Bruce recovering from transplant
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Scottish musician Jack Bruce, former bass player and vocalist with the short-lived 1960s “supergroup” Cream, is recovering from a near-fatal liver transplant, his label reports.
Bruce, 60, underwent the transplant in an English hospital Sept. 19 after being diagnosed with liver cancer during the summer, Sanctuary Records said in a statement. He almost died after his body rejected the new liver, his kidneys failed and an infection set in.
“After being very critical for a period in which we almost lost him, Jack is now making a successful recovery,” said the statement, attributed to Bruce’s family.
Bruce is best known for his two-year stint in Cream, the groundbreaking blues-rock trio he formed in 1966 with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. With lyricist Pete Brown, Bruce co-wrote such hit singles as “I Feel Free” and “White Room.”
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