Born in London in 1939, pianist and organist Brian Auger got his start with the
Steampacket group, which in 1965 included Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry and
Julie Driscoll. The following year, he formed the Trinity Ensemble with
Driscoll, which scored big hits with Bob Dylan's cover of "This Wheel's on Fire"
and Donovan's "Season of the Witch". In 1970, he switched from psychedelic pop
to jazz fusion with the Oblivion Express project, which produced a handful of
ambitious albums. Following a reunion with Julie Driscoll, who became Tippetts
on the album Encore (1978), Brian Auger p...