Fabulous band, all accomplished musicians, especially Lew Soloff. These guys broke a mould, barriers and got many younger people into jazz etc......... Mr Fielder was also superb on bass.
And Lew Soloff a genius trumpeter, playing afterwards with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Gil Evans big bands on seminal jazz records, along with BS&T mate trombonist, the amazing Dave Bargeron.
@@RubyBandUSA Also Dick Halligan on keyboards,trombone and flute and the under rated fine trumpeter Chuck Winfield as well as trombonist Jerry Hyman who became a dentist in the following years.
Their first 4 albums are wonderful, the second one is a pure masterpiece...up there with the best Chicago records if not even better...and their drummer was astonishing.
Wasn't Guercio (SP?) the producer for the 2nd album and also Chicago's first few? Check out Jim Fiedler on that Fender bass....Dick Halligan...and all the others everyone mentions...Yowsa!
Both bands brought out the great jazz-rock sound of the '60s. Danny was greatly influential to me as a drummer. Then Chicago went and started doing sappy ballads and he was left playing quarter notes on the high hat. What a waste.
I love being able to watch these again, some I remember so well, I can remember who I watched with and what was going on at the time. Miriam Makebe was unforgettable. My mother was a very good singer, and we both fell in love with Miriam singing "Pata Pata" on Ed Sullivan. As a child, I expected that my mother would one day perform on Ed Sullivan because she sang better than many famous people. She thought that was cute. I was blessed to have her as my mom. I wish I could hear her sing today.
Gone was the concept of a 4 player rock or pop group when these guys introduced a jazz element into popular music, leading the way for groups like Chicago. "Smiling Phases" was an LP cut from an album that had three top 5 singles, sold millions of units, and won the Grammy for Album Of The Year. Hearing this performance, you can understand why the album was a giant.
An inspiration for a lot of us school band kids at the time! This was February, 1969 and the album Chicago Transit Authority would come out in April. That band would shorten its name to Chicago.
The second album was definitely slicker than its predecessor, though I like them both a lot. And it's interesting that the blueprint for that second album was set forth by Kooper ("Smiling Phases" being one of his song choices), while the production was overseen by Guercio. They kind of self-produced the next few albums, with varying results, and by '74, only the drummer remained.
In 1972 I saw them in concert in Abilene Texas. Besides liking the music what stood out to this day is David Clayton Thomas's voice. He was so loud you could hear him above the sound system. I was 5 rows back and I couldn't believe the power in his voice.
From CUBA. Just one word to identify something that doesn't exist anymore at that level MUSIC. What capacity of creation. A mix of the simple and the complex. Blood Sweat and Tears and All Kooper, something unrepeatable.
Man look here, I'm a black man who loves music and I can truly say that this group got screwed tremendously. Their musicianship, showmanship, vocal, and sound unmatched. 😢 It's a shame how they were blackballed from the music industry for being outspoken.
They were seen as being very unhip and as puppets for working with the Nixon administration at a time when he was going after the anti war movement. And in the end, Nixon double crossed them
Indeed. Real music performed by real musicians. David Clayton-Thomas is brilliant as lead singer. I remember several of their songs ('Spinning Wheel', 'And When I Die', You've Made Me So Very Happy', 'Go Down Gamblin', 'God Bless The Child') but must admit I had never heard this one before.
@@hanno-erdmanntietz8424 I know, right? Instrumentalists that could write actual arrangements with actual chord progressions. Go back and listen to some of those old Chicago albums - very adventurous music.
How come a man and his band like this isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame ❓❓ THIS man's vocals were incredibly astonishing 🔥🔥🔥 WOW he's a beast on that microphone WOW i am incredibly impressed how come the academy hasn't acknowledged the band blood sweat and tears❓❓❓
great bassist in Jim Fielder.The Al Kooper led BSand T with Child is Father To The Man is still their classic album from start to finish. Well conceived.
Billy Joel mentioned that "missed triangle hit" on his Sirius XM channel, so I had to come here and find it -- swing and a miss, but he rebounded nicely!
If not the first they were the Best band to fuse Jazz, Pop and Rock into a musical force that was greater than the sum of its parts. DCT's powerhouse vocals assured chart success so they could get gigs like Ed Sullivan. I was just a dumb fifth grader when all this happened but I was knowledgeable enough to make BS&T second album the very first LP I purchased with my own money!
Don't forget Jim Fielder on electric bass. One of the best -- pre BS&T, he "sat in" briefly for Bruce Palmer when the latter was unable to record with Buffalo Springfield. That's his bass on "Pretty Girl Why" and he did a couple more songs with "The Herd" before Bruce returned.
Absolutely. When I was a teen in the 1980s, I happened to pick-up the second BS&T album at a garage sale. At the time, I was just starting on the bass myself, and that album/Jim Fielder blew me away. I consider it a major influence. Jim is right up there with James Jamerson, for me.
I remember when I was a kid, that I would be coming in from playing most of the day. And hearing this band playing on my moms console turntable/8 track/radio deluxe
Was 4 in '75 when i first heard BST. Was in a white Connie with BST playing on the 8 track! always wondered what the band looked like, what David looked like. He looks as I imagined him to be 💯
Hey WOW, I guess that the roller rink is gone or I would know about it, that must be a cherished memory, as a tire tech I love your logo..remember the airport at Baileys X roads...before my time but some of the buildings are still there.
Wow! What a group of good looking and talented guys. How about that pianist/saxophonist/conductor? And the lead singer is definitely sexy. Very cool sideburns, and I really liked seeing his smiling face, especially after he goofed on the triangle. 🙂🙂
I believe the 69'-70' version of Blood,Sweat, and Tears was the best, with David Clayton Thomas doing the lead vocals and a magnificent horn section with Fred Lipsius, Dick Halligan, Lew Soloff,Chuck Winfield, and Jerry Heyman.
I remember reading his NY Times obituary that the high pitch trumpet at the conclusion of "More and More" was his. It really stood out, topping even Doc Severinsen.
No, Al K. left after the first album due to creative differences. That opened the door to David Clayton Thomas on lead vocals, and trombonist Dick Halligan moving to the Hammond B3 organ
@@JoyneFreedom You're right! I never knew this. I had this confused with a different song done by the Temptations that is called "Smiling Faces" but was recorded a few years after BS&T. Thanks for the correction! There's another song that mentions "smiling faces" called "Backstabbers" (I think?) I often got lyrics wrong. When I was a kid, I didn't hear that there's a "bad moon on the rise", I heard that there was a "baboon on the right"! lol
@@juliao1255 Oh yeah. It was a much bigger target so he did good. btw, I've heard this guy's voice on the radio going back to when I was a little kid and didn't see him until recently on this Ed Sullivan re-run and he looks exactly like he sounds.
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Fabulous band, all accomplished musicians, especially Lew Soloff. These guys broke a mould, barriers and got many younger people into jazz etc......... Mr Fielder was also superb on bass.
David Clayton Thomas! What a voice! Bobby Columby! What a drummer!
And Lew Soloff a genius trumpeter, playing afterwards with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Gil Evans big bands on seminal jazz records, along with BS&T mate trombonist, the amazing Dave Bargeron.
OK, OK, let's not forget the great Fred Lipsius on tenor sax - and piano!!
@@RubyBandUSA Also Dick Halligan on keyboards,trombone and flute and the under rated fine trumpeter Chuck Winfield as well as trombonist Jerry Hyman who became a dentist in the following years.
I just met Bobby
@@RubyBandUSAYeah the Great "Fred Lipsius"!!!
Their first 4 albums are wonderful, the second one is a pure masterpiece...up there with the best Chicago records if not even better...and their drummer was astonishing.
This was their best line-up ever, shown on 2nd,3rd and 4th albums, switching on the 4th the great Dave Bargeron for Jerry Hyman on trombone.
Bobby Colomby
The 5th album kicked ass also
Wasn't Guercio (SP?) the producer for the 2nd album and also Chicago's first few? Check out Jim Fiedler on that Fender bass....Dick Halligan...and all the others everyone mentions...Yowsa!
Their second album was their best.
Really one of the best! No mistaking that voice and that band!
Bobby Columby on drums. He and Danny Seraphine (Chicago) were 2 drummers who helped me realize how important it is to merge jazz music and rock music.
Yes, yet Dino Danelli of Rascals was First ,by a longshot.
Both bands brought out the great jazz-rock sound of the '60s. Danny was greatly influential to me as a drummer. Then Chicago went and started doing sappy ballads and he was left playing quarter notes on the high hat. What a waste.
What a great Band.David Clayton Thomas is one on of the Greatest Vocalist Front Men ever!
The best brass section in Rock & Roll!
B, S, & T had such wonderful, distinctive arrangements!
I'm thinking maybe Tower of Power Or Chicago They were good But the competition was strong
@@cliffwilleford9970 Definitely two worthy contenders for the crown...
the always under appreciated horn band was early Sons of Champlain. from 1968- 1970
Don’t forget the band The Ides of March which also came out of a Chicago suburb. Their giant hit Vehicle shot up the charts in 1970.
Percussion, piano, organ, guitar, drums, one of the best vocalists ever - - BS&T had it all!
The Album New Blood is a Masterpiece. Great Band ☮️
Bobby Colomby - best of the jazz-rock horn band drummers!!
As a kid I never missed the bands on Ed, I remember this and nice to see great musicians having fun.
I love being able to watch these again, some I remember so well, I can remember who I watched with and what was going on at the time. Miriam Makebe was unforgettable. My mother was a very good singer, and we both fell in love with Miriam singing "Pata Pata" on Ed Sullivan.
As a child, I expected that my mother would one day perform on Ed Sullivan because she sang better than many famous people. She thought that was cute. I was blessed to have her as my mom. I wish I could hear her sing today.
WOW this guy is undoubtedly one of the greatest vocalist I'd ever heard in all my life ❤️😍❤️
His side gig on triangle was less successful.
Gone was the concept of a 4 player rock or pop group when these guys introduced a jazz element into popular music, leading the way for groups like Chicago. "Smiling Phases" was an LP cut from an album that had three top 5 singles, sold millions of units, and won the Grammy for Album Of The Year. Hearing this performance, you can understand why the album was a giant.
Yup. Produced by Chicago's manager James William Guercio. Long story behind that!
An inspiration for a lot of us school band kids at the time!
This was February, 1969 and the album Chicago Transit Authority would come out in April. That band would shorten its name to Chicago.
The second album was definitely slicker than its predecessor, though I like them both a lot. And it's interesting that the blueprint for that second album was set forth by Kooper ("Smiling Phases" being one of his song choices), while the production was overseen by Guercio. They kind of self-produced the next few albums, with varying results, and by '74, only the drummer remained.
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Dude’s exuberance is wonderful!
In 1972 I saw them in concert in Abilene Texas. Besides liking the music what stood out to this day is David Clayton Thomas's voice. He was so loud you could hear him above the sound system. I was 5 rows back and I couldn't believe the power in his voice.
Just found out about them recently and Clayton's voice is CRAZY INCREDIBLY AMAZING 😮
From CUBA.
Just one word to identify something that doesn't exist anymore at that level MUSIC.
What capacity of creation. A mix of the simple and the complex.
Blood Sweat and Tears and All Kooper, something unrepeatable.
Spectacular!
On a humorous note, it looks like David Clayton Thomas pre-saged Ed Grimley.
BST is in my top 5 bands of all time.. this is the best footage of the classic lineup I have ever seen and heard ... BRAVO!
Man look here, I'm a black man who loves music and I can truly say that this group got screwed tremendously. Their musicianship, showmanship, vocal, and sound unmatched. 😢 It's a shame how they were blackballed from the music industry for being outspoken.
What did they say that was outspoken?
Was it their trip to Eastern Europe? New documentary covers that tour.
How were they blackballed?
They were never blackballed
They were seen as being very unhip and as puppets for working with the Nixon administration at a time when he was going after the anti war movement. And in the end, Nixon double crossed them
What a time it was back then.
Indeed. Real music performed by real musicians. David Clayton-Thomas is brilliant as lead singer.
I remember several of their songs ('Spinning Wheel', 'And When I Die', You've Made Me So Very Happy', 'Go Down Gamblin', 'God Bless The Child') but must admit I had never heard this one before.
@@hanno-erdmanntietz8424 this song was from an early Traffic album.
@@hanno-erdmanntietz8424 I know, right? Instrumentalists that could write actual arrangements with actual chord progressions. Go back and listen to some of those old Chicago albums - very adventurous music.
@@ciscokid516 They wrote it....
@@hanno-erdmanntietz8424
I always thought it was _Smiling Faces._
How come a man and his band like this isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame ❓❓ THIS man's vocals were incredibly astonishing 🔥🔥🔥 WOW he's a beast on that microphone WOW i am incredibly impressed how come the academy hasn't acknowledged the band blood sweat and tears❓❓❓
They never had the kind of longevity (or hits) Chicago’s had. And their popularity fizzled out after the first two albums
great bassist in Jim Fielder.The Al Kooper led BSand T with Child is Father To The Man is still their classic album from start to finish. Well conceived.
How epic is his guitar strap? He can use that thing for a hammock when he wants to take a nap! He is very talented, handsome too
@@LazyIRanch LOL good observation
Fielder stands among the best. Very under appreciated.
@@DominusOminous had already played on sessions with buffalo Springfield and Zappa and the Mothers
Phenomenal player. Monster!
😂watch out for that big triangle bit!!
Don’t mess it up Dave. !!
I met trumpeter Phil Driscoll a few years ago. He respected his bandmates for their sheer raw talent. He still amazes me.
Man he sings live superbly
Major goose bumps! What a performance!!!
Great band
WOW! Forgot just how great these guys were! Bobby Colomby was amazing! Even Buddy liked him!
I was born the last day of '68 and I still remember rockin' out to their music growing up.
Great rendition of the Traffic song, great lyrics written by Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood.
I love BST and I also love Traffic!
They had big hits in 1969. The band appeared at Woodstock but they went on stage at night and much of the footage was unusable.
Wow what a shame!
You can see them doing More & More from Woodstock on TH-cam. Pretty kick ass.
I saw them in concert in Paris 1972. What a show ! Top group underated.
So many elements to this wonderful band, it typified the era,
David-Clayton Thomas the lead singer in this band is from Willowdale in Toronto.
I never knew the band also features the most virtuosic triangle performance in rock.
LOL
Jeeez love this. Put a huge smile on my face bst. The best
Sounds so Great Live!!! Fantastic group...my very favorite horn band and I love covering their tunes the most when I can...
Greatest band!
Holy shit!! This is the best thing ever!!
Great band, I'll be playing them later today in my DJ set.
I just learned about the triangle solo when listening to @billyjoel 's BJ the DJ segment on SXM.
Just watched this on ES. Wow never heard this! Imo David had the best voice of that era and genre!😍
loved the piano solo!
That's Fred Lipsius, who is also the arranger and tenor sax player.
Great that they performed live and did not lip-sync.
Wow. Their second album was only in stores for a couple of months when they appeared on Sullivan. Amazing performance
Billy Joel mentioned that "missed triangle hit" on his Sirius XM channel, so I had to come here and find it -- swing and a miss, but he rebounded nicely!
Fantastic music and performance.
If not the first they were the Best band to fuse Jazz, Pop and Rock into a musical force that was greater than the sum of its parts. DCT's powerhouse vocals assured chart success so they could get gigs like Ed Sullivan.
I was just a dumb fifth grader when all this happened but I was knowledgeable enough to make BS&T second album the very first LP I purchased with my own money!
Don't forget Jim Fielder on electric bass. One of the best -- pre BS&T, he "sat in" briefly for Bruce Palmer when the latter was unable to record with Buffalo Springfield. That's his bass on "Pretty Girl Why" and he did a couple more songs with "The Herd" before Bruce returned.
Absolutely. When I was a teen in the 1980s, I happened to pick-up the second BS&T album at a garage sale. At the time, I was just starting on the bass myself, and that album/Jim Fielder blew me away. I consider it a major influence. Jim is right up there with James Jamerson, for me.
I love this show.
Amazing how they switched instruments in mid-song.
Fantastic!
I think they are actually playing live. Awesome for TV at that time.
Of course they are. The bass alone shows that. Amazing live vocals
An amazing arrangement of a Winwood, Capaldi, Wood, song.
I remember when I was a kid, that I would be coming in from playing most of the day. And hearing this band playing on my moms console turntable/8 track/radio deluxe
Drop all your troubles by the riverside. Catch a painted pony on the spinning wheel ride.
Awesome, epic, and this song is older than me!
AMAZING
Was 4 in '75 when i first heard BST. Was in a white Connie with BST playing on the 8 track! always wondered what the band looked like, what David looked like. He looks as I imagined him to be 💯
Outta sight! David Clayton Thomas was so far out✌🏻
One word: ELECTRIFYING.
I saw them at the Alexandria Roller Rink, 1/26/1969. The opening band was 'Spirit'...Still like the Al Kooper led ensemble better...
Hey WOW, I guess that the roller rink is gone or I would know about it, that must be a cherished memory, as a tire tech I love your logo..remember the airport at Baileys X roads...before my time but some of the buildings are still there.
I bet Spirit was great, saw them a year later, and also totally agree about the Al Kooper led edition
Everyone of them is damn good!
More cowbell!
Seen ,thes guys in N.Y.C. along w/ Santana .... Incredible by both Bands...
Santana was my first rock concert, held at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California, in 1969.
Even a conductor. Cool!!
Hey WOW man, one of YOUR comments led me here, Traffic also did this song, I can't decide which is my favorite, I LOVE YOU ALL ❤!!!
Wow! What a group of good looking and talented guys. How about that pianist/saxophonist/conductor? And the lead singer is definitely sexy. Very cool sideburns, and I really liked seeing his smiling face, especially after he goofed on the triangle. 🙂🙂
Good eye.. apparently they had a whole lotta fun doing this, it shows 👍👍👍👍
It's an old story, the kid who only has to play the triangle once, and fluffs it.....!!!!!
That's Fred Lipsius
I believe the 69'-70' version of Blood,Sweat, and Tears was the best, with David Clayton Thomas doing the lead vocals and a magnificent horn section with Fred Lipsius,
Dick Halligan, Lew Soloff,Chuck Winfield, and Jerry Heyman.
Lew Soloff, the most uncomfortable-looking cowbell player in rock history. Darn good trumpeter, though! RIP, Lew (and Dick Halligan).
I remember reading his NY Times obituary that the high pitch trumpet at the conclusion of "More and More" was his. It really stood out, topping even Doc Severinsen.
Schwer zu toppen 😮👍👍👍😮
Why didn't they get more people in the band? Doesn't seem like they have enough.
This guy's face matches his voice, for once. Lol.
How young DCT was then!
how sweet. no lip sync there...
Or Autotune.
Gnice
I think during their appearances on Ed Sullivan they never played any of their top hits, only the album tracks. I wonder why
maybe cause the hits got boring for them i mean the hits they were so well known.. but im probably wrong ..lol
Funky!
clayton loved life
Nice band
BL & T, "rock jazz" at it's finest.
They were blackballed. Didn't they have lots of hits?
My time this was called blue-eyed soul just like the Righteous Brothers
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C'mon man..I just gottta have more triangle ! "Who said it was White Boy Daze ?"
Loud! His voice didn't need volume
Autotune wasn't going to help him. 🤣
Cool band. Terry Kath era Chicago are on another level though.
I agree!…these guys were good but Chicago a step above👍
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Was that Bobby Doyle on piano (and conducting)?
Is this the lineup from the 2nd album with Al Kooper still there? If so not sure they ever recorded with that lineup.
No, Al K. left after the first album due to creative differences. That opened the door to David Clayton Thomas on lead vocals, and trombonist Dick Halligan moving to the Hammond B3 organ
@@RubyBandUSA Dick is playing organ and trombone but who is playing the piano solo and directing the horns later on?
I guess the bass player needed such a wide strap, some great finger plucking
i don't think Lew liked playing the cowbell
It's faces. Good grief.
faces phases not pronounced the same...
@@LazyIRanch It's not an error! That's the name of the song: Smiling Phases. It was originally performed by Traffic and written by Steve Winwood.
@@JoyneFreedom You're right! I never knew this. I had this confused with a different song done by the Temptations that is called "Smiling Faces" but was recorded a few years after BS&T. Thanks for the correction!
There's another song that mentions "smiling faces" called "Backstabbers" (I think?)
I often got lyrics wrong. When I was a kid, I didn't hear that there's a "bad moon on the rise", I heard that there was a "baboon on the right"! lol
@@LazyIRanch better than there’s a bathroom on the right!
Needs more cowbell!
First w
Nineteenth🤣
Even Arthur Bremer liked them. He took some ugly girl with glasses to a BS&T concert.
Great performance, but I have to chuckle at Lew Soloff, who looks like he'd rather be doing ANYTHING other than playing that cowbell.
It's not "Smiling Faces?"
No it's not
PHASES
Maybe you're thinking of "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by the Undisputed Truth.
@@momluvssisi Traffic -Winwood ,etc. wrote it.
Needs more cowbell.
All he had to do besides sing was ring the triangle and he missed.
Give the guy due credit -- he also hit the gong! LOL 🤣
@@juliao1255 Oh yeah. It was a much bigger target so he did good. btw, I've heard this guy's voice on the radio going back to when I was a little kid and didn't see him until recently on this Ed Sullivan re-run and he looks exactly like he sounds.
We need more cowbell! 1:37