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Episode 166: “Crossroads” by Cream

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Cream: A Trio of Musicians

Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Pete Baker formed The Cream. They were the cream of musicians on the scene at the time. At first they considered making their performances into a Dada project. But as they played together, they realised that they needed to do something different from that. It was originally intended to be the first recording session the trio would play.

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