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We have tragic news to report from the world of music today.
David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears and the songwriter behind the classic hit “Spinning Wheel,” has died.
He was 84 years old.
News of Thomas’ death comes courtesy of his publicist, who revealed that the singer passed away peacefully on June 24 at a hospital in Toronto (via Variety).
No cause of death has been announced.
Clayton-Thomas was the voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears during the band’s most successful era, helping transform the jazz-rock group into one of the biggest acts of the late ’60s and early ’70s.
His powerful vocals were featured on enduring hits such as “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die,” and “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.”
Born David Henry Thomsett in England in 1941, Clayton-Thomas moved to Canada as a child.
His early life was marked by hardship. According to multiple accounts, he left home as a teenager and spent years struggling with homelessness and legal troubles before discovering music and teaching himself to play guitar.
That unlikely path eventually led him to New York, where an encounter with singer-songwriter Judy Collins helped change the course of his career.
Soon afterward, he joined Blood, Sweat & Tears, stepping into a band that was searching for a new identity. The chemistry was immediate.
The group’s self-titled 1968 album became a massive success, selling millions of copies and earning five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Remarkably, it beat The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” for the top Grammy honor.
Clayton-Thomas also wrote “Spinning Wheel,” which became the band’s signature song and remains one of the defining tracks of the era.
Blood, Sweat & Tears went on to headline Woodstock, dominate radio airwaves, and help popularize the horn-driven rock sound that would influence countless bands.
Despite the band’s enormous success, controversies and constant touring eventually took their toll. Clayton-Thomas left the group in 1972, though he would later return for additional stints before focusing on a solo career that spanned decades.
He released numerous solo albums and continued performing well into his later years.
Our condolences go out to David Clayton-Thomas’ loved ones during this enormously difficult time
David Clayton-Thomas Cause of Death: Blood, Sweat and Tears Singer Mourned By Music World was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Blotter: June 14 – June 20
Sunday, June 14
A caller at 27 Mile Haines Highway reported a brush fire. HVFD, KVVFD, and AST responded. The fire was extinguished.
An officer on Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding.
The Haines Volunteer Fire Department and Haines Borough Police Department police responded to a wood stove fire in the 300 block of Dalton Street. The fire was extinguished.
Monday, June 15
A caller in the 200 block of Third Avenue reported there may be someone in a family member’s property.
A caller in the 1000 block of Haines Highway reported that a neighbor was in their yard.
An officer on Lower Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding.
Haines Borough Police Department officers observed an unsecured building in the 20 block of Oslund Drive. The building was secured.
Haines Borough Police Department officers responded to a disturbance call in the 500 block of Chilkoot Street.
Tuesday, June 16
OCS called to speak with an officer in the 300 block of Haines Highway. An officer took the call.
A Haines Borough Police Department officer in the 200 block of Main Street performed an accident report for a vehicle accident without injury.
A caller in the 1600 block of Mud Bay Road reported a juvenile brown bear in the area.
A caller in the 1200 block of Lutak Road reported a possible scam call and wanted to file a report for information.
An officer on Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding.
A Haines Borough Police Department officer served a trespass order in the 100 block of Glacier View Road.
A Haines Borough Police Department officer in the 300 block of Haines Highway assisted another agency.
A Haines Borough Police Department officer in Haines performed a routine traffic stop.
A caller in the 100 block of Bear Trail Lane reported seeing a person running from their property with stolen property.
A citizen on Front Street turned in an ID they found. A cruise ship agent was contacted.
Wednesday, June 17
A caller on Front Street reported a subject forced entry into their house. One subject was taken into custody.
A caller in the 400 block of Main Street reported a cow and calf crossing the roadway and on the side of the road. A Nixle alert was sent out.
An officer on Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding.
An officer on Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding.
A caller in the 300 block of Lynnview Drive reported a juvenile had left home. Haines Borough Police located the juvenile and returned her to the residence.
Thursday, June 18
A caller in the 600 block of Haines Highway reported finding a purse and gift cards. The item’s description was logged.
A caller on Haines Highway reported a possible DWI with a driver swerving over road lines.
A caller at 2.5 Mile Lutak Road reported a possible issue with a bear attractant.
A ship agent in the 300 block of Haines Highway turned in found items. An officer took custody of the items.
A caller at 2 Mile Haines Highway reported gravel had fallen out of a truck and into the roadway. Haines Borough Police Department and DOT personnel responded. The roadway was cleared.
Friday, June 19
A Haines Borough Police Department officer at 4 Mile Lutak Road stopped to check an abandoned vehicle. It was off the road and not a traffic hazard.
Saturday, June 20
A caller at 1 Mile Lutak Road reported a bear in the area.
An officer on Lower Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding.
A caller on Third Avenue reported a suspicious person in the area.
A Haines Borough Police Department officer in the 400 block of Main Street performed a traffic stop.
HVFD performed support for the Kluane Bike Relay at Fort Seward.
A citizen at Tlingit Park reported the theft of several items.
A caller on Haines Highway reported losing a cell phone. Item description and contact information were obtained.
There were six 911 hang-up calls, one canine call, 11 EMS calls and 33 burn permits issued during this reporting period.
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A man crouches behind a tree to photograph a nearby brown bear sow and four cubs in the Chilkoot River on Sunday, August 24, 2025, near Haines, Alaska.
What was once commonly called the “bear monitoring” program is being revived along the Chilkoot Corridor in Haines. The new Alaska Department of Fish and Game hire is meant to keep bears, and people, safer.
Fish and Game has hired a technician to monitor the behavior of bears and people where they collide the most in Haines: the Chilkoot River Fish Weir, which attracts bears and the tourists that watch them.
The position is called the Chilkoot River Corridor Human Bear Education position. Approximately 300 brown bears live in Game Management Unit 1D, which includes Haines and Skagway.
Hannah Manninen is a state biologist based out of Juneau. She said the new position has been filled and is in the process of starting.
“It is a position that has a variety of duties,” she said. “So they will be doing things like discussing bear awareness with visitors that come into the Chilkoot River Corridor. They also will be talking with anglers. They’ll be talking with people about camping in bear country, how to store human food and secure angler trash.”
Manninen said the technician will be conducting walk-throughs and collecting data. What they won’t do is enforcement.
“They are not able to actively enforce things,” she said. “They can inform people, they can help educate people. But they don’t actually have that enforcement authority. But they are going to have a strong working relationship with the state trooper that’s on the ground up there, the wildlife trooper that’s up there, and then also the park ranger that is up there.”
Manninen has been a part of the Chilkoot Corridor Working Group, which pressed for the new hire. The original Chilkoot Corridor Group started 26 years ago. But that group fell apart during the pandemic.
While the working group had hoped for two technicians, there was funding for only one. The position is just for this season and is being described as a pilot program.
The new hire comes with a reframe.
“We are trying to get away from calling it a bear monitor, because they’re not only out there monitoring the bears,” Manninen said. “Right? This is the bears’ natural habitat … Really it’s about educating people, and what we’re doing, and what people need to actively be doing to safely recreate around bears.”
Researchers estimate that about 20% of the brown bear population in Haines and Skagway was killed through legal hunting, shot in defense of life or property or hit by cars in 2020.
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