Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist

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. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the

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– penned "

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", was a number 5 hit on the 1968

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. The song also reached number 13 in Canada. Their joint album, ''Open'', billed as Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, reached number 12 in the

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the same year. The group and Driscoll opened for

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at the

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on 2 and 3 May 1969.

Members

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) *

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) * Phil Kinorra (

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s) * Vic Briggs (

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) * Micky Waller (drums) *

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(guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals) *Roger Sutton (bass) * Clem Cattini (drums) *Dave Ambrose (bass, backing vocals) – (born David Ambrose, 11 December 1945,

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) *Clive Thacker (drums) – (born 13 February 1940, Enfield,

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Recordings by label (country)

Singles

Columbia (UK) Records: *May 1965 – DB 7590 – Fool Killer // Let's Do It Tonight (w/o Driscoll) *Oct 1965 – DB 7715 – Green Onions '65 // Kiko (w/o Driscoll) *Apr 1966 – DB 7892 –

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: Shake // I Just Got Some eaturing Brian Auger & The Trinity (w/o Driscoll)*Mar 1967 – DB 8163 – Tiger // Oh Baby, Won't You Come Back Home To Croydon, Where Everybody Beedle An' Bo's (w/o Driscoll) Marmalade/Polydor (UK) Records: *Oct 1967 – 598 003 – Red Beans And Rice (Pt. 1) // Red Beans And Rice (Pt. 2) (w/o Driscoll) *Nov 1967 – 598 004 – Save Me (Pt. 1) // Save Me (Pt. 2) *Apr 1968 – 598 006 – This Wheel's On Fire // A Kind Of Love-In *Oct 1968 – 598 011 – Road To Cairo // Shadows Of You *May 1969 – 598 015 – What You Gonna Do // Bumpin' On Sunset (w/o Driscoll) *Sep 1969 – 598 018 – Take Me To The Water // Indian Rope Man Marmalade/Polydor (France) Records: *??? 1967 – 421.165 – Save Me (Pt. 1) // Save Me (Pt. 2) *??? 1967 – 421.168 – Tramp // Break It Up *??? 1967 – 421.172 – Red Beans And Rice (Pt. 1) // Red Beans And Rice (Pt. 2) (w/o Driscoll) *??? 1967 – 421.180 – I AM A LONESOME HOBO // A Kind Of Love-In *??? 1968 – 421.187 – This Wheel's On Fire // Black Cat *??? 1968 – 421.191 – Tiger // Beedle And Bo (w/o Driscoll) *??? 1968 – 421.194 – Season Of The Witch (Pt. 1) // Season Of The Witch (Pt. 2) *??? 1968 – 421.405 – Road To Cairo // Shadows Of You *??? 1969 – 421.455 – Let The Sunshine In (Flesh Failures) // I've Got Life *??? 1969 – 421.461 – What You Gonna Do // Bumpin' On Sunset (w/o Driscoll) Polydor (Germany) Records: *Feb 1968 – 59 164 – Save Me (Pt. 1) // Save Me (Pt. 2) *May 1968 – 59 186 – This Wheel's On Fire // A Kind Of Love-In *??? 1968 – 59 227 – Tiger // Beedle And Bo (w/o Driscoll) *Nov 1968 – 59 237 – Road To Cairo // Shadows Of You *Jul 1969 – 59 301 – Take Me To The Water // Let The Sunshine In (Flesh Failures) Polydor (Spain) Records: *??? 1968 – 60 024 – This Wheel's On Fire // A Kind Of Love-In *??? 1968 – 60 036 – I AM A LONESOME HOBO // Black Cat *??? 1969 – 60 061 – What You Gonna Do // Bumpin' On Sunset (w/o Driscoll) *??? 1969 – 60 064 – Take Me To The Water // Let The Sunshine In (Flesh Failures) *??? 1969 – 60 066 – Road To Cairo // Shadows Of You Ricordi International (Italy) Records: *Oct 1967 – 20.056 – Black Cat // Goodbye Jungle Telegraph (w/o Driscoll) *Mar 1968 – 20.070 – Save Me (Pt. 1) // Save Me (Pt. 2) *Jun 1968 – 20.078 – This Wheel's On Fire // I AM A LONESOME HOBO *??? 1968 – 20.083 – Tiger // Red Beans And Rice (w/o Driscoll) *Oct 1968 – 20.090 – Road To Cairo // Shadows Of You *Apr 1969 – 20-099 – Take Me To The Water // Let The Sunshine In (Flesh Failures) Atco (US) Records: *Jun 1968 – 45-6593 – This Wheel's On Fire // A Kind Of Love-In *Sep 1968 – 45-6611 – Black Cat // In And Out (w/o Driscoll) *Nov 1968 – 45-6629 – Road To Cairo // Shadows Of You *Mar 1969 – 45-6656 – A Day In The Life dit// Bumpin' On Sunset dit(w/o Driscoll) *Jun 1969 – 45-6685 – Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) // Save The Country *Jul 1969 – 45-6685 – Save The Country hort version// Light My Fire RCA Victor (Germany) Records: *??? 1970 – 74-16026 – I Want To Take You Higher // Just You Just Me *??? 1970 – 74-16041 – Listen Here // Adagio Per Archi E Organo RCA Victor (US) Records: *??? 1970 – 74-0381 – Listen Here // I Want To Take You Higher

Albums

Marmalade/Polydor (UK) Records: *1967 – 608 002 – ''Open'' *1968 – 608 003 – ''Definitely What!'' (w/o Driscoll) *1968 – 608 004 – Sonny Boy Williamson: ''Don't Send Me No Flowers'' (rec. January 1965) eaturing_Brian_Auger_&_The_Trinity_(w/o_Driscoll),_plus_Jimmy_Page,_Joe_Harriot,_Alan_Skidmore.html" ;"title="Jimmy_Page.html" ;"title="eaturing Brian Auger & The Trinity (w/o Driscoll), plus Jimmy Page">eaturing Brian Auger & The Trinity (w/o Driscoll), plus Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot, Alan Skidmore">Jimmy_Page.html" ;"title="eaturing Brian Auger & The Trinity (w/o Driscoll), plus Jimmy Page">eaturing Brian Auger & The Trinity (w/o Driscoll), plus Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot, Alan Skidmore] *1969 – 608 005/608 006 – ''Streetnoise'' (2LP) *1970 – 2334 004 – ''The Best Of Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity'' – compilation (#94 Canada) RCA Victor (UK) Records: *1970 – SF 8101 – ''Befour'' (w/o Driscoll) Atco (US) Records: *1968 – SD 33-258 – ''Open'' *1969 – SD 33-273 – ''Definitely What!'' (w/o Driscoll) *1969 – SD 2-701 – ''Streetnoise'' (2LP) Capitol (US) Records: *1969 – DT-136 – ''Jools & Brian'' ompilation of early UK singles (rec. 1965–1967): 5 Parlophone titles by Julie Driscoll, and 6 Columbia titles by Brian Auger & The TrinityRCA Victor (US) Records: *1970 – LSP-4372 – ''Befour'' (w/o Driscoll)

References

External links

* Daddone, Peter
"Brian Auger In Conversation "
''Jazz Review'', 29 March 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Auger, Brian and the Trinity English progressive rock groups Musical groups established in 1966 Musical groups disestablished in 1970 1966 establishments in England 1970 disestablishments in England RCA Records artists