Cream

Songwriter: Hambone Willie Newbern

Producer: Felix Pappalardi

Hey, hey, hey
We were rollin' an' tumblin'
Right the whole night long
We were rollin' an' tumblin'
Right the whole night long
When I woke up this mornin', babe
All I had was gone
Well, I rolled my baby
Got to jump an' shout
I said I rolled my baby
Got to jump an' shout
When that train rolls up, boys
I'm gonna come walkin' on home
Hey, hey, hey
Well, engine driver blow that whistle
Fireman rings the bell
I Say engine driver blow that whistle
Fireman ring the bell
Well, I didn't have enough time, boy
Just to bid my baby farewell

The members of this power trio, formed in the autumn of 1966, were all veterans of the blues revival. Guitarist Eric Clapton was the same prodigy who revealed himself with the Yardbirds, and who had contributed to the legendary recording of Bluesbreakers with John Mayall. Drummer Peter “Ginger” Baker, skilled at many forms of percussion, had already played, in 1960, with the Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and in 1962 with Alexis Korner and the Graham Bond Organisation. Scottish bassist Jack Bruce had traveled some of the same roads as Baker, before joining Manfred Mann. Bruce and Clapton had met each other in the Powerhouse, a short-lived lineup put together by John Mayall, that also included Steve Winwood at the keyboard. With Cream these three virtuosos simply brought to fruition the experience that they developed in the London clubs, bringing to the rock concert stage long, electric, high volume improvisations.

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