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\nDavid Clayton-Thomas, the Canadian singer and songwriter whose soulful voice was ubiquitous on American radio in the late 1960s and early \u201870s as lead singer of the brass-driven group Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died, according to his publicist. No cause of death was cited except that he died peacefully at a Toronto hospital on Wednesday evening; he was 84.<\/p>\n

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\n\tClayton-Thomas wrote \u201cSpinning Wheel,\u201d the group\u2019s most well-known original composition, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969, one of three songs by the band to reach that mark in that year; \u201cWhen I Die\u201d and the powerful ballad \u201cYou\u2019ve Made Me So Very Happy\u201d also reached No. 2, powered by Clayton-Thomas\u2019 unmistakable voice. The group won two Grammys in 1970, including best album.<\/p>\n

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\n\tPart of a wave of soulful, brass-driven rock-soul ensembles, the group\u2019s sound meshed with the R&B acts of the era and more pop-leaning outfits like Chicago. While BS&T scored other hits, their star faded as the \u201870s progressed. However, Clayton-Thomas continued working over the decades, both solo and as a member of later incarnations of the band.<\/p>\n

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