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This is a photo of Brian Auger (on top) with Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Fats Domino. It's not photoshopped - they actually stacked the pianos. Taken on the set of the Monkees TV special ‘33⅓ Revolutions per Monkee’, 1969.

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Brian Auger's T-shirt

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Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity – Streetnoise (1969) Cover art by Ralph Steadman.

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Steampacket, 1965, with Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger

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Bon Soir 💙🎙💃💙

Brian Auger & the Trinity 🎶 Black Cat

With Molly Malloy Dancers

(Live Beat Club)

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"Why do Britain’s guitar heroes become household names – yet its piano and organ players don’t? Let’s end this injustice, writes Elton John, as he pays tribute to all those thrilling showmen eternally confined to the wings" "I realised incredible keyboard players were everywhere: not just Zoot Money but Georgie Fame, Brian Auger, Graham Bond, Rod Argent. They were all doing something different with the keyboards; each of them had their own personality. "

"Rod Argent was the engine room of the Zombies. He wrote She’s Not There and his playing takes it to another level. It’s very English-sounding, very reserved and melancholy, then out of nowhere he plays this incredible solo that’s soulful but slightly classically influenced. It both fits the song perfectly and takes it somewhere else." "We think of heavy rock as a guitarist’s art, but in Deep Purple, Jon Lord was experimenting with distortion to give the organ a sound as hard-driving as the guitars. So did Rod Argent when the Zombies broke up and he started Argent."

- Elton john

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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Hold On” by Rupert’s People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs. Rupert’s People was a “made in the studio” band formed around members of Fleur de Lys. In 1967, Rod Lynton was a “rising star” songwriter, so managers and record companies got behind him to record his songs by using bands-for-hire—in this case it was Fleur de Lys with Chris Andrews on lead vocals. To avoid confusion over the Fleur de Lys “brand,” the band re-named themselves “Rupert’s People.” “Hold On” was the B-side to the single Rupert’s People “Reflections on Charles Brown,” which received positive response in 10 countries. However, many said “Hold On” is the stronger track, amped up with muscular organ by Pete Solley (future sideman w/Eric Clapton, Al Stewart, Whitesnake, etc.) and edgy lead guitar by Phil Sawyer. The song was co-written with bassist Gordon Haskell (later of “Harry’s Bar” and King Crimson) and guitar hero Bryn Haworth (not credited on the record label). On a cosmic jukebox “Hold On” plays next to the soulful hard-edged blues-rock fusions of Spencer Davis Group, Pretty Things, and Brian Auger & The Trinity.

Lynton went on to collaborate with John Lennon, and Rupert’s People tracks have been reissued on soundtracks and compilations celebrating the best of 60s British rock. Fleur de Lys became a launching pad for several careers, with Chris Andrews going on as a solo act and collaborator with Roger Daltrey, David Essex, Davy Jones (Monkees), and other notables. This video was made in 2023 with remastered audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs

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Aretha Franklin with Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger in London in May 1968. Photo by Susie Macdonald💐

Via @isabelfutre on Instagram🍀

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Closer To It! (1973, RCA Victor, APL1-0140) Cover of Marvin Gaye.

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Brian Auger & the trinity - Black cat (1969)

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The Steampacket  

Featuring – Brian Auger

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Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger: “Light My Fire” German 7″ (1968, 1978)

Having Organized Konfusion’s “Why?” (’94) on repeat recently had me dying to find the original sample. Those streets led me to Driscoll & Auger’s slow-brew take on The Door’s “Light My Fire”. Auger’s keys does it real nice for the previously mentioned which was originally released on Stress: The Extinction Agenda. I’d say that Free Design’s cover of The Doors’ hit is also heard to be believed, and so far for me personally it’s three-for-three.

Of all pressings, Germany is the only one with an actual sleeve; part of the Polydor label’s 2 Super Oldies sub-imprint.

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1974 COUNTDOWN | FIVE MORE LIVE

Five more 1974 live albums, including two appearances by a British organist and two with ‘oblivion’ in the titles. What are the chances? * VELVET UNDERGROUND — 1969 Released in September 1974 when Lou Reed was a star (if that’s the right word), this rambling double-LP live album is really rather a delight for Velvet Underground fans. So laid back as to be almost horizontal, it is a composite…