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

Discography

Singles

  • May 1965: Fool Killer / Let's Do It Tonight[4]
  • Oct 1965: Green Onions '65 / Kiko
  • Apr 1966: Shake / I Just Got Some [ Rod Stewart 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
  • May 1970: I Want to Take You Higher / Just Me Just You
  • 1970: Listen Here / I Want To Take You Higher

Albums

Year Title Label Date recorded Notes
November 1967 Open[5] Marmalade/
Polydor
1968 Don't Send Me No Flowers Marmalade/
Polydor 		January 1965 Sonny Boy Williamson with Brian Auger & The Trinity, Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot and Alan Skidmore
March 1969[6] Definitely What! Marmalade/
Polydor
July 1969 Streetnoise Marmalade/
Polydor/
Atco
1969 Jools & Brian Capitol/
MFP[7] 		1965–1967 Compilation of early UK singles: 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 Polydor Compilation
1970 Befour RCA Victor

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 23, 1968" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2 May 1969 show overview". LedZeppelin.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/8600513-The-Brian-Auger-Trinity-Fool-Killer
  5. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 25 November 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Record Mirror. 15 March 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/367972-Julie-Driscoll-Brian-Auger-Jools-Brian
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Auger_and_the_Trinity
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