David Clayton-Thomas

Artist:  David Clayton-Thomas
Birth Name:  David Henry Thomsett
Born:  September 13, 1941.  Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Genre:  R&B, Rock, Funk, Pop, Jazz, Jazz Rock, Blues Rock, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

David Clayton-Thomas is a Grammy Award-Winning Canadian Musician, Singer and Songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American Jazz Rock Band Blood, Sweat & Tears.  He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame and in 2007 his Jazz Rock composition "Spinning Wheel" was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall Of Fame, and in 2010 he received his star on Canada's Walk Of Fame.  He began his music career in the early 1960s, but the real success when he joined Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Title:   Blue Plate Special  (2020)
Genre:  R&B, Rock, Funk, Pop, Jazz, Jazz Rock, Blues Rock, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Stony Plain Music
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Too Many Dirty Dishes  (5:18)
 2.  Suzy Got Her Big Hair On  (3:37)
 3.  Hard Times  (2:57)
 4.  Lucretia MacEvil  (4:21)
 5.  Drown In My Own Tears  (5:43)
 6.  Hoochie Coochie Man  (4:05)
 7.  Woman Across The River  (2:59)
 8.  The Danger Zone  (5:13)
 9.  We Were The Children  (3:51)
10. Wish The World Would Come To Memphis  (3:37)

Personnel:

David Clayton-Thomas:  Vocals, Guitar
Doug Riley, Matt King, Glenn "Mac" McClelland:  Keyboards
Larry DeBari, Andy Aledort:  Guitars
Rob Paparozzi:  Harp
Mike DuClos:  Bass
Jonathan Peretz:  Drums
Mark Quinones:  Percussion

Horns:

Steve Guttman:  Trumpet
Charley Gordon:  Trombone
Dave Riekenberg:  Tenor Saxophone
Craig Johnson:  Lead Trumpet

Blue Plate Special is the first all-Blues effort album by David Clayton-Thomas, released on June 12, 2020 by Stony Plain Music, featuring cover songs by Willie Dixon, Freddie King and Albert Collins.