03-18 Drummer & founding member Bobby Colomby discusses the bands new documentary: What The Hell Happened To Blood Sweat & Tears

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This episode is with Bobby Colomby, founding member and drummer for the band: Blood Sweat & Tears. The band has a new film coming out April 1st titled: What the Hell Happened to Blood Sweat & Tears. The film features interviews and archival footage from the controversial tour, which resulted in the band suffering backlash from fans. Although the decision of the tour may not have been the best decision, Bobby says they really had no other choice.  Bobby talks about the film, where the archival footage was found after 50 years, plus other great rock stories including the band playing at Woodstock and his letter from Tina Turner, plus so much more.

Show Notes:

Check out the band’s website at : https://bloodsweatandtears.com/

Blood Sweat & Tears – When I Die video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgHnqTmKhoc

Blood Sweat & Tears "Lucretia Mac Evil" on The Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qDHVWg8tqc

Blood Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwXasI2IL4

Jaco Pastorius – The Chicken - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgntkGc5iBo

Jaco’s album produced by Bobby; https://www.amazon.com/Jaco-Pastorius/dp/B00004VWA7

Besides Blood Sweat & Tears, the following bands did not have their music recorded for the soundtrack or film:
Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Band

The Grateful Dead

Johnny Winter

Mountain

Ravi Shanker

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

 Sammy Davis Jr. hugging President Nixon

Albert Bernard Grossman (May 21, 1926 – January 25, 1986) was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music and rock and roll scene. He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful performers of folk and folk-rock music, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Band, Odetta, Gordon Lightfoot and Ian & Sylvia.

 Dr. Renatus Hartogs

 Bobby’s letter from Tina Turner

Movie & Band stills:

BST in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest

David Clayton Thomas

Constanta Soccer STadium

Bobby Colomby

press conference after returning from the tour

david

belgrade

belgrade

Constanta, romainia

Sarajevo

warsaw