together for 25 years! That's a LONGGGGG TIME between drinks! They just make it seem so natural and effortless! They burned hot, they burned out.....but most important THE MUSIC BURNS ON! RIP Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce. Hopefully, a new generation will be listening and carry on!

[@shannondawn44]

I've been watching a few of these RRHF performances ,( one leading me to the next...) and I think Cream "creamed" most of them . I know most of these musicians , who are being inducted , likely haven't played together for awhile , but wow .... great performance . I felt bad for Chris Hillman during The Byrds RRHF induction performance , because they were not at their best that night but Cream definitely rocked the house . Loved this . RIP Jack Bruce

[@rurkazsengadeer2345]

Yous should also watch THE CURE at this year's RRHF (2019).....

[@RandyTucker]

Bravo to that performance…. with only one day of rehearsal after 25 years, I thought it was fantastic. Ginger Baker was awesome and the cigarette in the mouth was a nice touch.

[@wilkie92]

Was lucky enough to see them in 2005, Royal Albert Hall, brilliant

[@kyler591]

baker is the best drummer in the world he plays drums like an instrument, like hes playing lead; he is amazing like clapton said most drummers cant even carry his sticks he is a true legend and genius

[@caseygill8336]

I dig bakerman, but Buddy Rich says "ginger bakers full of shit" - from downbeat magazine interview

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

@@caseygill8336 Buddy Rich was an arrogant wanker.

[@regaltip8A]

@@GeorgeEI7KO Perhaps true but when you compare the skill of Rich to Baker , Ginger comes out looking like a toilet.

[@419Koof]

@@caseygill8336 makes sense.........evry1 must h8 the Gingerbredman now 💩💉

[@jameschaney5340]

@@caseygill8336 He also said that Billy Cobham drummed with his fists. Buddy liked Buddy, is all. :-)

[@mrpeel3239]

Just re-watched: unreal that there is no nostalgia here: just in-the-moment musical genius.

[@evelynlee9308]

Jack Bruce underappreciated. He was the main vocalist and songwriter of the group and played a mean bass guitar too!

[@HunzaTech]

What a masterclasses performance!!! Sweet youth of ageless rhythm 🪘

[@garethevans2912]

Considering they hadn't played live together for 25 years they sounded amazing. So fresh.

[@photographerjonathan]

After not being together for 25 years and a one day rehearsal the day before. Wow still a special band. I miss these days of rock when almost every band was unique with there own style and sound.

[@nazmoking3171]

This band was the classic definition of what was later referred to as a "super group" - every one of them superstars in their right! And they blended together incredibly well...

[@christopherbako]

Please try Mountain.

[@mike4619]

As a member of each of these pioneering groups passes on, they take a small piece of me with them. May they all rest in peace.

[@5four]

I love strats but this tune begs for the sg .... and the eb bass - we miss you Jack .

[@lilezvertical]

rest in peace, sir Ginger Baker. One of the greatest and innovative drummers of all time.

[@neilphelan145]

Three of the most gifted individuals to ever grace the world of rock and roll!!

[@claireamer1]

My favorite of his! 💜 this song never dies.

[@anxiousappliance]

well. it never ends.... Would have preferred Badge.

[@judyblueyes1275]

Looking back at this in 2020....Ginger was pounding those drums so hard they were about to fall over!! He was 54 here and full of fire!!Jack's voice was still incredibly strong and spanking that bass just right! Eric was just Eric.... always on point,still is.....I really hope Jack and Ginger are rockin on in heaven!! 🙏💜☮️💜😍🎸🥁🎶

[@jrinthe8187]

Gotta love Ginger with that butt hanging out of his mouth. He's one bad azz gangsta. Beware of Mr. Baker!!

[@66steevo1]

JR in the 818 How about - cigarettes fuckin' suck. That's why he's dead. Great drumming, though.

[@jrinthe8187]

***** Ginger is alive and drumming. Where did you get that he was dead?

[@gregholman2431]

JR in the 818 Maybe he mixed-up Ginger Baker with Jack Bruce (whom, sadly, is deceased).

[@jrinthe8187]

Greg Holman Maybe, but his post seemed more Anti-Smoking than celebrating the music.

[@afterburner2869]

JR in the 818 War Ginger!!

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

SO MANY TIMES I FOUND MYSELF LISTENING TO AND LEARNING THE SONGS THAT CREAM RECORDED BACK THEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG CARLIS GUITARLOS 90042

[@ATK10155]

First time they played live in over 25 years. It sounded and looked like they hadn't ever missed a beat.

[@zeezeetop3273]

RIP Jack and So long Ginger. Thank you for Rock & Roll. Your presence will always, always be here with us. You have inspired millions and will continue to inspire millions. Long live Rock & Roll.

[@Edward-ko9pn]

Man I was addicted to this song from like 16-20 years old. It was my second song I learned on the guitar. Of course my first was Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

[@ronniebrown2517]

1968 i was in the army peeling potatoes in tappan, new york...sitting behind the mess hall, really stoned....this tune came on the radio and changed my life....if i remember correctly sunshine was a hit one year on the radio and came back as a hit a year or two later....i think...at one time had all their albums...now have them on cassettee and a few cds....totally awesome band and individuals...

[@chrisanderson9374]

Rip Ginger and jack. You're both dearly missed.

[@rickedeanda]

Just have to say the 3 men Rock and Roll Band of the Ages and was very lucky to have met Sir Eric Clapton and talk with him for at least half an hour it was a dream come true!!!

[@MrRichielw]

An amazing group, Eric you are the best ! RIP Jack Bruce

[@Jack-vy6uo]

What about Ginger? he's dead too

[@kathif17]

❤ 3 brilliant musicians all in their own elements of Cream some of the greatest music out there still 30 years after their induction to the RRHOF. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. ❤

[@TheExiledTexan]

Clapton's dressed like he's about announce the newest Apple computer.

[@almartin115]

The One you view rock gods reuntied first time in 25yrs, on a template rock song for all rock songs to come. Your thoughts are, Eric's pants and jacket, And a communication device that wasn't even envisaged yet by the dead guy your referring to? Omg. That's kinda gay, childish and disrespectful all at the same time. Think before comparing rock gods to pants, jackets, mobile phones and honourable dead people, you idiot.

[@chayseyoung8381]

Hahah 😂 I'm to stoned for this comment

[@RepublicOfUs]

@Alistair Fuck, you're an asshole. How do you deal with daily life?

[@rodriguezelfeliz4623]

@@almartin115 he is a man, not a god, theres only one God

[@tieukhavu8832]

Professor Slowhand Clapton or Professor E.C. regARDing guitar

[@jackchapman3704]

One cannot top this combination of raw power, technique, creativity, and virtuosity. it’s amazing that as a human being I can say I lived in human history alongside Cream.

[@rockbottombass9675]

Jack Bruce...Jack Bruce, thank you very much.

[@Martychargin]

There were a few memorable sounds from my childhood. One was the wailing cry of Jimi Hendrix guitar. The other was the booming -rat-a-tat-tat from the drumming of Ginger Baker. He was a man on a mission and we heard him loud and clear. RIP Ginger Baker!

[@chumleyshaver7942]

Love the stretched-out ending on this version - with Jack and Ginger both getting some last solo licks in over Clapton's groovy fast tremolo chord fills - all so "in the pocket" - even cooler than the original !

[@davidspalten1304]

My God, 4 or 5 decades later these guys still kick ass with this song. I remember being 12 when it hit the airwaves and being blown away by the Clapton-Bruce heaviest of heavy riffs. An immortal classic song by the Titans of music.

[@fabiobalenzano6439]

Best drummer to grace the world of rock

[@noneofyourbusiness2766]

Hell, yes!

[@markrael7635]

They ALL Deliver ! always

[@mully18]

What amazing performers! They hadnt played together in 25 years ! They got together the night before for 1 run thru...and this! No one touches Slowhand. RIP Jack Bruce.

[@Pun2404]

This music will always be capable of sending electrified shivers of frisson and bliss and energy whenever I hear it, and if I think about it hard enough. The impact this music had on, well essentially, EVERYTHING that came AFTER IT, it can almost make start to well up. This is pure heart and soul shining Rock n Roll! Baker Clapton Bruce, CREAM. The creators and trailblazers of what would become early hard rock and proto-heavy-metal in later years. Blessed to have been on the planet and been able to see Eric as many times as I have, -- wipes tear -- ahh, * sigh * it's going to suck when our heroes are all gone, but thankfully, the music never stops! :D

[@Maurena789]

Got to love Ginger Baker!!

[@dannydine5263]

+Maurena789 Yeah,the boy can lay down a groove about a mile and a half thick.

[@robertyancey4867]

They ALWAYS had that gritty rawness about them...Lean, Crisp, and clean...😀😁😎 RIP JACK AND GINGER...

[@TheCream14]

Jack Bruce was my guy. He is the guy who lit the musical fire in me 51 years ago!

[@johnallen2771]

Oh, man, do you feel that? That's what we woke up to one night in the 60s. They blew our mind and probably yours, too. Every guitar player in America picked up on Eric Clapton after this. Ginger Baker's drum playing is absolutely incredible. I saw a video of him on YT and he was a hell of a man. Jack Bruce started us all jamming with his bass licks. Yeah, three guys who went on to change the world we live in. I think I'll go see them in concert when I get to heaven.

[@MsLilyhorse]

It's amazing how well Bruce and Baker played together considering they can't stand each other.

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

Same with Johnny and Joey Ramone

[@deewaynenorwood1443]

I have loved music for as long as I can remember. I never took the time to learn any instruments. Ginger Baker, wow he was a master on the drums. Rest in peace ,and maybe on a stormy day you could play us a solo of that thunderous sound you were so good at delivering!!!!

[@johnknow4097]

Saw Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker when they played with in the under appreciated but highly influential Graham Bond Organisation back in the 60s, this was around the same time as seeing Eric Clapton then unknown with The Yardbirds and later on a regular basis with John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers. Happy days.

[@hectorlopez5297]

I still remember my older brother Jess coming home on leave from basic training in 1967 he played a record by Cream "Sunshine of your Love" I was only 4 years old and marching around the living room doing peace signs and singing along it was the baddest sound to come out Period.. Its in my top ten riffs of all time!

[@23theseeker50]

Jack Bruce amazing bassist guitarist R.I.P JACK AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING TAKE CARE MY FRIEND.

[@jcdova29]

How cool was this!!! All the bands that followed and those in the audience to see Cream perform and sound amazing.

[@pratikshitnanda5024]

The Cream above all musicians!

[@wthjrtx1]

This is to cool. It's in the books and glad they did play. They played some great great stuff. Keep Rocking My Friends.

[@patricksmith7440]

The best band ever. Period.

[@pabloperez4063]

At least for me! I am so GLAD (live ) ThE BEST musical invention ever!

[@a95569]

Agree

[@johneasler9967]

Apparantly, they're the only band you've ever listened to

[@a95569]

@@johneasler9967 And obviously, you need to brush up on your spelling. The last vowel in 'apparently' is an 'e'.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

that's not how it works

[@danielmelo7146]

The definition of "power trio". Amazing!

[@fredgien]

Happy that there is KZbin! Today Mr Baker died, but he will be on the internet till the end of times!!

[@paulfox1210]

Great musicians all 3 of them and some of the best music ever. Wish Jack had been in Bling Faith too but let's not get picky. We were so lucky to have been born in the 40s/50s.

[@markrowlands5375]

Big ole rip to Ginger Baker, what a drummer and what a band.

[@EwaldEwald104]

Cream of the crop. Cream is legendary blues influenced powertrio. Cream 4ever. Hell yeah!

[@Quadrant14]

I have seen Jack Bruce bass pound out and reverb twice as loud as this as it was in the 60's , this is quiet and his voice when I last heard it was still very good, Ginger was always good, Eric is just Eric

[@michaelreidperry3256]

Some reunions don’t happen. It is often sad. It’s amazing when the magic that was happens again without skipping a beat. That beat we speak of here was a mere 25 years made irrelevant when these tremendous musicians made this reunion worth waiting for. Lovers of this great art form honor them even though Jack can no longer rejoin Cream. “Rest well, Sir!”

[@chriswylie9056]

Happy 74th birthday, Ginger Baker!

[@bid84]

Chris Wylie He’s still alive and had a ciggy on the go no doubt!

[@tammyramos4776]

He died today😭😭 R.I.P Ginger Baker

[@sassycat]

Three wheels of fire indeed.

[@jamilioestevez]

3 old men can blow anybody off the stage. Rock and roll is in a saaaaaaaaaaaad state of affairs

[@CherrySlush1]

jamilioestevez They hadn't played together in 25 years. This is so ridiculously good it just demonstrates how great they were.

[@jimcharles651]

Not exactly 3 random old guys

[@inspector7112]

jamilioestevez they weren't even that old at the time

[@SluffAdlin]

"Cream was not Rock N' Roll! 2 of us are Jazz musicians and Eric's a Blues player, I don't hear any Rock N' Roll." Ginger Baker

[@janetmariewilliams5798]

jamilioestevez agreed

[@wishbone7410]

sunshine of Rock and roll ! the great three !

[@hardrockguy]

Still my favorite song of all time....

[@emilyjohnson8808]

Clapton's voice so flowy and amazing!!! Another fretless bass player too! cool!

[@jtoose3628]

Possibly the greatest band ever!!

[@FERNANDOGARCIA-tw7sv]

I don't care how Clapton is dressed , what I love is how he makes his guitar sound it's awesome & great like always

[@brianm.armstrong70]

RIP Cream......Clapton rolls along!

[@deemika]

Still tight after all those years. As they said, they are truly "a musicians band".

[@mauriciovelilla4614]

R.I.P. Ginger Baker, R.I.P. Jack Bruce

[@mrjw6701]

Best 3 piece band ever and 3 of the greatest musicians to ever play their chosen instrument.

[@benjaminmaharaj1243]

That was beautiful

[@mfrankel8321]

Still sounds amazing after all these years. Cream was 25 years removed from this hit when they were inducted...and the power of their talent and collaboration was still in evidence. Also unlike many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Cream didn't have any guest stars join them on stage. Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience were the ultimate three piece bands!

[@kato64]

What amazes me is the seeming lack of reaction from the crowd when the burst into that opening riff. WTF?

[@ramonrios3811]

Old school R&R , that's why ? No point of reference. Maybe some were too humble by the presence of Demigods !

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

kato64 It was an awards show dinner in an LA hotel ballroom. It had been a really long night. We were tired and wanted to go home. The much-ballyhooed Cream reunion fizzled.

[@amann7166]

@Gerald Dixon Cummings you are not in good in math or? This was 1993, just 26 years after the release, so im pretty sure that 70 percent of the audience was alive back in 1967

[@Ottotherepoman1]

@@amann7166 It was quieter then a leafs home game, must have been the same corporate stiffs attending. I would have went out of my mind watching this. Its like going back in time and watching the original caveman create fire.

[@LuckyTown77]

Their sound is better than my applause ... Musicians knew they were hearing history and they listened.

[@brianbruce8398]

What a great sound. Still beats any music that is out there today. WE were spoiled- didn't realize that rock and roll was peaking back in this era.

[@arthurdeth7646]

The greatest bass line ever written. (Originally done by Jack on a Cello)

[@tmo7734]

A stellar performance. May Jack Bruce rest in peace. Wonderful bass player and terrific voice.

[@omgdouglas]

Holy fuck it's Ginger Baker.

[@brandoguy8567]

Man songs like this piece while played live just need to continue on for at least another ten minutes