David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies at 84 🎤 🎶 🕯️

" Folk singer Judy Collins heard him perform one night in New York and told her friend, drummer Bobby Colomby. The drummer was a member of Blood, Sweat & Tears, a group led by Al Kooper, former member of Blues Project and a top session musician and producer who’d worked frequently with Bob Dylan. While the Kooper-led incarnation of the band splintered after releasing one album, several members regrouped around Clayton-Thomas and released a self-titled second album in 1968. The album — produced by James William Guercio, who also helmed Chicago’s albums — featured “Spinning Wheel,” “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” and another hit single titled “And When I Die,” setting a formula for the group’s albums that combined original compositions with well-curated contemporaneous covers of songs by Traffic, Laura Nyro, the Band, Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Motown songwriters and others. It topped the Billboard albums chart for seven weeks, and remained in the top 200 for nearly two years."
- Variety [ @ variety.com/2026/music/news/da… ]

For me, it was a lifetime memory, seeing/hearing BS&T in Central Park, from 'the rocks' overlooking the stage. [July 9; see flyer]
What I experienced, I will never forget: After the beginning notes, the launch into song by Clayton-Thomas, singing "You Made Me So Happy".

"I lost at love before
Got mad and closed the door
But you said child just once more...."

That mellifluous voice echoed across Central Park and the surrounding buildings and my skin crawled...
And "Spinning Wheel" span around many heads, too. (A song about his loud neighbor!) Stories...

Rest in Peace... "You made me so very happy"

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Another musical bright light in the Woodstock and beyond universe of unique and unforgettable music - has left us.

Steve Winwood Remembers Dave Mason: ‘His Presence Endures’

Dave Mason is being remembered today, in light of his passing, especially for his Traffic contributions, and such legendary ear-worm songs as "Feelin' Alright', which many obits and tributes are highlighting. Yes, magical. So too are many more, and who better than Steve Winwood to highlight a few, along with vids in this Rolling Stone tribute. Some other personal favorites here, like "Medicated Goo", and a song which captured a huge chunk of my heart & soul for a long time, "Dear Mr. Fantasy".

Rest in Peace & Harmony.. 🎶 🙏 🕯️

PS ... Just popped into my head as I was about to post... Another personal favorite, less well known, and perfect mood:
Side-Tracked: youtu.be/H7vNSRnWhaU?

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This is 60s Rolling Stones - but...
Listen to this & you will also hear Beatles.

Keith Richards, in an interview with Fallon a few years back, described the actual good relationship between the bands and noted that John & Paul sang the background harmonies here, "because they liked the Rolling Stones too".

I'll bet anyone that knows early Stones &/or Beatles has not heard this in a while! I know I haven't. Cool song & bit of rock history.

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