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Eric Clapton: guitar and vocals
b. 30 Mar 45, Ripley, Surrey, England |
Ginger Baker: drums
b. Peter Baker, 19 Aug 39, Lewisham, England |
Steve Winwood: guitar, piano, organ, vocals
b. 12 May 1948, Birmingham: vocals, organ, piano, guitar |
Richard "Ric" Roman Grech: bass, violin
b. 1 November 1946, Bordeaux, France;
d. 17 March 1990, Leicester, England. |
| |
| 1969 |
| February-March:
Winwood leaves Traffic; Clapton and Baker leave Cream. Winwood and
Clapton begin rehearsing together. Different stories have Baker
joining them from the beginning while others insist that he joined
later and over Clapton's objections. |
|
| 7 June.
Hyde Park free concert. Robert Stigwood (Daily Mail,
9 June 1969 in Shapiro 1991:100): "They are going to make a lot of
money in appearance and on records and this concert was the best possible
beginning they could have got. My own men filmed the whole thing. I am
going to make a great deal of money out of it from film and television
rights all over the world." |
| Hyde Park
set list: "Well All Right," "Sea of Joy," "Sleeping
in the Ground," "Under My Thumb," "Can't Find My Way
Home," "Do What You Like," "In the Presence of the
Lord," "Means to an End," "Had to Cry Today." |
| 12 June.
Helsinki, Finland. Two performances. Set list: "Well All Right,"
"Sleeping in the Ground; "Sea of Joy," "Under My Thumb,"
"Can't Find My Way Home," "In the Presence of the Lord;
"Means to an End," "Do What You Like," "Had to
Cry Today." |
| 14 June.
Oslo, Norway. |
| 16 June.
Stockholm, Sweden. Two performances. |
| 18 June.
Liseberg and Göteborg, Sweden. |
| 19 June.
København, Denmark. Two performances. |
| 22 June.
Faith release their quickly recorded debut album focusing on essentials
of performance without heavy production. The album may also be thought
of as an early example of Christian rock with one song clearly religious,
and other tracks open to spiritual interpretation. This may partially
also explain the name of the band. |
| 12 July.
Madison Square Garden, New York City. Set list: "Had to Cry Today,"
"Can't Find My Way Home," "Sleeping in the Ground,"
"Well All Right," "In the Presence of the Lord," "Sea
of Joy," "Do What You Like," "Means to an End." |
| 13 July.
Bridgeport, Connecticut. |
10 August.
Portland, Oregon |
| 16 July.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
14 August.
Oakland, California |
| 18 July.
Toronto, Ontario. |
15 August.
Los Angeles, California |
| 20 July.
Baltimore, Maryland. |
16 August.
Santa Barbara, California |
| 26 July.
West Allis, Wisconsin. |
19 August.
Houston, Texas |
| 27 July.
Chicago, Illinois. |
20 August.
San Antonio, Texas |
| 1 August.
Detroit, Michigan |
22 August.
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 3 August.
St. Louis, Missouri |
23 August.
Phoenix, Arizona |
| 8 August.
Seattle, WA |
24 August.
Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 9 August.
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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