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David Clayton-Thomas R.I.P

M'Bob
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For those of you who remember: a truly unique voice, indentifiable from practically the first note. Soulful and gritty, yet paradoxically smooth and consoling. A one of a kind. His music still resonates with meaning and undeniable quality. His contributions never feel old or dated. He will be missed. You’ve made me so very happy.

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Tony C.
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Blood, Sweat, and Tears self-titled second album was truly outstanding. Remarkably, it beat out The Beatles' Abbey Road for the Grammy!

I agree that DC-T's voice was unique, and the band and writers that contributed to that particular album were outstanding.



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Tony C. Tony C.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears self-titled second album was truly outstanding. Remarkably, it beat out The Beatles' Abbey Road for the Grammy!

I agree that DC-T's voice was unique, and the band and writers that contributed to that particular album were outstanding.



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Well said; thank you!
 
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Lu-creee-shaa mac ee-eevuulll,
Little guurl what's your game?

Baa da da daaa - da da daaa - da da daaaa


RIP DCT
 
noelekal
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Awww... This one is tough.

I love listening to BS&T. Love Chicago too. Loved the horn bands' hits.

 
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arturo7 arturo7
Lu-creee-shaa mac ee-eevuulll,
Little guurl what's your game?

Baa da da daaa - da da daaa - da da daaaa


RIP DCT
Just listened to that yesterday. What a vocal range, and incredible timing he had.
 
M'Bob
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Awww... This one is tough.

I love listening to BS&T. Love Chicago too. Loved the horn bands' hits.

We would be remiss if we didn’t give a shout-out to the unbelievably underrated Laura Nyro, who wrote this song when she was 17! Let that sink in for a moment. She wrote this timeless and poignant song in FRIGGIN’ HIGH SCHOOL! Incomprehensible.
 
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This is sad news. I've been a BS&T fan since high school. David was a massively talented singer.
 
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I loved Blood, Sweat & Tears. RIP David Clayton-Thomas. His NYT obituary is excellent.

We were all so damn lucky to have had the radio programming we did back then (I’m 63 and BST were among the AM radio classics when I was a kid). I don’t wish to sound all ‘we walked to school in the snow uphill both ways’, but it’s true.

The lyrics to ‘And When I Die’ are but one example of music that wouldn’t pass muster today.

Where I grew up, our pop AM radio station played a veritable soup of all popular genres. Deep Purple. The Rolling Stones. Jethro Tull. The Who. The O‘Jays. Gladys Knight. Chicago. Thundermug. Joni Mitchell. CSNY. R. Dean Taylor. Sly and the Family Stone. Jim Stafford. Helen Reddy. The Guess Who. Badfinger. Cream. The Beatles (and their solo career works). And on and on.

The pop music kids listen to today isn’t all my thing, certainly. Some of it is very good, of course. Yet they will never experience the diversity we did. Radio (with some exceptions like CBC/NPR etc.) is simply not programmed that way anymore.
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noelekal
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I'm cranking some BS&T CDs while grilling lunch on the back porch.

Always liked this punchy tune with its blistering vocals and instrumentation.

 
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Tony C. Tony C.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears self-titled second album was truly outstanding. Remarkably, it beat out The Beatles' Abbey Road for the Grammy!

I agree that DC-T's voice was unique, and the band and writers that contributed to that particular album were outstanding.



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This album was unforgettable for teenagers in late 60s. The music was so rich and varied we were lucky to have it. I listened to And when I Die this morning and it has more meaning at this age!
 
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