Both Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker have paid glowing tributes to Jack Bruce after their Cream bandmate’s death was announced during the weekend.
Baker passed away on October 25th at the age of 71 after suffering liver failure, and has been described as ‘a great musician and composer, and a tremendous inspiration’ by Clapton on Facebook, while Baker released a short statement to his official fan club’s Facebook page which read: “I am very sad to learn of the loss of a fine man, Jack Bruce. My thoughts and wishes are with his family at this difficult time.”
Plenty of other musicians have taken to social media to reflect on the news, among those was Guns N Roses guitarist Slash who told his Twitter followers: “Just heard the news of Jack Bruce passing; he was a prince of a man and an icon of his generation, my generation and generations to come.”