Cream

Summary

Cream is a musical group^[1]. Cream ranks in the top 0.65% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,556 views/month, #133 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cream received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].
• Cream received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[4].
• Cream was influenced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience^[5].
• Cream's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• Cream's genre is psychedelic rock^[7].
• Cream's genre is blues rock^[8].
• Cream's genre is hard rock^[9].
• Cream's genre is rock music^[10].
• Cream's genre is jam band music^[11].
• Cream's genre is acid rock^[12].
• Cream's genre is heavy metal music^[13].
• Cream's record label is recorded as Atco Records^[14].
• Cream's record label is recorded as Reaction^[15].
• Cream's record label is recorded as Polydor^[16].
• Cream's discography is recorded as Cream discography^[17].
• Cream's Commons category is recorded as Cream (UK band)^[18].
• Cream's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[19].
• Cream comprises Jack Bruce^[20].
• Cream comprises Eric Clapton^[21].
• Cream comprises Ginger Baker^[22].
• January 1, 1966 marks the founding of Cream^[23].
• Cream's location of formation is recorded as London^[24].
• Cream's official website is recorded as http://www.cream2005.com^[25].
• Cream's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cream (band)^[26].
• Cream's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1966-07^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1968-11^[31]

• Genre(s): acid rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, jam band, pop rock, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: acid rock, blues rock, british, classic rock, english, hard rock, jam band, pop rock, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock, uk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 04cd0cfd-bfd1-4c36-bc38-95c35e2c045f^[34]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1966 marks the founding of Cream^[23]. Cream's location of formation is recorded as London^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3], a music museum^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1983^[37] and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[4], a lifetime achievement award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1962^[40].

Why It Matters

Cream ranks in the top 0.65% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,556 views/month, #133 of 20,490).^[2] Cream has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Cream is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Cream has been cited as an influence by Queen^[43], a musical group^[44], founded in 1970^[45]; Jimi Hendrix^[46], a singer^[47], 1942–1970^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the UK Music Hall of Fame^[50]; Pearl Jam^[51], a rock band^[52], founded in 1990^[53]; Rush^[54], a musical group^[55], founded in 1968^[56]; Deep Purple^[57], a rock band^[58], in United Kingdom^[59], founded in 1968^[60]; and Kiss^[61], a musical group^[62], founded in 1973^[63].

FAQs

What awards did Cream receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3] and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[4].

Who did Cream influence?

Cream has been cited as an influence by Queen^[43], Jimi Hendrix^[46], Pearl Jam^[51], and Rush^[54].