Jim Fielder, bass player for Blood Sweat & Tears through their first six albums from 1967 to 1974, celebrates his 75th birthday today. “Somethin’ Goin’ On” is from BS&T’s first album, 1968’s Child Is Father To The Man, featuring Al Kooper on vocals.
Song of the Day: Blood Sweat & Tears, “Somethin’ Goin’ On”
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Kooper spent a lot of time putting this together and then left not too long afterward. I like what they did with and without him.
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The band really changed when they dumped Al Kooper (and that’s pretty much what happened). They wanted a better vocalist and got one of the best in David Clayton-Thomas, and the horn section turned over (except Fred Lipsius). Kooper was into some pretty strange stuff…. He’s a great keyboards player and producer (he’s the one that got Atlanta Rhythm Section together), but kind of a nut…
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He also got Lynyrd Skynyrd…without him they might not have been signed.
He has played with everyone but yea…he is out there.
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Sounds of the South Records! You might say that “rock with horns” was his vision…
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The talent is amazing but this is not something I would listen to all the time. My brother would :))
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I played the grooves off the record when I had it. It was a whole lot different from anything BS&T did later, largely because of Al Kooper’s influence. He was gone by the second album and the music got a lot more serious.
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I had that LP back in high school and played it half to death.
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I played the grooves right off of it. Tremendous album!
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I don’t remember this one. Thanks for sharing.
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It was on their first album, which was not the one with “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” and “Spinning Wheel” on it. A lot of people never heard of “Child Is Father To The Man.” I know I didn’t until their first Greatest Hits album came out and “I Can’t Quit Her” and “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” were on it. It’s a great album if you ever run into it.
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So I’m a fan of BS&T because my mother was a fan and I listened to an loved the albums she had since childhood. I fondly remember falling asleep to various albums as a teen. But I somehow never knew about their first album so now I have some great new listening — thanks!!
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It’s a really great album!
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This must be the last thing Cooper did before leaving?
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Right: it was the only BS&T album he was on.
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