Blood, Sweat & Tears

The Profile

Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American jazz-rock band formed in New York City in 1967 by Al Kooper, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby. Their late-1968/1969 self-titled album delivered major hits including Spinning Wheel, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, and And When I Die.

American jazz-rock group founded in 1967 in New York City by Al Kooper, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby. Achieved mainstream success with the 1968/69 self-titled album featuring David Clayton-Thomas and the hit singles Spinning Wheel, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, and And When I Die; active in various lineups since 1967.

Two positive reviews spotlight Blood, Sweat & Tears’ horn-charged fusion of rock, R&B, and jazz. The debut, Child Is Father to the Man, is praised for ambition and melody-first writing under Al Kooper. The 1969 self-titled with David Clayton-Thomas gets love for hits and brass power. Key tracks cited include Spinning Wheel, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, And When I Die, and Sometimes in Winter.