CREAM - How An 8-Page Poem About A Piece Of Real Estate Became An All-Time Rock Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)
November 1, 2024, a month ago
Professor Of Rock has released the new video below, along with the following introduction...
"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 five 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 that poem, cut it down, and added their heavy touch to the song to make a smash in the late 60s... influencing both Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, pretty much inventing heavy metal. The problem is the three members of Cream could not stand each other. In fact, the singer was fired one night on his way to the stage and the band secretly broke up before 'White Room' was even a hit. The story is next on Professor Of Rock."
