“Sunshine of Your Love” peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1968 and remains one of Cream’s most popular songs nearly 60 years later.
“Hendrix was due to play ‘Hey Joe’ on the BBC’s Happening For Lulu TV show,” the outlet shared. “But just as he began, he switched to play ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’, saying ‘We’d like to stop playing this rubbish and dedicate a song to The Cream,' before blasting into it in tribute to one of his favorite bands. It was so forceful and explosive that the producers pulled the plug on the broadcast, and Hendrix was banned from playing on the BBC again.”
“The trio then broke into Cream's 'Sunshine of Your Love,' in tribute to the recently disbanded group, until producers brought the song to a premature end," the BBC reported. "The stunt (according to rock and roll legend) earned The Jimi Hendrix Experience a ban from performing on BBC television.”
In a 1988 interview with Rolling Stone, Clapton revealed that Bruce was inspired to compose the opening riff to "Sunshine of Your Love" after attending a Jimi Hendrix concert in England.
In a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, Clapton described Hendrix as a “great guitarist” and major musical talent.
Decades later, Hendrix's iconic 1969 “Sunshine of Your Love” performance can be viewed on Clapton’s official Facebook page.
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