D A V I D C L A Y T O N -T H O M A S
THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF
BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS
NEW POLITICALLY POTENT ALBUM
entitled
Say Somethin'
Release date March 20th
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
GRAMMY Award-winning musician David Clayton-Thomas has
announced the release of his latest album, Say Somethin’ — set for release
March 20, 2020 via Linus Records.
Featuring singles “Never Again,” Clayton-Thomas’ powerful
battle cry calling attention to the gun violence plaguing the U.S.; and “The
System,” his insistent calls for action within the youth justice system, Say
Somethin’ is a 10-track statement in the form of potent music and inspirational
songwriting from the legendary artist. In addition, the album confronts many
timely issues across today’s social spectrum, including climate change,
immigration, and politics.
David Clayton-Thomas collaborated on Say Somethin with
Canadian musicians Lou Pomanti, Eric St Laurent, Davide Direnzo, and George Koller.
David Clayton-Thomas began his amazing journey as a homeless
street kid and developed into one of the most recognizable voices in music, to
date selling over 40 million records. In 1996 he was inducted into the Canadian
Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition “Spinning Wheel” was
enshrined in the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame. In 2010 David received his star on
Canada’s Walk of Fame.
His 1968 debut album with Blood Sweat & Tears sold 10
million copies worldwide. The self-titled record topped the Billboard album
chart for seven weeks and charted for a staggering 109 weeks. It won an
unprecedented five Grammy awards, including Album of the Year and Best
Performance by a Male Vocalist. It featured three hit singles, “You Made Me So
Very Happy,” “And When I Die” and “Spinning Wheel,” as well as an irresistible
rendition of Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child” that became a signature
song for David. A 1969 summary in the Los Angeles Times proclaimed that “Blood
Sweat & Tears just may be the most important pop music group of the
decade.”
In his 1974 autobiography, Clive: Inside the Record
Business, Clive Davis, then president of Columbia Records, described his
initial impression of hearing David Clayton-Thomas at New York’s Café Au Go Go:
“He was staggering… a powerfully built singer who exuded an enormous earthy
confidence. He jumped right out at you. I went with a small group of people,
and we were electrified. He seemed so genuine, so in command of the lyric… a
perfect combination of fire and emotion to go with the band’s somewhat cerebral
appeal. I knew he would be a strong, strong figure.”
BS&T headlined at major venues around the world… Royal
Albert Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden
and Caesar’s Palace, as well as the Newport Jazz Festival and Woodstock. It was
the first contemporary band to break through the Iron Curtain with its historic
1970 tour of Eastern Europe.
Through the years, he has lost none of the attributes that have made him one of the greatest vocalists of his generation. That unmistakable voice now soaring and sunny, now a dark, somber shade of blue. He still just sings the hell out of a song.
“People like me don’t retire,” says David with his face in a
wide grin around those storied, steel-blue eyes.” This is what I was put here
to do”. With the BS&T years now behind him, look for an outpouring of new
music from this gifted and fiercely creative artist.
Featuring singles “Never Again,” Clayton-Thomas’ powerful
battle cry calling attention to the gun violence plaguing the U.S.; and “The
System,”
DAVID
CLAYTON-THOMAS
Say Somethin'
Purchase the new album by David Clayton-Thomas
Politically Potent Album entitled Say Somethin’
Newest Studio Album Set for Release March 20 on Linus
Records
Pre-sale link: https://smarturl.it/dctsaysomPethin
And available at amazon.com on March 20th
BLOOD,
SWEAT AND TEARS BY DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS -Autobiography
There
was a time when David Clayton-Thomas seemed an unlikely success story. As a
teenager in Willowdale, Ontario, his frequent clashes with his authoritarian
father led to his living on the streets by the time he was 14, then spending
the rest of his youth bouncing in and out of jails and reformatories. But when
a battered, old mail-order guitar was left to him by an outgoing inmate,
Clayton-Thomas discovered a talent for music that allowed him to believe in a
different kind of life. This is the remarkable story of his journey to
international stardom as the legendary front man for Blood, Sweat & Tears.
In his brutally truthful memoir, Clayton-Thomas reveals what it was like to
headline at Woodstock, to tour behind the Iron Curtain, to watch brilliant
musicians tear their own band apart with in-fighting, and to make his fortune
only to lose it all … and start all over again. This is a story of grit,
courage, and determination. It is, above all, a story of survival.
available at amazon.com
DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS APPEARS
FEBRUARY 18TH 2020
7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
BBS RADIO 1
www.bbsradio.com
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