Lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, David Clayton Thomas, passed away on June 24. The Canadian singer died at the age of 84 in Toronto. Eric Alper, David’s spokesman, confirmed the death at a hospital but did not specify the cause. The singer’s two daughters, namely Christine Graham and Ashleigh Clayton-Thomas, are his surviving members following David’s death.
For those unaware, David married four times. Nancy Hewitt was his first wife, followed by Terry Nusyna, his second wife. Later, he tied the knot with Jennifer Goodson and, lastly, Suzanne Warren. While Christine was born with his first wife, Ashleigh was born from third partner, Jennifer.
Suzanne Warren is an American background singer, and she is David Clayton Thomas’ fourth spouse. She was born in Kentucky. Warren was initially focused on Christian music, and later she shifted to mainstream music. She frequently toured with the lead singer and served as a support singer for his live performances. The couple married and resided in NYC and the Catskill Mountains. Their relationship ended in divorce, as had his prior marriages.
The dates of their marriage ceremony and ultimate divorce judgment were never made public since David kept his personal life very private.
More about David Clayton Thomas
David Henry Thomsett, aka David Clayton Thomas, kicked off his music career in the early 1960s and initially worked at the clubs on Toronto’s Yonge Street. Before moving to NYC in the late 1960s, David fronted a couple of local bands, first The Shays and then The Bossmen.
Thomas’s first album with the band, Blood, Sweat & Tears, came out in December 1968. Despite being self-titled, it turned out to be the music group’s second album to sell 10 million copies across the globe. Their album bagged five Grammy Awards.
The late singer was welcomed into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Further, his jazz composition Spinning Wheel was named into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. Three years later, David was honored with a Walk of Fame star in Canada.
As of this writing, David Clayton Thomas’ cause of death remains unknown.
Edited by Shatakshi Gupta