Brian Auger and the Trinity
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Brian Auger and the Trinity | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1966–1970 |
| Labels | RCA Records |
Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the Bob Dylan/Rick Danko–penned "This Wheel's on Fire", was a number 5 hit on the 1968 UK Singles Chart.[1]
The song also reached number 13 in Canada.[2]
Brian Auger and the Trinity and Driscoll's joint album, Open, billed as Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart the same year.[1]
The group and Driscoll opened for Led Zeppelin at the Rose Palace in Pasadena, California on 2 and 3 May 1969.[3]
Members
[edit]- Brian Auger (electric organ, piano, electric piano, lead and backing vocals)
- Julie Driscoll (Vocals)
- Vic Briggs (guitar)
- Gary Boyle (guitar, lead and backing vocals)
- Rick Laird (string bass)
- Ricky Brown (AKA Ricky Fenson) (bass)
- Roger Sutton (bass)
- Dave Ambrose (bass, backing vocals)
- Phil Kinorra (drums)
- Clem Cattini (drums)
- Micky Waller (drums)
- Clive Thacker (drums)
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- May 1965: Fool Killer / Let's Do It Tonight[4]
- Oct 1965: Green Onions '65 / Kiko
- Apr 1966: Shake / I Just Got Some [ Rod Stewart featuring Brian Auger & The Trinity]
- Mar 1967: Tiger / Oh Baby, Won't You Come Back Home To Croydon, Where Everybody Beedle An' Bo's
- Oct 1967: Red Beans And Rice (Pt. 1) / Red Beans And Rice (Pt. 2)
- Nov 1967: Save Me (Pt. 1) / Save Me (Pt. 2)
- Apr 1968: This Wheel's On Fire/A Kind Of Love-In
- Oct 1968: Road To Cairo /Shadows Of You
- May 1969: What You Gonna Do / Bumpin' On Sunset
- Sep 1969: Take Me To The Water / Indian Rope Man
- May 1970: I Want to Take You Higher / Just Me Just You
- 1970: Listen Here / I Want To Take You Higher
Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label | Date recorded | Notes |
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| November 1967 | Open[5] | Marmalade/ Polydor |
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| 1968 | Don't Send Me No Flowers | Marmalade/ Polydor |
January 1965 | Sonny Boy Williamson with Brian Auger & The Trinity, Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot and Alan Skidmore |
| March 1969[6] | Definitely What! | Marmalade/ Polydor |
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| July 1969 | Streetnoise | Marmalade/ Polydor/ Atco |
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| 1969 | Jools & Brian | Capitol/ MFP[7] |
1965–1967 | Compilation of early UK singles: 5 Parlophone titles by Julie Driscoll, and 6 Columbia titles by Brian Auger & The Trinity |
| 1970 | The Best Of Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity | Polydor | Compilation | |
| 1970 | Befour | RCA Victor |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 23, 1968" (PDF).
- ^ "2 May 1969 show overview". LedZeppelin.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/8600513-The-Brian-Auger-Trinity-Fool-Killer
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 25 November 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Record Mirror. 15 March 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/367972-Julie-Driscoll-Brian-Auger-Jools-Brian
External links
[edit]- Daddone, Peter. "Brian Auger In Conversation ", Jazz Review, 29 March 2012.
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