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Jack Bruce

1943 - 2014

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John Symon Asher Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician. He gained popularity as the primary lead vocalist and ‍bassist ‍of rock band Cream. After the group disbanded in 1968, he pursued a solo career and also played with several bands. In the early 1960s, Bruce joined the Graham Bond Organisation (GBO), where he met future Cream bandmate Ginger Baker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Bruce is the 425th most popular musician (down from 356th in 2019), the 1,553rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,243rd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jack Bruce ranks 425 out of 3,175. Before him are Leopold Godowsky, Dave Holland, Geezer Butler, David Popper, Peggy Lee, and Ry Cooder. After him are Moby, Eric Carr, Andy Fletcher, Ray Parker Jr., Charles Mingus, and Barış Manço.

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Among people born in 1943, Jack Bruce ranks 151. Before him are Robert Axelrod, Peter Sauber, Beba Lončar, Pak Doo-ik, Richard Sennett, and José Ángel Iribar. After him are Chris Amon, Barış Manço, Edie Sedgwick, Tim Hunt, Bob Woodward, and Armando Guebuza. Among people deceased in 2014, Jack Bruce ranks 97. Before him are Stuart Hall, Gottfried John, Ralph H. Baer, Valeri Kubasov, Christopher Jones, and Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. After him are Fred Phelps, Run Run Shaw, Menahem Golan, Joan Rivers, Mário Coluna, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Bruce ranks 1,553 out of 8,785. Before him are Jeremy Hunt (1966), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), Robert Adam (1728), Havelock Ellis (1859), Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), and Robert Stephenson (1803). After him are George Cayley (1773), Guy Pearce (1967), Warren Hastings (1732), Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565), Edward Lear (1812), and Emily Watson (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jack Bruce ranks 93. Before him are Steve Hackett (1950), Cheryl (1983), Cliff Williams (1949), Andy Summers (1942), Dave Holland (1946), and Geezer Butler (1949). After him are Andy Fletcher (1961), Clive Burr (1957), Ginger Baker (1939), John Entwistle (1944), Bill Ward (1948), and Simon Le Bon (1958).

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