Brian Auger and the Trinity explained

Brian Auger and the Trinity
Origin:	United Kingdom
Years Active:	–
Label:	RCA Records

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

External links

• Daddone, Peter. "Brian Auger In Conversation ", Jazz Review, 29 March 2012.

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 169.
2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - September 23, 1968.
3. Web site: 2 May 1969 show overview. LedZeppelin.com. 22 April 2020.
4. Album Reviews . Melody Maker. November 25, 1967 . 18 . 15 September 2021.
5. Album Reviews . Record Mirror. March 15, 1969 . 9 . 15 September 2021.
6. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums – August 22, 1970.