David Clayton-Thomas
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Biography
David Henry Thomsett, known as David ClaytonâThomas, was born on 13â¯Septemberâ¯1941 in Kingston upon Thames, London, and later became a BritishâCanadian singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. After a turbulent youth he began performing in Toronto in the early 1960s, releasing the single "Boom Boom" in 1964 as David ClaytonâThomas and the Shays. He followed with two Roman Records albums, David ClaytonâThomas and the Shays à GoâGo (1965) and Sings Like It Is! (1966), before moving to Newâ¯York and joining Blood,â¯Sweatâ¯&â¯Tears in 1967. The groupâs debut album Blood,â¯Sweatâ¯&â¯Tears (1968) sold ten million copies worldwide, won five Grammy Awards-including Album of the Year in 1969-and yielded singles that reached the top of the charts such as "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy". After a brief solo period in the early 1970s, he returned to the band until 1978, then released several solo projects. He received a star on Canadaâs Walk of Fame in 2010, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and died on 24â¯Juneâ¯2026 in Toronto at age 84.
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- River
- Ruby
- Lucretia Mcevil by David Clayton-Thomas
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
- You Don't Know Me
- The Sky's The Limit
- The Lights On Broadway
- Midnight Train To Georgia
- Mercy Lord Above
- When I Fall ln Love
- Smile
- Curtain up on the Decade featuring Paul Simon
- (Suite) Spanish Wine: (Introduction) La Cantina by David Clayton-Thomas
- (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
- Moonlight In Vermont
- A Visit From The Blues
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Back To The 60's
- (I Can Recall) Spain by David Clayton-Thomas
- When A Man Loves A Woman
- Long Night
- Frost On The Pumpkin
- The Mornin' News
- All I Am
