British musical band
Brian Auger and the Trinity
The band in 1970
Origin United Kingdom Genres Years active 1966 (1966 ) –1970 (1970 ) Labels RCA Records
Musical artist
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
Brian Auger (electric organ , piano , electric piano , lead and backing vocals )
Rick Laird (string bass )
Phil Kinorra (drums )
Vic Briggs (guitar )
Ricky Brown (AKA Ricky Fenson ) (bass )
Micky Waller (drums)
Gary Boyle (guitar, lead and backing vocals)
Roger Sutton (bass)
Clem Cattini (drums)
Dave Ambrose (bass, backing vocals) – (born David Ambrose, 11 December 1945, Highgate , North London )
Clive Thacker (drums) – (born 13 February 1940, Enfield , Middlesex )
Discography
Singles
May 1965 – "Fool Killer" // "Let's Do It Tonight"
Oct 1965 – "Green Onions '65" // "Kiko"
Apr 1966 – Rod Stewart : "Shake" // "I Just Got Some" [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"
??? 1970 – "I Want to Take You Higher" // "Just Me Just You"
??? 1970 – "Listen Here" // "I Want To Take You Higher"
Albums
November 1967 – Open [ 4]
1968 – Sonny Boy Williamson : Don't Send Me No Flowers (rec. January 1965) [featuring Brian Auger & The Trinity, plus Jimmy Page , Joe Harriot, Alan Skidmore ]
March 1969[ 5] – Definitely What!
July 1969 – Streetnoise (2LP)
1969 – Jools & Brian [compilation of early UK singles (rec. 1965–1967): 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 – compilation (#94 Canada[ 6] )
1970 – Befour
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