Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears burst onto the music scene in 1967 as a groundbreaking jazz-rock experiment led by Al Kooper, quickly gaining critical acclaim but ultimately facing internal conflicts that led to lineup changes. Despite the success of their debut album, "Child Is Father to the Man," the band struggled to maintain momentum due to disputes over musical direction and lineup changes. The group's subsequent albums saw commercial success but also faced criticism for straying from their original innovative sound.

Over the years, Blood, Sweat & Tears experienced numerous lineup changes and a decline in record sales, overshadowed by other bands in the jazz-rock genre. David Clayton-Thomas departed the group in the early 1970s, and the band's popularity waned as they navigated through changing musical landscapes. Despite ongoing efforts to keep the group alive under different iterations, the original vision and success of Blood, Sweat & Tears were never fully recaptured.