Goodbye

album by Cream

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Goodbye is the final album by the British rock supergroup Cream, released in 1969. The album features six tracks, including "Badge," co-written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison of The Beatles. Cream, formed in 1966, was known for its unique blend of rock, blues, psychedelic rock, and jazz, often featuring extended improvisations. The band consisted of Eric Clapton on guitar, Jack Bruce on bass and vocals, and Ginger Baker on drums. Despite their short lifespan of less than three years, Cream significantly influenced progressive rock and live jam band performances.12

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The band’s six-track farewell album, Goodbye (1969), featured “Badge,” which Clapton cowrote with George Harrison of the Beatles. The group’s lifespan was just under three years. At the tail end of the 1960s into the ’70s, the former members of Cream went on to establish other supergroups such as Blind…
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The band’s six-track farewell album, Goodbye (1969), featured “Badge,” which Clapton cowrote with George Harrison of the Beatles. The group’s lifespan was just under three years. At the tail end of the 1960s into the ’70s, the former members of Cream went on to establish other supergroups such as Blind…
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