Brian Auger and the Trinity

British musical band

Rhythm and blues
jazz
rock
gospel

Years active1966 (1966)–1970 (1970)LabelsRCA Records

Musical artist

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

Brian Auger (electric organ, piano, electric piano, lead and backing vocals)
Rick Laird (string bass)
Phil Kinorra (drums)
Vic Briggs (guitar)
Ricky Brown (AKA Ricky Fenson) (bass)
Micky Waller (drums)
Gary Boyle (guitar, lead and backing vocals)
Roger Sutton (bass)
Clem Cattini (drums)
Dave Ambrose (bass, backing vocals) – (born David Ambrose, 11 December 1945, Highgate, North London)
Clive Thacker (drums) – (born 13 February 1940, Enfield, Middlesex)

Discography

Singles

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

Albums

November 1967 – Open^[4]
1968 – Sonny Boy Williamson: Don't Send Me No Flowers (rec. January 1965) [featuring Brian Auger & The Trinity, plus Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot, Alan Skidmore]
March 1969^[5] – Definitely What!
July 1969 – Streetnoise (2LP)
1969 – Jools & Brian [compilation of early UK singles (rec. 1965–1967): 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 – compilation (#94 Canada^[6])
1970 – Befour

References

^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 23, 1968" (PDF).
^ "2 May 1969 show overview". LedZeppelin.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 25 November 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Record Mirror. 15 March 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – August 22, 1970" (PDF).