Jack Bruce on the Mend

Jack Bruce is recovering after a near fatal liver transplant. Bruce, 60, was diagnosed with liver cancer over the summer and underwent surgery on September 19th. His body rejected the new organ, infection set in and he suffered kidney failure. After remaining critical for weeks, Bruce stabilized and is expected to make a full recovery.

"The whole family is relieved that Jack will be with us for many years," a statement from Bruce's family read. "And obviously we are looking forward to more new songs, concerts and records to come."The former singer/bassist for Sixties British rock legends Cream released a new album, More Jack Than God, just days before his surgery.

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Song Stories

“Is It True”

Brenda Lee | 1964

As the British Invasion reached its peak in 1964, Brenda Lee went from Nashville to London to record one of her hardest-rocking hits, her perky vocal backed by a stuttering, squalling guitar. That guitar was played by session musician Jimmy Page, yet to skyrocket to fame with first the Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin. "She said to me, 'I've come here to make a record with the British sound,'" remembered producer Mickie Most. "She felt she wouldn't get the same sound in Nashville because they're only just catching up on the British beat group sound of about six months ago."

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