Jack Bruce was a famous British rock singer during his lifetime, who has performed many shows around the world. The compositions of the Cream group remain popular even today.
Biography
The life of the future musician began at the end of May 1943 in the UK, the city of Glasgow. Jack's real name is John Simon. From childhood, the boy liked the art of music, already at an early age he played the piano well. One of his favorite hobbies was a visit to the local choir, in which he trained his vocal pronunciation.
In the preschool period, he really wanted to master the art of playing the bass guitar, but due to insufficient growth, Jack had to be content with a cello. Only in high school did the young man begin to fulfill his long-standing desire - he mastered the guitar for playing in the bass range.
Having received a secondary education, the guy decided to enter a music institute in his hometown. Having studied for literally a year, Jack realized that this creative direction did not appeal to him.
The conservatory taught classical music, the performance of which is slowness, calm. But the soul of the young man lay to more modern and rhythmic musical branches.
Music career
The first performances of Bruce took place in the capital of Italy, where he masterfully mastered the double bass and performed jazz compositions. This trip greatly changed the guy’s attitude to music: after that, he realized that he wanted to completely connect his life with guitar art.
Returning home in 1963, Jack decided to join a beginner group called the Graham Bond Organization. The guys performed diligently in Glasgow, but did not find any feedback from the audience. It was decided to dissolve the team. In addition to this musical composition, for three years the young guy wandered around unknown groups in order to search for popularity.
In 1966, Bruce smiled luck: he was accepted into the famous musical composition of three people, called Cream. In addition to Jack, the trio included Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton.
Guitarists performed for several years, but the group suddenly broke up due to quarrels within the organization. Despite the heated atmosphere in the team, the tracks of these musicians gained fame. The guys even managed to catch up with the popularity of the leaders of the European "chart" of that time.
Personal life
Jack's first marriage was one year before his majority. The couple did not stay together for long, and soon parted. A guy was taken from a guy. In 1964, Janet Godfrey became his wife, for 9 years in their life together they had two children.
