Brian Auger and the Trinity

Brian Auger and the Trinity
The band in 1970
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Rhythm and blues jazz rock gospel
Years active	1966 (1966)–1970 (1970)
Labels	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)
• Julie Driscoll (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)
• Phil 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	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. 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

External links

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