THE BAND

David Clayton-Thomas
Vocals
Al Kooper
Keyboards, vocals
Steve Katz
Guitar
Randy Brecker
Saxophone
Dick Halligan
Trombone, flute, keyboards
Fred Lipsius
Saxophone, piano
Lew Soloff
Trumpet
Chuck Winfield
Trumpet
Jerry Hyman
Trumpet
Dave Bargeron
Trumpet
Jim Fielder
Bass
Bobby Colomby
Drums
Jerry Fisher
Vocals

Blood, Sweat & Tears

This eight-piece group was the brainchild of Al Kooper, former Dylan sideman and king-pin of the Blues Project, but he had dropped out by the time Blood, Sweat & Tears topped the US album charts in Spring 1969.

Their jazz-rock fusion found approval in the singles market too, where You've Made Me So Very Happy, Spinning Wheel and And When I Die all became million sellers, with their next album also reaching number one.

Their success rate trailed off after a few years, but they certainly blazed a trail for the genre, and for bands such as Chicago.