Brian Auger and the Trinity

{{Short description|British musical band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Brian Auger and the Trinity

| image = Brian Auger and the Trinity 1970.JPG

| alt = Brian Auger and the Trinity 1970

| caption = The band in 1970

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| origin = United Kingdom

| genre = {{hlist|Rhythm and blues|jazz|rock|gospel}}

| years_active = {{start date|df=yes|1966}}–{{end date|df=yes|1970}}

| label = RCA Records

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Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the Bob Dylan/Rick Danko–penned "This Wheel's on Fire", was a number 5 hit on the 1968 UK Singles Chart.{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 169}}

The song also reached number 13 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5845.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - September 23, 1968}}

Brian Auger and the Trinity and Driscoll's joint album, Open, billed as Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart the same year. 1969's double LP Streetnoise was also credited to the same Driscoll/Auger/Trinity group name.

The group and Driscoll opened for Led Zeppelin at the Rose Palace in Pasadena, California on 2 and 3 May 1969.{{cite web|url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/May-2-1969|title=2 May 1969 show overview|website=LedZeppelin.com|accessdate=22 April 2020}}