"Spinning Wheel" ~ Blood, Sweat & Tears

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"Spinning Wheel" ~ Blood, Sweat & Tears - 2

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Sax player Fred Lipsius talks about arranging the horn section on Blood, Sweat & Tears' second hit record, and his life as a rock star.
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Chapters

1. "Spinning Wheel" ~ Blood, Sweat & Tears - 2 (00:00:00)

2. Enjoying success after 1st hit record (00:01:00)

3. Clive says you'll be famous (00:03:15)

4. Al Kooper booted from the band (00:05:14)

5. Rock music trailblazers (00:09:00)

6. David Clayton Thomas introduces "Spinning Wheel" (00:10:24)

7. "Spinning Wheel" released (00:12:28)

8. That opening horn chord and its influences (00:14:07)

9. David's voice reverb (00:21:49)

10. The horns and the 2nd verse (00:22:46)

11. The bridge (00:26:05)

12. Notes at the end of the bridge (00:29:19)

13. Horn arrangement inspiration (00:30:32)

14. I am not good with lyrics (00:32:24)

15. Single versus album version (00:33:32)

16. After the bridge horn arrangement (00:35:21)

17. "Oh du lieber Augustin" and the original ending (00:36:38)

18. First listen and public reaction (00:42:48)

19. Grammys and Louis Armstrong (00:45:48)

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