Brian Auger and the Trinity
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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] 1969's double LP Streetnoise was also credited to the same Driscoll/Auger/Trinity group name.
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)
- Vic Briggs (guitar)
- Gary Boyle (guitar, lead and backing vocals)
- Rick Laird (string bass)
- Ricky Brown (AKA Ricky Fenson) (bass)
- Roger Sutton (bass)
- Dave Ambrose (bass, backing vocals)
- Philip Kinorra (drums)
- Clem Cattini (drums)
- Micky Waller (drums)
- Clive Thacker (drums)
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 | Chart positions | Label | Notes | |
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| November 1967 | Open[7] | — | 100 | Marmalade/ Polydor |
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| 1968 | Don't Send Me No Flowers | — | — | Marmalade/ Polydor |
Sonny Boy Williamson with Brian Auger & The Trinity, Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot and Alan Skidmore, recorded January 1965 |
| March 1969[8] | Definitely What! | — | — | Marmalade/ Polydor |
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| July 1969 | Streetnoise | 41 | 95 | Marmalade/ Polydor/ Atco |
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| 1969 | Jools & Brian | 194 | — | Capitol/ MFP[9] |
Compilation of early UK singles: 5 Parlophone titles by Julie Driscoll, and 6 Columbia titles by Brian Auger & The Trinity, recorded 1965–1967 |
| 1970 | The Best Of Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity | — | — | Polydor | Compilation |
| Befour | — | — | RCA Victor | ||
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RPM Top 100 Singles - September 23, 1968" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2 May 1969 show overview". LedZeppelin.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Brian Auger Trinity – Fool Killer – Vinyl (7", 45 RPM, Single), 1965 [r8600513]". Discogs. 28 May 1965. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 46. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 107. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger – Jools / Brian". Discogs. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
External links
- Daddone, Peter. "Brian Auger In Conversation ", Jazz Review, 29 March 2012.
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