David Clayton-Thomas (born 13 September 1941 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK) is a musician and singer. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a

Biography

Born David Henry Thomsett, Clayton-Thomas is the son of a decorated Canadian soldier of World War II who met his piano-playing mother when she came to entertain the troops at a London hospital. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers "Mom" "Mum" and "Mommy" redirect here London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for They were married, and when the war ended, the family moved to Willowdale, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, when David was not yet school-aged. Canada 2008 Willowdalejpg|thumb|250px|Driving down Yonge Street toward Churchill Avenue in Willowdale in 2008]] Willowdale is an established community in the former City of North South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

Growing up, he was taught music by his mother but had difficulties in what was a dysfunctional family. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A dysfunctional family is a Family in which Conflict, misbehavior and even Abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur continually leading He left home in his early teens. He idolized the music of John Lee Hooker and began playing guitar and singing, and by the time he was 21 had his own band, The Shays. John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. David Clayton-Thomas & The Shays recorded for Roman Records of Toronto. David Clayton-Thomas released two albums on the label, "A Go Go" (with The Shays) and "Like It Is" (with The Bossmen).

In February 1966, he joined a new band, The Bossmen, fronted by the child prodigy, pianist Tony Collacott, who had played with Sarah Vaughan at New York's Carnegie Hall at the age of 14. List of child prodigies|Fictional child prodigies A child prodigy is a one who masters one or more skills or arts at an early age Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The group recorded a lone single, the jazz-rock song "Brainwashed," which was a Canadian smash in June 1966 and gave an indication of his future work. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top

The band broke up soon afterward and he traveled to New York. In October 1967, he joined forces with former members of the Toronto R&B outfit, Jon and Lee & The Checkmates and renamed them his new backing band, The Phoenix. Best known for containing future members of Elektra band Rhinoceros, Jon and Lee & The Checkmates together with Mandala, spearheaded Toronto’s vibrant R&B scene The group started a residency at a New York nightclub, Steve Paul's The Scene, but he was soon deported for working illegally in the States. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

In February 1968, Clayton-Thomas formed a new band in Toronto, the David Clayton-Thomas Combine with former Bossmen guitarist Jack Mowbrey, ex-Phoenix bass player Peter Hodgson, and drummer Pat Little from Luke & The Apostles. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Luke & The Apostles was a 1960s Blues group in Toronto, best known for containing Canadian guitar legend Mike McKenna and for providing the training The group recorded the original version of his classic hit "Spinning Wheel" but the band broke up a few months later when Clayton-Thomas was offered a more attractive offer from Bobby Colomby, the drummer with Blood, Sweat & Tears. Bobby Colomby (born Robert Wayne Colomby 20 December 1944, in New York) was a founder and innovative Jazz - rock fusion Drummer Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City.

Under the stage name David Clayton-Thomas, he is best known as a vocalist with the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, whose first album with him as lead singer in 1969 produced three gold^[1] singles and three Grammy Awards^[2] including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys The album included his own composition "Spinning Wheel" which became a big single hit on both sides of the Atlantic. ^[3][4]

In 2002, the album was honoured with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative Clayton-Thomas left the band twice, but he was still touring with a reconstituted Blood, Sweat & Tears through 2004.

Clayton-Thomas was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame^[5] in 1996. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in Music. In January, 2006, the song "Spinning Wheel" was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

He lived in New York City for more than 30 years, but returned to Toronto in 2004, where he once again has made a name of himself as a solo artist, releasing several DVDs (including one featuring a live performance). The City of New York

References

External links

• David Clayton-Thomas Official Website
• Blood, Sweat & Tears band members

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