Blood, Sweat, & Tears Live @ Woodstock 1969 (Full Footage)

[@richardbuse228]

David Clayton Thomas is now like 82 years old and still doing his best to do this stuff. Amazing !

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

He had one of the greatest singing voices! ❤ from🇨🇦

[@amyhintz471]

He just announced his retirement a week ago!

[@dro1956]

There's a video on YT of DCT and Tom Jones singing some blues. Two great voices.

[@haroldbrooks4235]

Awesome

[@thecurtistube]

So glad the video was saved. The second highest paid performers at Woodstock, they were very popular at the time. Some of their work could be considered the birth of prog rock.

[@patgalvez4563]

yup Hendrix was the highest paid

[@bookbm]

They influenced Chicago

[@brianmccabe-z2w]

@@bookbm dont be daft

[@eddysvault7603]

BS&T was my favorite band. David Clayton Thomas hit home runs all the time, but here he knocks it out of the park!

[@tommcconville677]

Lew Soloff was the lead trumpet player, one of the best in the business, had a fantastic range. Every player in Blood, Sweat and Tears was solid, and could lay down a funky soul groove with the best of them.Iconic, legendary band, and David Clayton Thomas is one of the all time great vocalists and songwriters.

[@1e0s]

I'm in my 60's was too young to appreciate their magnificence at the time. I feel blessed to be here. Thank you for this epic upload❤‍🔥

[@bsidebrassband5977]

God bless David Clayton Thomas…. Absolutely incredible voice!

[@lazyriver6168]

Nice to know that BST brought their A game with stellar arrangements and matching performance. Those hippies didn't know what hit 'em!

[@ronhager4399]

Its kinda funny that Bobby Colomby the drummer 'who was not a stoner/hippy" ended up getting high as hell before the set because the band was delayed a couple hours.

[@Ricktpt1]

If there's a more underappreciated band from that time, I can't think of what it is.

[@die2no]

That US State sponsor tour of Poland, Hungary and Yugoslavia really hurt their popularity which was bullshit .It shows that even then our political climate was toxic on both sides.

[@greggdhemann]

Like Supertramp a little later. . Great bands

[@MichelCharron-x5j]

Great video, David does a fantastic job on Al Looper’s I love you….

[@markrush5013]

yes and Thomas is overlooked as a great voice and songwriter.

[@angelflores7420]

There were one of the most paid artist at the venue🤣 they weren’t under appreciated trust me

[@petermastronardi6641]

I'm 68 I feel ashamed I didn't know BST played Woodstock in 69, that saying is so true you learn something new every day

[@tommcconville677]

You're not the only one, it completely escaped me as well. And Blood, Sweat and Tears was one of my all time favorite bands to boot.

[@BobbyL-jm1hq]

@@tommcconville677 Don't feel bad, their footage never made the movie. Their manager forced the producers to cut it because they didn't get paid. CCR didn't make the movie either, and they were the headliner....or at least, they were paid the highest fee to play, neither did the Grateful Dead.....go figure

[@pelehound]

@@BobbyL-jm1hq C'mon now. Nope. Fees - Jimi 18k, BS&T 15k, CCR and Joan Baez 10k. Capiche?

[@TC1Z2L3]

​@@pelehound C'mon now, don't be that dense on purpose. Sure they got paid to play the gig but they did not get paid to be filmed or shown in the Woodstock movie. That's why their Woodstock performance is often forgotten.

[@garryfrost8829]

Me too and I am now 70.

[@ronburati257]

Saw them twice in 1968. This was an excellent set that I never before heard. Thanks for posting it.

[@SuperStrik9]

Incredible performance by Blood, Sweat & Tears.

[@robertoetojo5861]

Clayton Thomas voice was so powerful

[@heartsafire4god7065]

BS&T filled my high school days with a lot of joy. Along with Chicago, Mandrill, YES, tower of Power… we played all that stuff with our band and had a ball doin it! Thanks guys for the music

[@eileensalimbene4264]

Same herefor my husband's band!!

[@leonguisburg413]

Absolutely!!!

[@billdonaldson9091]

Absolutely brilliant band and musicianship of the highest calibre, listening to this brought back such wonderful memories 😊

[@Anavllama]

WOW BST and Chicago and Steppenwolf formed my youth in music. This footage is incredible.

[@decacards5250]

DCT and Peter Cetera share the same birthday.

[@BenneWill]

The last song recorded you can see by Spinning Wheel the camera crew had backed off and were secretly recording without the band's knowledge. The manager had told them to shut their recording equipment off. The first numbers are very decently captured. As their set goes on they get further and further back. We are really lucky this footage even exists to begin with even if not in the highest quality.

[@dancingtrout6719]

so cool thanks

[@BenneWill]

@@dancingtrout6719 It also required immense editing. The audio recording was out of sync with the video. I had to realign the audio every minute of footage to match with time code. Glad it worked!

[@1e0s]

@@BenneWillYou are an amazing soul & have made so so many people happy "Young & Old"💓🎶

[@wesleymoyer5530]

Thank you for your effort!

[@buschovski1]

This is insane. I feel bad I never really heard any more than then the hits. You can hear hes a damn good singer on the radio, but this....this is something else.

[@williambeck6364]

This footage blows me away. BS&T and DCT at the top of their game. And Lew Soloff the trumpet soloist!

[@stretch54]

Their writing and arrangements were stellar during their first few years. It's amazing to hear David's voice sound almost studio quality-like here.

[@barbaramassey3918]

DCT is unbelievable as are each and every member of this band! I’m 75 and own all their albums. Listen to that trumpet solo!!

[@billgabbard922]

I saw BS&T in Oxford Ohio 1970. Sound quality wise and energy, it was one of the best concerts I ever attended!

[@charleswinokoor6023]

BS&T were something of an anomaly or duck out of water at Woodstock, which was mainly frizzy haired rock. But they also were the most professional in terms of band arrangements and execution. And they obviously were the only group that had any sort of authentic jazz bona fides. And one last thing: I don’t think I’ve ever heard Clayton Thomas sound so damn good. And a fantastic trumpet solo by Lew Soloff on “Spinning Wheel”!

[@Jamestele1]

Aside from the Doors, who had a very Jazz-laden keyboardists and drummer, but they rarely used horns like on Touch Me. Jim Morrison was into this romanticized image of a Blues singer

[@scottjackson163]

I didn’t know that BS&T performed at Woodstock until I came upon this video. Bunch of horns and a lounge singer: not my thing.

[@dirtlevel]

Sly and the family stone

[@64hermano]

​@@scottjackson163 ok it's not your thing but they were great. Bunch of horns? They were a f*+&ing professional band.

[@pacz8114]

@@scottjackson163 Lounge singer? Dude, you need to pull your jackson out of your scott.

[@OZRIC1985]

I have loved the great music of Blood, Sweat & Tears since I first remember hearing them in the early 1970s. I'm sure I heard their music in the 1960s, but I was anywhere from 1 to 4 years old then. Then again, my parents listened to mostly big band stuff, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, etc. So, I'm sure I remember hearing so much of that great stuff when I was very young in the 1960s and I'm positive that it was ingrained in my head. I found this awesome video because I read somewhere that Blood, Sweat & Tears weren't included in the Woodstock movie "because their genius management had a clause in their contract providing that they could not appear in any film if any other band also appeared on screen in that film." This video footage of them performing at Woodstock is a real treat. Thanks for posting this gem!!! :-D

[@staffanolofsson8201]

This was my music when I was young. I still love it!

[@bearvollmer9761]

What a voice! David Clayton thomas! Brings back memories when my dad played it in his car on a 8 track tape

[@kathleenbucher6170]

Yea...they were fantastic! I got to see them in a small venue maybe 30 yrs. ago. A treasured memory ❤

[@RalphOnofrio]

One of my favorite bands of all time...Drummer Bobby Columby was a great inspiration to me as a young drummer....Played a lot of their music ....Chicago as well.

[@tedangle8224]

I remember listening to them when they were charting back in the day as a child growing up in the 60s and 70s, great stuff!

[@martinkaplan1805]

Wow! I had no idea they were at Woodstock. What an amazing performance.

[@robertwagner2733]

All these lost acts from Woodstock need to be released on a compilation CD.

[@brötzmannsax]

That my be the greatest version of "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" I ever heard, what a vocal performance!

[@KyleStansfeld-zi6gc]

What an amazing performance. They sounded fantastic! I can’t believe I just learned about this! I had no clue that BST they performed at Woodstock! Unbelievable! I learned this on October 21 2024!

[@Essexkiwi]

And I learned this fact 16th November 2024 in Wellington New Zealand. 55 years after first hearing BST as a 16 year old in Essex England 😮

[@KyleStansfeld-zi6gc]

@Essexkiwi I wasn’t alive for another 3 years, but I love music, and originally there was no sign of Blood Sweat And Tears preforming at this concert. They didn’t pay the bad for the rights to record. It’s funny cause they were the second highest paid act next to Jimi Hendrix, who was paid filmed recording rights!✌️

[@billymaguire59]

This is fantastic footage. Thanks.

[@DrummerDanVa]

I did a little research and I think Bobby Colomby was playing a Rogers Dynasonic snare here. His snare work is so crisp and clear.

[@dimitriczapkiewicz4238]

Just an amazing band and great footage... ty

[@garryfrost8829]

Blood Sweat and Tears is as brilliant as ever, a perfect live performance. Thanks for posting, I never even knew that they played at Woodstock.

[@drucilladusk]

David's band used to perfom at a steakhouse bar in Dallas tx, called the Railhead back in the mid 80s. Chuck Norris was always in the audience! It was incredible! Went for the prime rib, stayed for cocktails and David Clayton Thomas! 😍

[@san5a89]

the band is reeeally tight in this concert

[@richardboughton8338]

Fabulous performance 👍🤘

[@rossatlan5348]

Holy Crow I didn't know this existed! ... DCT is probably the best natural singer in recorded history. He blows everyone else away and this footage is testament (oh yeah great band too ;)

[@Baribrotzer]

Damn, this is good! BS&T have long had a rep as not at all hip - a Top-40/casino act with zero hippie following or authenticity. But as this shows, when they weren't playing corny pop tunes and ballads they were an excellent, jazzy soul band. Players at least as good as and possibly even better than Chicago or Tower of Power, more adventurous when it came to going full-on into jazz, and David Clayton-Thomas got within tagging distance of Ray Charles on a good night.

[@benkleschinsky]

Yup. A halfway hippie band even us squares could enjoy too. :) Another aspect Clayton-Thomas that is not well appreciated is his major contribution to songwriting. Spinning Wheel, Lucretia, Brainwashed, Go Down Gamblin. Him and the saxophonist Fred Lipsius were the two arrangers. Clayton's story I read about him running away to America to escape an abusive household, and John Lee Hooker giving him his first gig. Joni Mitchell discovering him. I really grew respect for the guy even if people viewed them as phonies. Extreme talent that lasted for only a few short years, boy were they good though. It's too bad we don't have more good live recordings and footage like we do Chicago.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

Baribbrotzer. CHASE!!!!!!

[@williambeck6364]

100% right on with your thoughts on this. Appreciate the comment!

[@lisamoroney3036]

What a great find !!!!

[@BabyOatmeal]

The song "Spinning Wheel" was beat into the ground by the radio at the time, I didn't want to hear it anymore. When I see this here thank god we have it on tape.This is a national treasure this performance these guys. SOme of those shows in Japan wholly shit hard to top that in any rock n roll anytime anywhere.

[@larryhuey]

I get the same feeling listening to Lew Soloff as I do Jimmy Page. Just out of this world.

[@bill9218]

I played with Lou in high school !!!! Didn't know how lucky I was until a few years later...

[@thorneradel4764]

I was 11 when I stumbled upon this LP that my dad had and pops said these guys are groovy he was absolutely right what a band unlimited hits 🎵⭐️🗽🌈✋🏻❤️

[@taxi134-y1q]

BS&T II one of my all time favourite albums.Still play it 50+ years later.

[@annieh5479]

I didn't even know that BS&T was at Woodstock! That's a shame!

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

@annieg5479 Sure were. Played at 1:30 in the AM on MONDAY morning, after JOHNNY WINTER & b 4 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG. 6hrs. later, JIMI HENDRIX closed out the WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL

[@TracyKocher]

The very first album I bought with my babysitting money ❤

[@johnvitarelli1553]

1967/68 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia,before their album hit the racks,they absolutely blew the roof off the old original venue.I followed them throughout their career for many years from college campus' to the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City.One highlight though is the Rutgers jazz fest 1968 in the football stadium.DCT at his best,but here at Woodstock the band is in top form.Much overlooked.

[@StanisławBratkowski]

Powstali za wcześnie i ten koncert w Warszawie w 1970 Niezapomniane chwile Pozdrawiam z Polski ❤😊

[@saikodisco]

thank you for such an amazing job with this video!

[@haroldbrooks4235]

Loved this band growing up. I was only 9 when this came out but everyone was into music in my neighborhood back then

[@SasquatchLovesMe]

I've never seen this footage. Great to see it exists. David CT is one of the all-time best singers. Love it.

[@howievickberg3129]

D.C. is phenomenal and the band is perfect!!

[@thegreenbird795]

Woodstock couldn't get Elvis but they did get DCT...

[@JFish-xj8oj]

Just learned that they were apparently the highest compensated band at Woodstock. $15,000 verses the $750 Santana was supposed to be paid.

[@BenneWill]

That's right. They were the headliners and never even made it into the movie. *Correction... second highest.

[@stymiecollins7357]

Hendrix made $18k, BST was second at $15k

[@tonyvincent9753]

Nobody got paid according to DCT.

[@bonn777]

@@tonyvincent9753 The Who & The Dead got paid by refusing to play if they didn't get paid.

[@tripjet999]

I've heard the band on the syndicated Blues Deluxe radio program a few times. They should play something again!

[@jongriffin-p8p]

I still miss Al Kooper

[@decacards5250]

He's retired.

[@RichR65Ct]

What a solid performance ,holy smokes and right on pitch with the vocals.

[@robertmorris1365]

John Clayton Thomas...a total and complete artist way ahead of his time... He and Blod Sweat and Tears created a sound like no other.. and yet.. perfect for their time, but yet, ahead.. futuristic, if you will. It is still dangerously wonderful today in 2024.. as it was in the most incredible year ever.. 1969!! "Fly me to the moon" and then take a "moonwalk" to the nostalgic music of J.C.T. & the B. S. & T. Go ahead.. "Spinning Wheels.. Spinning True" cause.. they.. "You Made Me So Very Happy".. ENJOY

[@M1Fortunes]

Great stuff

[@bobinbud]

out of time this is for eternity

[@blakkat4126]

Wow. These guys are tight.

[@filippobuccianelli4606]

Too good for Woodstock

[@jeffduggan387]

A performance to remember!

[@JasonFraker-ew1nm]

You gotta love horns and flutes to get off onto a musical journey, Chicago had that same musical ability. Back when professionalism was playing professionally, and live!

[@joeemick1891]

This bass player was so good

[@davidbellardo9791]

Wow that was fantastic

[@Bismar1]

Incredible consonable of vocal and instruments. Great group which, as I heard, was underpreciated in world , but my country (Poland) reach great succes in eyars 70-80.

[@arame29]

DCT at this time was untouchable His rendition of the Kooper song was stratospheric

[@WayneWesterfield]

BS&T in my opinion the best fusion of jazz/rock ever ! David Clayton Thomas rules ! ... but let's give it up too for those fabulous instrumentalists ! As I recall they were not featured in the Woodstock movie because of some contractual caveats ?

[@mandyjensen9823]

Wow - had no idea until today that they played at Woodstock. What is wrong with that crowd? The lead singer is pouring his heart out and making love with his voice and they seem - unsure of what they are hearing- it was so unusual and unique and REAL! Love his jacket! Does anyone know what the song order is? I love the second song in the set.

[@michaelbrewer1432]

Blood, Sweat, & Tears' Woodstock Setlist: More And More Just One Smile Something’s Coming On I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know Spinning Wheel Sometimes In Winter Smiling Phases God Bless The Child And When I Die You’ve Made Me So Very Happy

[@simongrady1298]

Fuckin solid 👌

[@cellosong]

Simply the best.

[@SuperStrik9]

David Clayton-Thomas is an awesome singer and a total badass Canadian legend. At age 14 he had left home and was sleeping in parked cars and abandoned buildings and stealing food and clothing to survive on the streets of Toronto. He was arrested several times for vagrancy, petty theft, and street brawls and spent his teen years bouncing in and out of various jails and reformatories. He eventually turned his life around and blessed us with his brilliant singing.

[@BenneWill]

No one can fake that soul without having been through hell and back.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@BenneWill Agreed.

[@LoBe-b2o]

The best voice EVER 😊

[@VivienneGirl]

FaaahhhcKing AMAZING!

[@bonedaddy6583]

David Clayton Thomas is my dark horse on vocals. The same names come up on who’s the best,but throw something like this at them and it’s “what”

[@cojaysea]

I’ll love you more than you’ll ever know from the first album sung by Al Kooper who obviously isn’t here for this incarnation. He’s pretty good though DCT.

[@ladiorange]

They also recorded it for their live album

[@ProtectrLifenLiberty]

Al was let go because of his drug use at the time. This is what he told me.

[@thenicklas615]

It's obvious to know the lead vocalist of this band was influenced by Elvis Presley. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull named BS&T as one of his favorite bands of 1969.

[@elizabethelias1005]

He reminds me of Tom Jones..

[@fortsonre]

@@elizabethelias1005 Both have great voices

[@fanbladeinstruments]

I'm gonna start an avent-garde jazz rock group called 'viz-19'

[@9999bigb]

Bruce Lee's favorite song was And When I Die. Which they play during this set. You can find it elsewhere on KZbin. It was never filmed for some reason

[@caseyeisenman]

And when I die baby!!!!!!

[@rodharrod7301]

What a great bass player!

[@knownuser0815]

4:43 smooth transition

[@robertwagner2733]

I've always loved BS&T.

[@stephenwillis2244]

Kids blood worked ,sweat ,and cried ❤ my family 😎

[@rick3904]

I still prefer the Al Kooper version, though David Clayton Thomas is certainly talented

[@tokugawa12able]

Al Kooper wrote it, presented it and set a solid baseline. I, too, am a respectful Kooper man. DCT is a singer, and a showman. As such he decided to own “More than you’’ll ever know” and he does - with respect.

[@Catmando-z7g]

David clayton thomas is one of the best vocalist of ever heard. Such a great band

[@Vitoandolini13]

DCT awesome

[@rondesrosier4160]

The band was tight!

[@BenneWill]

Interestingly enough... before the audio was released the longtime rumor was that BST sucked and why they never made it on the album. DCT apparently took a sheet full of peyotes... or the stage was collapsing as they were performing... etc. All rumors. They were actually really incredible.

[@booper521]

❤❤❤❤

[@nelsonanthoine6293]

More Than You'll Ever Know at 5:40.

[@matty1953565962]

Despite their status as hitmakers, BS&T were really too sophisticated to fit in at Woodstock. Ultimately, I'm not sure what happened to them. Part of the problem was that some of their best songs were covers. This is a super-impressive set, though.

[@anyuisbjoern]

The sound is good. How did you capture it?

[@BenneWill]

This here is audio from a Woodstock outtakes tape that was thought to be lost. Ran it through my compressor so I could really crank it. Manually matched it to the time code in Final Cut Pro on the KZbin clips already out there which was very hard to do. Involved making timing corrections every 30 seconds. Made color corrections on the footage and attempted upscaling. It's too bad I didn't have my hands on the original film. It would look amazing. I cannot wait until my film setup is complete to share on here.

[@BenneWill]

In comparrison here is the original. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH2xl5-Pr7qnfa8

[@anyuisbjoern]

@@BenneWill You have so much interesting projects and skills to share. Thank you so much!

[@BenneWill]

@@anyuisbjoern In the future I plan on getting a DSLR setup to record the tape machines. Have 400 hours of unreleased audio from many bands I would love to share on here. After next summer big releases. Take care.

[@got2bharmony]

Amazing video and unreal sound quality for over 50 years ago. One of the most sophisticated bands to have played popular music. David Clayton-Thomas had such a powerful rich voice and signature phrasing and dynamics. I was exposed to this music at less than 10 years old by my brother who was in the British army stationed in West Germany and played in an army band, they were all into great music, my brother idolised Jim Fielder, rightly so. BST and Chicago were the most sophisticated blend of jazz, rock and soul until Steely Dan came along later. Lots of great music created in the 60s and 70s but this was distinctly different. Thank you for sharing this on YT.

[@freemanz4051]

A word on attitude. I can promise you that the world's greatest live sound Engineer, William Hanley, The Father of Festival Sound, had little to no concern for intellectual property at Woodstock, at Newport or elsewhere. Bill pioneered the use of line array (based on theory of Leo Beraneck, for the Stones) the multi-core stage snake, wedge monitors and directional mikes among others. He designed the security-concept of the Woodstock stage he sited at Max's farm. Turntable fails were caused by inadequate skills down the line. The stage resisted audience breeches almost totally. Bill holds ZERO PATENTS. The Clare brothers made millions in Bill's wake. I feel they stole some of his due credit as well. (See story of Ace-of Amps Bob Carver's clever and good-natured Clare Bros. gag.) Bill built the loudspeakers, some of which followed crew member David Marks to Soweto to inspire social change. (Later, I helped him serve Desmond Tutu (RIP) in Boston. The man was so, so gracious.) Richie Havens (RIP) came to Arlington. Bill surprised him by the backstage door. His road manager was offended and put bill in his 'proper' place. Not knowing this, I doubled the offense, and was slapped down by her as well. I deserved it, but BILL!? Let's show some humility, Richie's manger, It takes talent plus opportunity to 'hit it.' I dare say, and I own one of his albums, that without Bill, Haven's name would be mud. Bill' and I have stood in a bread line waiting for a check to clear to do a protest gig. Bill remains one of the kindest and most generous people I've known. Those Woodstock tapes were made on his decks in his trailer. We owe Bill for the Allman's most important record. The one time I know of Bill's generosity reaching a limit was probably at the Fillmore East, where he was Graham's Partner and head Eng. Bill denied Zappa free use of open reels. Frankly, as a Tech, I have been pissed on and smacked down by some of my Heroes, many from the political left who should respect Workers. Vietnam Pentagon Papers hero Senator Gravel was a jerk. That's okay, I got precious time with Howard Zinn in his house where the duplicate was kept. So was nuke disarmament heroine Helen Caldicott. Atrocious! A few others, they got the soulshine.... better than sunshine... better than moonshine. Damn sure better than rain. Bill won the prestigious Parnelli Engineering award (Sound on Sound magazine) just after Woodstock lighting guy Chip Monk got his. Both Hanley Brothers, Terry and Bill, were honored in their home town, too. Melanie was there. And it looked like this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6XVemtmerajhqs

[@dino0228]

👍👍👍

[@teetosh]

Sounds like a studio recording. Who was in the lineup for this gig?

[@michaelbrewer1432]

Blood, Sweat, & Tears Band Members David Clayton-Thomas: vocals, guitar Steve Katz: guitar, harmonica, vocals Dick Halligan: keyboards, trombone, flute Jerry Hyman: trombone Fred Lipsius: alto saxophone, piano Lew Soloff: trumpet, flugelhorn Chuck Winfield: trumpet, flugelhorn Jim Fielder: bass Bobby Colomby: drums

[@leonguisburg413]

This was the line-up for BS&T2 BS&T3 and BS&T4

[@Neverlost3234]

Jerry is my neighbor 2024. He’s a miracle worker.

[@ymelfilm]

Why did John Lennon say this band was a rubbish? Great trumpet solo

[@don4476]

Lennon was mistaken. He admitted that he couldn't appreciate anything more than very basic rock and roll. He couldn't understand it.

[@mikemccabe6258]

Love the leather

[@francomarzorati5603]

Meraviglia