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Second Wave of the British Invasion:

Cream

• formed in 1966, Eric Clapton with Jack Bruce (bass) and Ginger Baker (drums)
  • 1966 - Fresh Cream
  • 1967 - Disraeli Gears

Sunshine of Your Love

(#5, 1968)

• based on a "riff" with long improvisations (recall lick in BS&T's "Blues, Pt. II")
  • 1968 - Wheels of Fire (double album; #1, 1968)

   

  Crossroads

12-bar blues

White Room

• broke up in 1968 … 2 live albums and 5 greatest hits LPs!!

Cream at the Cafe Au GoGo in 1967	Eric Clapton in 1967
Cream with Ahmet Ertegan during the Disraeli Gears sessions

Rod Stewart

• lead singer for Jeff Beck & Faces (originally called "Small Faces")
  • dual career ... band vs. solo
  • solo career gradually took over

• 1970 - released Gasoline Alley (2nd LP), beginning his solo success
• 1971 - Every Picture Tells a Story (#1), containing "Maggie May" (#1) and ...

  Every Picture Tells a Story

  Maggie May

listen to distinctive voice quality

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