The Story Behind Cream's 'White Room': A Poem Turned Heavy Metal Blueprint
In the middle of the most innovative time in music history, today’s classic hit White Room by Cream composed of Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, and Jack Bruce was 5 years ahead of its time. And the amazing lyrics came from one of those ‘gut check’ moments in life when a person faces great adversity or despair. This episode is about one of those critical life-changing events... With one foot in the grave, professional lyricist Pete Brown was in the midst of fighting a chemical addiction when He wrote a poem about his apartment. A poem about real estate. Then one of rock’s greatest trios Cream took…
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