Known for movies
Goodfellas (1990)
as Soundtrack
Futurama
as Soundtrack
The Breakfast Club (1985)
as Soundtrack
True Lies (1994)
as Soundtrack
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | May 14, 1943 |
| Died | October 25, 2014, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Margrit Seyffer (m. 1979–2014), Rosie Miller (m. 1977–1978), Janet Godfrey (m. 1964–1973), Theme for an Imaginary Western, Rope Ladder To The Moon, Weird of Hermiston |
| Fact | He left Scotland at age 16, and eventually went to London where he became a member of the influential Alexis Korner's Blues Inc, where Charlie Watts, later to join the Rolling Stones, was the drummer. |
Jack Bruce was born on May 14, 1943, in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His parents, Annie and John Bruce, were both amateur musicians. His father played the piano and his mother sang in the local church choir. Jack began playing the cello at the age of eight and later switched to the bass guitar. He attended Bellahouston Academy and Glasgow High School.
Bruce’s first professional gig was with the band Blues Incorporated, led by Alexis Korner. He later joined the Graham Bond Organisation, where he met drummer Ginger Baker. The two formed the power trio Cream in 1966, with Eric Clapton on guitar. Cream was one of the first supergroups and their debut album, Fresh Cream, was a critical and commercial success. The band’s follow-up albums, Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire, were even more successful, cementing their reputation as one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
Cream disbanded in 1968 and Bruce went on to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Songs for a Tailor, was released in 1969 to critical acclaim. He has since released over 20 albums, including several with Baker and Clapton. Bruce is also a highly respected bass player and has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Carlos Santana.
Bruce was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream in 1993. He was awarded the OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2005 for his services to music.
Bruce has been married three times and has four children. His first marriage was to Janet Godfrey in 1964. They had two children together before divorcing in 1974. Bruce married his second wife, Margrit Seyffer, in 1983. They had one child together before divorcing in 1990. Bruce married his third wife, Kari-Ann Moller, in 1999. They have one child together and are still married.
Bruce has had a long battle with addiction and has been sober since 2003. He currently lives in Suffolk, England with his wife and family.
Bruce is a tall man with blue eyes and blonde hair. He is 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds (100 kg).
General Info
| Full Name | Jack Bruce |
| Date Of Birth | May 14, 1943 |
| Died | October 25, 2014, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Profession | Actor, Bassist, Singer, Songwriter, Theme for an Imaginary Western, Rope Ladder To The Moon, Weird of Hermiston |
| Education | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Family
| Spouse | Margrit Seyffer (m. 1979–2014), Rosie Miller (m. 1977–1978), Janet Godfrey (m. 1964–1973), Theme for an Imaginary Western, Rope Ladder To The Moon, Weird of Hermiston |
| Children | Aruba Red, Malcolm Bruce, Jonas Bruce, Kyla Bruce, Corin Bruce, Theme for an Imaginary Western, Rope Ladder To The Moon, Weird of Hermiston |
| Parents | Charlie Bruce, Betty Bruce, Theme for an Imaginary Western, Rope Ladder To The Moon, Weird of Hermiston |
Accomplishments
| Music Groups | Theme for an Imaginary Western, Rope Ladder To The Moon, Weird of Hermiston, Cream, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, BBM, Manfred Mann, West, Bruce and Laing, The Graham Bond Organisation, Spectrum Road, The Tony Williams Lifetime, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse |
| Movies | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Social profile links
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Would I do another [Cream] reunion? Sure, I'd be there like a shot. Ah, but... you know how these things are. |
| 2 | There are some of my peers - and I'm not going to name names - who have been awful fathers. You could argue that it's the nature of the business, but I wouldn't agree with that. Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad. You wouldn't think it, but, if times were tough, you could be sure Keith would be there. If you needed somebody to do the school run, Keith was your man. |
| 3 | Unfortunately, I also had to spend long periods away from home. Because of some problems I'd had with managers and record contracts, touring was the only way I could make any money, so I was always on the road. My first family suffered even more from this, because of the madness that surrounded Cream and the aftermath of Cream, but I was doing my best - with Margrit's constant vigilance and assistance - to have a proper relationship with my family. |
| 4 | If there is such a thing as an addictive gene, then I had it. I had been getting through vast quantities of heroin for several years. Not sniffing, snorting or smoking it - I was mainlining. When the doctors saw me, they said I was one of the worst cases they'd ever seen. Obviously I tried to get off the stuff - I'd done acupuncture, cold turkey, rehab, sleep therapy, you name it - but heroin gets you like that. It steals your soul and takes its place. And let me tell you, it's not a particularly good substitute. |
| 5 | I'd already been through marriage and had two kids by the time I met Natascha's mum, Margrit. We met in '79 and suddenly I had this whole new life. I moved to Margrit's house in Germany, we got married and Natascha came along 13 days after the wedding. We just got down the aisle in time. Because I'd already been a dad and my boys were quite grown-up, I foolishly thought that I knew all there was to know about being a parent. Well, I didn't. No parent does. You make all the same mistakes. And you make some new mistakes, too. But, let's be honest here, I've never claimed to be a "great" parent. I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician. |
| 6 | Most rock stars are very good at one thing, and no disrespect to that. But I would have been bored in five minutes if that was all it had been about. |
| 7 | Asked whom he regards as the best bass players in pop and rock history: "If you're talking electric bass, it's very, very simple: James Jamerson, Paul McCartney, Jaco Pastorius, me." |
| 8 | Even Eric Clapton, with his tremendous solo success - it's still Cream that people want to talk about. He complains about it too. |
| 9 | I was working in Italy on an American air base, and I got very friendly with a lot of the black guys there. And that was when I first heard Charles Mingus. I immediately realised that that was what I wanted to be: a bass player who composed. I knew that I wanted to write, but I hadn't put the two things together. As soon as I heard him, that was it. |
| 10 | When he joined Blues Incorporated they played a lot of "society gigs: Lady Londonderry's ball, stuff like that - because Alexis Korner was a hooray. We'd do things like Lord Rothschild's party: that was quite a gig. Ginger Baker, who was using a lot of dope at the time, ended up asleep in Lord Rothschild's bed, and I remember flouncing off down the drive and his lordship running after me going, 'Please don't go.' And the Duke of Edinburgh [Prince Philip] coming up and saying: 'Could you play a waltz?' 'No we fucking can't.' " |
| 11 | I honestly think that if it hadn't been for that band [Cream], I would have had a perfectly respectable career in perhaps a more esoteric way. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His parents traveled extensively in Canada and the USA, and Jack attended 14 different schools. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, to which he won a scholarship for cello and composition. |
| 2 | He left Scotland at age 16, and eventually went to London where he became a member of the influential Alexis Korner's Blues Inc, where Charlie Watts, later to join the Rolling Stones, was the drummer. |
| 3 | Recovers from liver transplant he underwent 19 September 2003. [March 2004] |
| 4 | Played bass (as did fellow bass player Percy Jones) for the Liverpool Group, The Scaffold, comprising of Mike McGear (Paul McCartney's brother), Roger McGough (the poet) and John Gorman who recorded the hit record, "Lily the Pink". |
| 5 | Was the only member of Cream not to be from England; he was born in Scotland. |
| 6 | Cream Reunion Concert (2005) was the first time Cream had played together since their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
| 7 | In May of 2005, reunited with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker for a Cream reunion concert. |
| 8 | Cream were voted the 66th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. |
| 9 | He was in a super-group in the seventies: West, Bruce & Lange with Mountain members (drummer and guitarist) Corky Laing and Leslie West |
| 10 | He was an influence on acclaimed Level 42 bassist Mark King, who paid tribute to Bruce by covering Cream's "I Feel Free", on his solo album, "Influences" (released 1984). |
| 11 | Also a successful solo artist since the 1960s. |
| 12 | Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Cream) in 1993. |
| 13 | Bassist and vocalist for Cream. |
| 14 | Member of 1960s bands John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Cream. |
Pictures
Movies
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafia III | 2016 | Video Game writer: "White Room" - uncredited | |
| The Simpsons | 1995-2016 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Rack Pack | 2016 | writer: "Sunshine Of Your Love" - uncredited | |
| Joy | 2015/I | writer: "I Feel Free" | |
| The Brink | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Wimbledon | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Mike & Mike | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Helix | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| Lilyhammer | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Blood Ties | 2013/I | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer - 5 episodes | |
| Top Gear | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Sparkle | 2012/I | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Rage | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | 2012 | Documentary writer: "N.S.U.", "White Room" | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Shameless | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Due Date | 2010 | writer: "The White Room" | |
| Once I Was | 2010 | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Tooth Fairy | 2010/I | writer: "SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE" | |
| Pirate Radio | 2009 | music: "I Feel Free" 1966 - uncredited | |
| Life on Mars | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Secret Diary of a Call Girl | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 2007 | Video Game writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Entourage | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Cold Case | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| 7th Heaven | 1998-2006 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Gymnaslærer Pedersen | 2006 | writer: "I Feel Free" | |
| Life on Mars | 2006 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Great Performances | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Festival Express | 2003 | Documentary writer: "Sunshine Of Your Love" - as Bruce | |
| School of Rock | 2003 | as John Bruce, "Sunshine Of Your Love" | |
| Travelling Light | 2003 | writer: "Sunshine Of Your Love" | |
| The In-Laws | 2003/I | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Eric Clapton: One More Car, One More Rider - Live on Tour 2001 | 2002 | Video documentary writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| The Sopranos | 1999-2002 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| El cumple | 2002 | writer: "White Room" - as Bruce | |
| Futurama | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| La bande du drugstore | 2002 | writer: "Sunshine of your love" | |
| Freaks and Geeks | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua | 1999 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| La Femme Nikita | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The '60s | 1999 | TV Movie writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Without Limits | 1998 | writer: "I Feel Free" | |
| Wild Flowers | 1997 | writer: "In a White Room" | |
| Eric Clapton: Live in Hyde Park | 1997 | TV Movie documentary writer: "White Room" | |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | 1995 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| True Lies | 1994 | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise | 1993 | Video documentary writer: "I Feel Free" | |
| Absolutely Fabulous | 1992 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer | 1992 | Documentary writer: "Sunshine of your Love" - as Bruce | |
| Eric Clapton: 24 Nights | 1991 | TV Special documentary writer: "White Room", "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Backdraft | 1991 | writer: "Sunshine Of Your Love" | |
| Goodfellas | 1990 | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| The Cream of Eric Clapton | 1990 | Video documentary writer: "I Feel Free", "Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room" | |
| Road House | 1989 | writer: "White Room" | |
| New York Stories | 1989 | writer: "Politician" | |
| The Wonder Years | 1988 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| 1969 | 1988 | writer: "White Room" | |
| License to Drive | 1988 | writer: "I FEEL FREE" | |
| Eric Clapton and Friends | 1986 | TV Movie documentary writer: "White Room", "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Live Aid | 1985 | TV Special documentary writer: "White Room" | |
| The Breakfast Club | 1985 | writer: "Sunshine Of Your Love" | |
| Uncommon Valor | 1983 | writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Purple Haze | 1982 | writer: "I Feel Free" | |
| The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | 1981 | writer: "White Room" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1981 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | performer: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Finale | |
| The Coming Thing | 1970 | writer: "I Feel Free" - uncredited | |
| Omnibus | 1968 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| No More Excuses | 1968 | music: "I Feel Free" 1966 - uncredited / writer: "Sunshine of Your Love" | |
| Romp!!! | 1968 | TV Special writer: "Sunshine of Your Love' | |
| Adam Adamant Lives! | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Performances | 2005 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Slab Boys | 1997 |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisztomania | 1975 | musician: bass guitar | |
| Rockpalast | 1974 | TV Series musician - 1974-2000 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | Our Guests at Heartland |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rooms and Imaginary Westerns | 2015 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Suburban Steps to Rockland: The Story of The Ealing Club | 2014 | Documentary post-production | |
| The Making of Silver Rails | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | 2012 | Documentary | |
| Artworks Scotland | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| How the Brits Rocked America | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2001-2010 | TV Series | Himself - Interview / Himself |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Come Together | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Light My Fire | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Jack Bruce & Robin Trower: Seven Moons Live | 2009 | Video | Himself - Guitarist |
| Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Seven Ages of Rock | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Classic Albums | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Cream: Royal Albert Hall, London May 2-3-5-6 2005 | 2005 | Video | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Classic Artists: Cream | 2005 | Video | Himself |
| Jazz Britannia | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Rising Low | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fresh Cream - Live | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Leyendas de la guitarra | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cream: Strange Brew | 1991 | Video | Himself (Bass, Vocals) |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1988-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebration Jazz: The Charlie Watts Orchestra | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself - Cello |
| Saturday Night Live | 1981 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Kloden rokker | 1978 | Documentary | Himself (as Jack Bruce Band) |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Omnibus | 1968-1970 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Supershow | 1969 | Himself | |
| Det var en lørdag aften | 1968 | Himself (as Cream) | |
| Bouton Rouge | 1967-1968 | TV Series documentary | |
| Hör hin, schau zu! | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Beat-Club | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Ready, Steady, Go! | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gonks Go Beat | 1965 | Himself - bassist (as Graham Bond Organisation) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 57th Annual Grammy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| Songs | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Cream of Eric Clapton | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Bye Bye Star-Club | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (Cream) |
| Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties | 1986 | Documentary short | Himself (Cream) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
