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Music Appreciation

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JohnnyRingo

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Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:12 PM 16 hrs ago

David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer of Blood Sweat & Tears, has died at 84 [View all]

I absolutely loved BS&T back in the day. Their music still stands as iconic today.
Scratch off another hero of rock..

Canadian music icon David Clayton-Thomas has died at 84. The singer passed away peacefully at a Toronto hospital on Wednesday night, his publicist confirmed, according to a report by Variety. No further details about the cause of death were released.

Clayton-Thomas is survived by his daughters, Ashleigh Clayton-Thomas and Christine Graham. His representative said plans are underway for a memorial concert, with proceeds from the event to benefit Peacebuilders Canada. Clayton-Thomas was the lead vocalist of the jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears during its most successful years in the late 1960s and 1970s.

His powerful, soulful voice helped drive hits such as “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die,” and “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” while the band’s self-titled 1968 album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1970. His signature song “Spinning Wheel” was later inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and he received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2010.

He had to know this song would haunt him one day.

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I remember my older sister had their albums and used to play them all the time kimbutgar 15 hrs ago #1
ride a painted pony, let the spinning wheel spin Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #2
So many great songs Buzz cook 15 hrs ago #3
RIP, Mr. Clayton Thomas LakeVermilion 15 hrs ago #4
Wonderful voice BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #5
Crushed... ultralite001 15 hrs ago #6
Here's the blurb from Rolling Stone... ultralite001 15 hrs ago #7
He was that good. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #10
R.I.P. Distinctive voice. Loved the album. Sneederbunk 15 hrs ago #8
Oh, man. I'm so sorry to hear this. Diamond_Dog 14 hrs ago #9
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