Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Type: Band/Group
  • Country: United States
  • Born: 1967 in New York City, New York, United States
  • Active: 1967 - present

Biography

Blood, Sweat & Tears are a New York jazz-rock band formed in 1967 by *Al Kooper*, whose idea of a rock band with a full horn section produced 'Child Is Father to the Man'. With David Clayton-Thomas singing, their self-titled second album for #Columbia Records# reached number one in America and yielded 'Spinning Wheel' and 'You've Made Me So Very Happy'. The band released eleven studio albums before becoming a touring-only act in the 1980s.

Genres

Blood, Sweat & Tears Discography

Members

  • Fred Lipsius - alto saxophone, keyboards (1967–1972)
  • Dick Halligan - keyboards, trombone, flute (1967–1972)
  • Steve Katz - guitar, harmonica, vocals (1967–1973)
  • Jim Fielder - bass (1967–1974)
  • Bobby Colomby - drums, percussion (1967–1977)
  • David Clayton-Thomas - vocals, guitar (1968–1972; 1974–1981; 1984–2004)
  • Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn (1968–1973)
  • Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn (1968–1973)
  • Jerry Hyman - trombone, recorder (1968–1970)
  • Dave Bargeron - trombone, tuba (1970–1978)
  • Lou Marini - saxophone, flute (1972–1974)
  • Larry Willis - keyboards (1972–1978)
  • Georg Wadenius - guitar, vocals (1972–1975)
  • Jerry Fisher - vocals (1972–1974)
  • Ron McClure - bass (1974–1975; 1976)
  • Tony Klatka - trumpet (1974–1978)
  • Bill Tillman - saxophone, flute, clarinet (1974–1977)
  • Joe Giorgianni - trumpet, flugelhorn (1974–1975)
  • Forrest Buchtel - trumpet (1975–1977)
  • Don Alias - percussion (1975–1976)
  • Mike Stern - guitar (1975–1977)
  • Roy McCurdy - drums (1976–1977)
  • Danny Trifan - bass (1976–1977)

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