RIP Jack Bruce
This year the world of music has lost many legends. We have lost one of the greatest Blues guitarists who ever existed (RIP Johnny Winter), the last original member of the quintessential punk rock band (Tommy Ramone) and arguably the last great soul men (Bobby Womack). Just last week we lost Glam Rocker Alvin Stardust, and today we lost perhaps one of the most important figures in rock music's history; Jack Bruce. To many, that name may mean nothing, but to me he means a lot, and to plenty of you he did as well. Without Jack it is questionable if the bass would play as prominent a role as it did in the Rock industry. Yes John Entwistle in "My generation" came before, Jack became a household name but Jack had been playing in London Blues-based bands since the early 60s, he played with the Graham Bond Organisation, Blues Incorporated and with John Mayall. He helped define the Blues base of the British invasion. Without him, the british invasion may have lacked the fearful...
