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David Clayton-Thomas

real name David Henry Thomsett

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

David Clayton-Thomas is credited on 1,949 releases across 421 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,949

Credits

421

Albums

7

Decades active

380

In collections

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Canadian musician and singer. Born: 13 September 1941 in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. Died 24 June 2026 in Toronto, Canada.
Most famous as the writer of the track Spinning Wheel (enshrined in the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame in 2007), as performed by artists including Blood, Sweat And Tears (a group he was a member of), James Brown, Shirley Bassey, Peggy Lee, Lonnie Smith, and many others. Publishing co.. He has also been a member of the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame since 1996. In 2010 he received his star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame. The same year he published his autobiography titled Blood, Sweat And Tears.

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1,949 releases · 421 albums · active 1961–2026

  • Performance · 2,968
  • Other credits · 78
  • Production · 19
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Fillmore East · Atlantic Studios · Bell Auditorium, Augusta · Camp Colomby

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