
Birthday:
05-14-1943
Deathday:
10-25-2014 (71 years)
Birthplace:
Bishopbriggs, Schottland
Biography
John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter known primarily for his contributions to the British supergroup Cream, which also included the guitarist-singer Eric Clapton and the drummer Ginger Baker. In March 2011 Rolling Stone readers selected him as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time.
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Cream: Royal Albert Hall
Act like Himself - Bass, Double Bass, Vocals
event2005 star_border 8.1
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The legendary rock trio of Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton--two jazz musicians and a blues guitarist--was one of the most influential bands of the 1960s, even though they played together for less than three years. They brought their psychedelic fusion of blues and pop into the mainstream with albums like FRESH CREAM and WHEELS OF FIRE; Clapton, long regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, did some of his best work on those albums. London's Royal Albert Hall, the site of what was supposed to be Cream's final performance back in 1968, was also the venue for their reunion show. Sounding as if they'd been on vacation for a few weeks instead of disbanded for well over three decades, Cream brought the house down with a series of four shows, all of which are excerpted here. The band performs classics like "Spoonful," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Sunshine of Your Love," and "White Room," among more than 20 others.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Act like Our Guests at Heartland
event1978 star_border 4.4
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A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
Cream - Farewell Concert
Act like Himself
event1969 star_border 5.2
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On November 26, 1968, London's illustrious Royal Albert Hall was jammed to its gilded rafters with rock fans ready for the final concert of what many still consider the greatest band that ever played. That band, Cream, featured the legendary Eric Clapton (aka "Slowhand") on lead guitar, the great drummer Ginger Baker (also of the classic rock band Blind Faith), and lead singer-bassist Jack Bruce in a trio that made some of the most amazing rock songs of the Sixties.
Red, White and Blues
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2003 star_border 7.3
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Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America.
The Cream of Eric Clapton
Act like Self
event1990 star_border 6
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1. I Feel Free
2. Sunshine of Your Love
3. White Room
4. Crossroads
5. Badge
6. Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith
7. Blues Power
8. After Midnight
9. Let It Rain
10. Bell Bottom Blues - Derek and the Dominos
11. Layla - Derek and the Dominos
12. I Shot the Sheriff
13. Let It Grow
14. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
15. Hello Old Friend
16. Cocaine
17. Wonderful Tonight
18. Promises
19. I Can't Stand It
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
Act like Self
event2021 star_border 7
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Eric Clapton is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He ranked 2nd in Rolling Stone magazines list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and 4th in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". In this documentary feature he is interviewed in depth with contributions from Keith Richards, John Mayall, The Yardbirds, Jack Bruce and many more. It is the definitive Clapton biography.
Supershow
Act like Himself
event1969 star_border 6.5
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Supershow was intended to be Britain's first music 'super session', with several famous blues, jazz and rock artists of the time coming together to be filmed whilst performing.
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Act like Self
event2018 star_border 7.4
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An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Act like Guitar
event2006
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These are the great ones that have shaped rock music. Twelve very different guitarists, each of whom have special skills and a unique playing technique are displaying the best of their ability here. This breathtaking collection comprises the entire spectrum of styles and paying techniques, offered by the most important rock guitarists. Starting with blues rock by Jack Bruse and Paul Kossof, the heavy metal sound of Tony Iommi or Mick Box up to the fabulous technical skills of Ritchie Blackmore and Jan Akkermans it is shown what matters with a true guitarist.
Blues Rock - The Ultimate Anthology
event2004
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A set of great blues rock songs
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
Act like Self
event1991
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Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an entertainment destination to draw support for Expo '92 beginning the following April. The event featured 27 top guitarists, including BB King, Brian May, George Benson, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Roger Waters, Albert Collins, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. The vocalists included Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker. Five 90-minute shows and a one-hour documentary were broadcast. Forty-five countries showed at least one live show. Later, broadcasters in 105 countries broadcast one or more programmes.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire
Act like Himself
event2009
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A presentation of some of the best moments of speeches, performances and backstage moments of the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. Footage was culled from the RockHalls archives and represent 24 years of events
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Act like Self
event2003
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Documentary about the life of the Bonzo Dog Band singer.
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Seven Moons Live 2009
Act like vocals, bass
event2009 star_border 8
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Two legends, one hour of fearsome axe-wielding! They do virtually the entire Seven Moons album plus signature tunes from Bruce's famous catalog, all filmed at the majestic Concertgebouw De Vereeniging in the Netherlands in 5.1 Surround Sound. Tracks include Lives Of Clay; Perfect Place; White Room; Politician and more!
Superstars in Concert
Act like Self
event1984
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Over ten years, documentary filmmaker Peter Clifton has recorded performances by some of the biggest names in world pop rock. From 1964 to 1973, groups such as the Rolling Stones, Animals, Cream, Blind Faith, Pink Floyd and Faces passed through London, as well as emblematic singers of that period, some with meteoric trajectory such as Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix; others, poets of a single era, like Cat Stevens and Donovan, as well as those who would shine brighter a few years later, like Joe Cocker and Tina Turner. You can check it all out on this historic DVD, an indispensable document for anyone who appreciates the purest rock.
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears
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event2006 star_border 5.6
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This addition of Disraeli Gears to the acclaimed Classic Albums series features brand new interviews with Clapton, Baker and Bruce, along with lyricist Pete Brown, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, John Mayall and Manfred Mann. Also included on the DVDare acoustic performances, original studio tracks and archival live footage. Included are additional interviews and analysis of the tracks, Exclusive acoustic performances, exclusive solo piano performance and previously unreleased full live performances. Though they were only together for two brief years (1966-1968), the London-based power trio Cream changed the face of rock with their jazz-schooled psychedelic blues--and never more so than on their 1967 classic DISRAELI GEARS. This program offers a critical review of the landmark album through archival footage, rare live performance clips, and interviews with rock critics, musicologists, and band members.
Rising Low
Act like Himself
event2002 star_border 6.5
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Based on the life and death of Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody, and the making of a double-disc tribute album (Gov't Mule's The Deep End , Volumes 1 & 2) featuring a host of legendary bass players. Throughout the film, director Mike Gordon (of Phish, who also plays on the album) interviews Woody's family and bandmates and also discusses the philosophy and technique of bass playing with a number of the instrument's legends, including Chris Squire, Les Claypool, John Entwistle, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Mike Watt, Roger Glover and others.
Rope Ladder to the Moon
Act like Himself
event2010 star_border 10
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Tony Palmer directs this 1970 documentary about Scottish bass player and former Cream member Jack Bruce. The film tracks Bruce's life from his childhood in the Gorbals to the height of his fame with Cream and beyond.
Jack Bruce at Rockpalast
Act like Himself
event2005 star_border 10
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3 concerts by bassist/singer Jack Bruce at Rockpalast from 1980, 1983, and 1990.
Classic Artists: Cream – Their Fully Authorized Story
Act like Himself
event2005 star_border 8
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The beginning, the farewell, the reunion. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce tell how it was... and how it is. Cream, the world's first supergroup, stunned the pop world when it burst on the Swinging '60s. Produced with full cooperation from the band, this fascinating documentary tells their full amazing story. Exclusive new interviews with band members and industry insiders, archival footage and live performances.
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
Act like Himself
event2001
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Ringo lets loose with his superstar friends in this eagerly awaited video of worldwide concert highlights from four different All Starr Bands. All the fun and variety of the shows are captured here as legendary rockers share the spotlight and join in with Ringo on his favorite solo and Beatles hits. Introduced by Paul McCartney, this collection is a must for any true fan of rock 'n' roll!
Jack Bruce: The Man Behind the Bass
Act like Self
event2012 star_border 9
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The late Jack Bruce fronted the 1960s supergroup Cream alongside Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker and has played with everyone from Marvin Gaye to Jimi Hendrix and from Lulu to Lou Reed.
Slightly French
Act like Carnival Barker (uncredited)
event1949 star_border 7.2
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A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
Cream - Live At Royal Albert Hall
event2011 star_border 7.5
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After a 37 year absence Cream reformed in May 2005 for a series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, the stage of their last UK performance.
Beware of Mr. Baker
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event2012 star_border 7.4
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Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ginger returned to his pattern of drug-induced self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works, eventually settling in South Africa, where the 73-year-old lives with his young bride and 39 polo ponies. This documentary includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Beware of Mr. Baker! With every smash of the drum is a man smashing his way through life.
Cream: Strange Brew
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event1991
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The legendary super group in all its glory, featuring 9 classic tracks. The title of this 60-minute retrospective on the legendary power trio pretty well describes itself -- it is a strange amalgam of interviews and some well-chosen (and some not so well-chosen) performance clips. Strangely enough, the best part of the documentary, from the standpoint of information, is the interview segment with Jack Bruce and lyricist Pete Brown describing their way of working, and Ginger Baker's recollection of how "Strange Brew" came to be written out of another song altogether, "Lawdy Mama."
Jack Bruce: Live at the Canterbury Fayre
Act like Self
event2002
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This is the stunning film of Jack Bruce and the Cuicoland Express captured live at the Canterbury Fayre music festival in the summer of 2002.
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
Act like Self
event1998
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Tracklist
1 It Don't Come Easy
2 No No Song
3 The Devil Came To Kansas
4 Show Me The Way
5 Sunshine Of Your Love
6 Boys
7 You're Sixteen
8 Yellow Submarine
9 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
10 I'm The Greatest
11 No No Song
12 I Feel Free
13 All Right Now
14 I Wanna Be Your Man
15 Do You Feel Like We Do
16 White Room
17 A Whiter Shade Of Pale
18 Photograph
19 With A Little Help From My Friends
Uli Jon Roth : Legends of Rock - Live At Castle Donington 2001
Act like Bass
event2006 star_border 7
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Uli Jon Roth the former Scorpions guitarist in a live performance at Castle Donington, UK, with special appearances from his dear friends Jack Bruce on bass and vocals, Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg and Pete Way of UFO. Witness the inspired twin-lead guitar interplay between two of the greatest living guitarists, Michael Schenker and Uli Jon Roth during some electrifying renditions of several UFO classics. A historic moment was captured when Jack Bruce joined Uli and Clive Bunker on the stage without any prior rehearsal whatsoever, to invoke the spirit of one of rock's most legendary supergroups -- Cream. Although Uli and Jack had never before performed any of these songs together, it was evident from the first few notes onwards that the unique chemistry between these two giants of rock resulted in an authentic and moving interpretation of the spirit of Cream.
Jack Bruce - Smiles And Grins (Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001)
event2024
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Anthology featuring the surviving radio & television broadcast sessions by the legendary Jack Bruce recorded between 1970 & 2001. The set features all the surviving BBC radio and television appearances made by Jack between 1970 and 2001, along with a wonderful un-broadcast session recorded for the German TV show Beat Club by Lifetime (also featuring Tony Williams, John McLaughlin and Larry Young) filmed around the time of the album ‘Turn it Over’. The BBC material includes two legendary In Concert recordings. ‘Smiles & Grins’ is the most comprehensive collection of Jack’s broadcast sessions ever released and it includes an illustrated booklet and essay – a fitting celebration of the musical legacy of Jack Bruce, a much-missed master of his craft.
Classic Albums
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event1997 star_border 7.7
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A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
Seven Ages of Rock
Act like Self (7 ep.)
event2007 star_border 9
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A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.
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