David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84
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David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat and Tears, died at age 84.
血汗淚合唱團的主唱大衛·克萊頓-托馬斯逝世，享壽 84 歲。
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He died peacefully at a hospital in Toronto, Canada.
他在加拿大多倫多的一家醫院安詳地去世。
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His publicist shared the news but did not give a cause of death.
他的公關人員分享了這個消息，但沒有說明死因。
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Clayton-Thomas was a Canadian musician.
克萊頓-托馬斯是一位加拿大音樂家。
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He was born in England, but his family moved to Toronto after the war.
他出生於英格蘭，但他的家人在戰爭結束後搬到了多倫多。
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He had a difficult childhood and was homeless at age 14.
他度過了艱難的童年，並在14歲時無家可歸。
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He spent many years in trouble with the law.
他花了很多年的時間在與法律糾紛的麻煩中。
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In the 1960s, he achieved success as a musician.
在1960年代，他以音樂家的身份取得了成功。
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He joined the band Blood, Sweat and Tears in New York.
他在紐約加入了血汗淚合唱團。
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He wrote their most famous hit song, Spinning Wheel.
他寫了他們最著名的熱門歌曲《旋轉輪》。
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The song reached number two on the US music charts.
這首歌在美國音樂排行榜上獲得了第二名。
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His first album with the band sold ten million copies around the world.
他與血汗淚合唱團合作的第一張專輯在全世界賣出了十萬張（一千萬張）。
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The album won five Grammy awards.
這張專輯贏得了五項葛萊美獎。
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Grammy awards are the biggest prizes in music.
葛萊美獎是音樂界最大的獎項。
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Clayton-Thomas will be remembered as one of the great voices in rock and jazz music.
克萊頓-托馬斯將作為搖滾和爵士樂界最偉大的聲音之一而被世人銘記。