Origin: England

Decades: 1960's

Although Cream was only together for a little more than two years, their influence was immense, both during their late-'60s peak and in the years following their breakup. Cream was the first top group to truly exploit the power-trio format, in the process laying the foundation for much blues-rock and hard rock of the 1960s and 1970s. It was with Cream, too, that guitarist Eric Clapton truly became an international superstar. Critical revisionists have tagged the band as overrated, citing the musicians' emph... Read More

The Beatles, Albert King, Freddie King and The Yardbirds

.38 Special, Jimi Hendrix, Kiss, Queen, Rush, Van Halen, Heart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Derek and The Dominos, ZZ Top, Iron Butterfly, Black Sabbath, Michael Brecker, Jeff Beck, Groundhogs, Golden Earring, The Nazz, Brian May, Deep Purple, Free, Bedlam and Jimmy Page