Rolling Stone magazine readers ranked him number eight on their list of '10 Greatest Bassists Of All Time'. He reunited with Cream in 2005 for concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and at Madison Square Garden in New York.īruce is considered one of the most important and influential bassists of all time. From the 1970s to the 1990s he played with several bands as a touring member. Bruce put together a band of his own to perform material live and subsequently formed the blues rock band West, Bruce and Laing in 1972, with ex- Mountain guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing. After the group disbanded in the late 1960s, he began recording solo albums. He co-wrote many of their songs (including ' Sunshine of Your Love', ' White Room' and ' I Feel Free') with poet/lyricist Pete Brown. In 1966, after a short time with Manfred Mann, he formed Cream with lead guitarist Clapton and drummer Baker. After leaving the band, he briefly joined John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, where he met Eric Clapton. In the early 1960s Bruce joined the Graham Bond Organisation (GBO), where he met future Cream bandmate Ginger Baker. After the group disbanded in 1968, he pursued a solo career and also played with several bands. He gained popularity as the primary lead vocalist and bassist of rock band Cream.
John Symon Asher Bruce ( – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician.
