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When did Cream start making music?
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Cream's first song “Wrapping Paper” released in October 1966.
The members of this power trio, formed in the autumn of 1966, were all veterans of the blues revival. Guitarist Eric Clapton was the same prodigy who revealed himself with The Yardbirds, and who had contributed to the legendary recording of Blues Breakers with John Mayall. Drummer Peter “Ginger” Baker, skilled at many forms of percussion, had... Read More
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