And When I Die

Grammy Award winners Peter (Yarrow), Paul (Stookey) and Mary (Travers) recorded "And When I Die" in 1966 for the "Peter, Paul and Mary" album.

Composer extraordinaire Laura Nyro (Nigro) gave us "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoney End", "Sweet Blindness", "Eli's Comin'", "Save the Country" and "And When I Die", recorded it a year later for her debut album "More Than a New Discovery". Two years later the album was re-released as "Laura Nyro" and in 1973 as "The First Songs".

Since the group's inception there have been as many members as there are individuals in my hometown. Blood, Sweat and Tears (David Clayton-Thomas, Bobby Colomby, Steve Katz, Lew Soloff, and Chuck Winfield) took "And When I Die" to the number two position from their self-titled second album which won the Grammy Award for album of the year. Featured here is the album version.