Editing Supergroup (music) (section)

==History==
''[[Rolling Stone]]'' editor [[Jann Wenner]] credited British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Cream (band)|Cream]], which came together in 1966, as the first supergroup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1/ |title=Show 53 – String Man. |via=[[UNT Digital Library]] |year=1969 |work=[[Pop Chronicles]] |access-date=4 March 2011 |archive-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517204455/http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Eric Clapton]], formerly of rock band [[The Yardbirds]] and [[blues rock]] band [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]]; [[Jack Bruce]], formerly of [[jazz]]/[[rhythm and blues]] band [[the Graham Bond Organisation]] (GBO) and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; and [[Ginger Baker]], formerly of the GBO, formed the band in 1966, recorded four albums, and disbanded in 1968.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/cream/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627212457/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/cream/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2011|title=Cream Bio |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Strange Brew |first=John |last=McDermott |work=[[Guitar World]] |date=November 1997}}</ref> Guitarist Clapton and drummer Baker went on to form [[Blind Faith]], another blues rock supergroup which recruited former [[The Spencer Davis Group|Spencer Davis Group]] and [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]] singer, keyboardist, and guitarist [[Steve Winwood]] and [[Family (band)|Family]] bassist [[Ric Grech]]. The group recorded [[Blind Faith (Blind Faith album)|one studio album]] before disbanding less than a year after formation.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cream: The World's First Supergroup|first=Dave|last=Thompson |date=2005|publisher=Virgin|isbn=1-85227-286-4}}</ref>  Also in 1968 Jack Bruce joined [[the Tony Williams Lifetime]], composed of bassist and vocalist Bruce, and three famous Miles Davis alumni: drummer [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]], guitarist John McLaughlin, and keyboardist Khalid Yasin (né [[Larry Young (musician)|Larry Young]]).

The term may have come from the 1968 album ''[[Super Session]]'' with [[Al Kooper]], [[Mike Bloomfield]], and [[Stephen Stills]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero|last=Ward|first=Ed|publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]]|year=2016|isbn=9781613733318|location=Chicago|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43WADAAAQBAJ&q=supergroup+%22super+session%22&pg=PT150|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407080733/https://books.google.com/books?id=43WADAAAQBAJ&q=supergroup+%22super+session%22&pg=PT150|url-status=live}}</ref> The coalition of [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] (formerly Crosby, Stills & Nash) in 1969 is another early example, given the success of their prior bands ([[the Byrds]], [[Buffalo Springfield]], and [[the Hollies]] respectively).

While the practice had declined by the 80s, in 1985 country superstars [[Johnny Cash]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Kris Kristofferson]] and [[Waylon Jennings]] formed the first country supergroup, [[The Highwaymen (country supergroup)|Highwaymen]], going on to achieve three chart singles. Perhaps the most decorated line-up, the supergroup [[Traveling Wilburys]] was formed in 1988, consisting of [[Bob Dylan]], [[George Harrison]], [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Tom Petty]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Inglis |first1=Ian |title=The Words and Music of George Harrison |date=2010 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=95}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics The Official, Fully Illustrated Celebration of the Man in Black |date=2023 |publisher=Orion}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, supergroups such as [[Audioslave]] and [[Velvet Revolver]] made their mark. Audioslave was created in 2001, composed of ex-members of [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Chris Cornell]] from [[Soundgarden]]. The members of [[Guns N’ Roses]] and [[Scott Weiland]] from [[Stone Temple Pilots]] came together to form Velvet Revolver in 2002. This is a time when supergroups were experiencing a revival; established musicians looked for new platforms to express themselves. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/06/22/velvet-revolver-emerges-with-own-sound/ |title=Velvet Revolver emerges with own sound |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=22 June 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/252455-Audioslave |website=[[Discogs]] |title=Audioslave }}</ref>

A contemporary example of a supergroup is [[FFS (band)|FFS]], a collaboration between Scottish [[indie rock]] band [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] and American [[art rock]] band [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Goble, Corban |date=9 March 2015 |title=Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Form Supergroup FFS |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/58777-franz-ferdinand-and-sparks-form-supergroup-ffs/ |access-date=2 April 2015 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-date=9 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309230810/http://pitchfork.com/news/58777-franz-ferdinand-and-sparks-form-supergroup-ffs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other prominent examples include [[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rose |first1=Phil |title=Radiohead Music for a Global Future |date=2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |page=213}}</ref> and [[Boygenius]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indie supergroup Boygenius: 'Anything that starts a fire in you is the stuff of life' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/24/indie-supergroup-boygenius-phoebe-bridgers-lucy-dacus-julien-baker-stuff-of-life |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 March 2023}}</ref>