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Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed the band Cream. Although the group existed for only two years, it made a significant mark on music history.
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- Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a concert at Sussex University in England after an approximately 20-minute drum solo in “Toad.” He was taken to a local hospital, where he recovered, and then continued touring with the band.
- Cream performed at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.
- Cream's album Wheels of Fire remained at No. 1 on the US album chart for a second week.
- Cream began their farewell tour with a concert at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in California. The tour included 22 concerts at 19 venues and ended on November 26 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- Cream began their farewell tour of the United States.
- Cream released the song “White Room.”
- Polydor Records released Cream's double compilation album "Heavy Cream" internationally, featuring "White Room", "Sunshine of Your Love", "Strange Brew" and other tracks from the band's back catalogue. Because UK buyers already had access to earlier compilations such as 1969's "Best of Cream", it did not enter the UK Albums Chart. The North American release was delayed until April 1973 and eventually peaked at No. 135 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.