Blood, Sweat & Tears hit the top of the charts, winning Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards over the Beatles' "Abbey Road", among other nominees. Three hit singles were released from "Blood, Sweat & Tears:" a cover of Berry Gordy and Brenda Holloway's "You've Made Me So Very Happy", Clayton-Thomas' "Spinning Wheel", and a version of Nyro's "And When I Die". Each of these three #2 singles was on "Billboard Magazine" 's Hot 100 chart for 13 weeks. The commercial and critical acclaim enjoyed by the band in 1969 culminated in an appearance at Woodstock, in which the band enjoyed headliner status.
Clouds (60s rock band) band's distinctive guitar-less, organ-driven sound is now viewed as a definitive precursor to the progressive rock movement. Clouds (60s rock band) Clouds were a 1960s Scottish rock band that disbanded in October 1971. The band consisted of Ian Ellis (bass and lead vocals), Harry Hughes (drums) and Billy Ritchie (keyboards). In early 1964, Ian Ellis and Harry Hughes were playing in a band called The Premiers. The band itself consisted of Bill Lawrence (bass guitar), James ‘Shammy’ Lafferty (rhythm guitar), Derek Stark (lead guitar), Harry Hughes (drums) (born 5 August 1944) and Ian Ellis (vocals) (born Ian John Ellis, 7