Blood, Sweat & Tears 'Smiling Phases' on The Ed Sullivan Show

Follow The Ed Sullivan Show:

The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.

© SOFA Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

#BloodSweatAndTears #EdSullivan #EdSullivanShow

[kingfisherphil]

Fabulous band, all accomplished musicians, especially Lew Soloff. These guys broke a mould, barriers and got many younger people into jazz Mr Fielder was also superb on bass.

[robsco]

Their first 4 albums are wonderful, the second one is a pure masterpiece...up there with the best Chicago records if not even better...and their drummer was astonishing.

[stevethrapp]

What a great Band.David Clayton Thomas is one on of the Greatest Vocalist Front Men ever!

[SeaMonster]

David Clayton Thomas! What a voice! Bobby Columby! What a drummer!

[davidwhitehouse]

Really one of the best! No mistaking that voice and that band!

[sixtieskid]

Bobby Columby on drums. He and Danny Seraphine (Chicago) were 2 drummers who helped me realize how important it is to merge jazz music and rock music.

[jwhodat]

Bobby Colomby - best of the jazz-rock horn band drummers!!

[ivanfortuny]

The Album New Blood is a Masterpiece. Great Band ☮️

[herberthunter]

Man look here, I'm a black man who loves music and I can truly say that this group got screwed tremendously. Their musicianship, showmanship, vocal, and sound unmatched. 😢 It's a shame how they were blackballed from the music industry for being outspoken.

[michaeltuz]

The best brass section in Rock & Roll!
B, S, & T had such wonderful, distinctive arrangements!

[Suri-ow]

How come a man and his band like this isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame ❓❓ THIS man's vocals were incredibly astonishing 🔥🔥🔥 WOW he's a beast on that microphone WOW i am incredibly impressed how come the academy hasn't acknowledged the band blood sweat and tears❓❓❓

[angelmenendez]

From CUBA.
Just one word to identify something that doesn't exist anymore at that level MUSIC.
What capacity of creation. A mix of the simple and the complex.
Blood Sweat and Tears and All Kooper, something unrepeatable.

[charliecontrino]

WOW! Forgot just how great these guys were! Bobby Colomby was amazing! Even Buddy liked him!

[Suri-ow]

WOW this guy is undoubtedly one of the greatest vocalist I'd ever heard in all my life ❤️😍❤️

[shyman]

Gone was the concept of a 4 player rock or pop group when these guys introduced a jazz element into popular music, leading the way for groups like Chicago. "Smiling Phases" was an LP cut from an album that had three top 5 singles, sold millions of units, and won the Grammy for Album Of The Year. Hearing this performance, you can understand why the album was a giant.

[ebaylistentomusic]

As a kid I never missed the bands on Ed, I remember this and nice to see great musicians having fun.

[Larrymh]

Spectacular!

On a humorous note, it looks like David Clayton Thomas pre-saged Ed Grimley.

[rickdaystar]

In 1972 I saw them in concert in Abilene Texas. Besides liking the music what stood out to this day is David Clayton Thomas's voice. He was so loud you could hear him above the sound system. I was 5 rows back and I couldn't believe the power in his voice.

[DuckieLuv]

I met trumpeter Phil Driscoll a few years ago. He respected his bandmates for their sheer raw talent. He still amazes me.

[fernandoperdomomusic]

BST is in my top 5 bands of all time.. this is the best footage of the classic lineup I have ever seen and heard ... BRAVO!