Cream guitarist Eric Clapton says farewell to bassist Jack Bruce

Bass player Jack Bruce’s funeral had many illustrast guests including guitarist Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker who played with him in Cream. The Scottish-born bassist and singer died last month as a result of liver disease.  Clapton and Baker were among a number of musicians who joined Bruce’s family at Golders Green Crematorium in north London. They sang songs including Morning Has Broken and Strawberry Fields Forever.

The order of service described Bruce, who was 71 when he died, as a “beloved husband, father, granddad and all round legend”. His friend and Cream lyricist Pete Brown shared reminiscences with guests, which also included contributions from Bruce’s son Malcolm, daughters Natasha and Kyla, a poem written by another son Corin and a tribute from his wife Margrit.