David Clayton-Thomas's Birth Card: The Jack of Clubs

In the record

David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett, 13 September 1941 – 24 June 2026) was a British-Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. The birth-card coordinate for September 13 is the Jack of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of David Clayton-Thomas's 1970 Album of the Year — Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Album of the Year record

• 1970 Album of the Year — Blood, Sweat & Tears (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

David Clayton-Thomas is on the 1970 Album of the Year list for Blood, Sweat & Tears, billed as Blood, Sweat & Tears at ceremony 12 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/1970/). David Clayton-Thomas (Q705333, Wikipedia “David Clayton-Thomas”) appears here as billed with Blood, Sweat & Tears. The billed act string on those wins is Blood, Sweat & Tears. Albums in this pack for David Clayton-Thomas: 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears. Birth date 1941-09-13 is the Wikipedia infobox day for David Clayton-Thomas, verified against Wikidata P569 1941-09-13 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for David Clayton-Thomas. It only names the calendar coordinate for September 13 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for David Clayton-Thomas.

The Jack of Clubs coordinate

David Clayton-Thomas was born September 13, 1941 (1941-09-13). Month 9 and day 13 give solar value 24, which is the Jack of Clubs (The Creative Messenger). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1941 is unused, so David Clayton-Thomas's 1941 birth year does not move the card. The Jack of Clubs does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on David Clayton-Thomas. Quoted system copy for the Jack of Clubs, not a biography of David Clayton-Thomas: You bring a new angle and stay long enough for someone to test it. You bring new thinking and inspiration. You're the one who shifts how people think about things. You have the gift of the "aha moment."

Live Jack of Clubs meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

David Clayton-Thomas was a British-Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears.

David Clayton-Thomas in the public record

Clayton-Thomas began his music career in the early 1960s, working the clubs on Toronto's Yonge Street, where he discovered his love of singing and playing the blues. Before moving to New York City in 1967, Clayton-Thomas fronted a couple of local bands, first The Shays and then The Bossmen, one of the earliest rock bands with significant jazz influences. His main success came only a few difficult years later when he joined Blood, Sweat & Tears, with whom he won a Grammy award. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition "Spinning Wheel" was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 2010, Clayton-Thomas received his star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article David Clayton-Thomas (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 10 of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about David Clayton-Thomas, and not a forecast of a Grammy.

You make room for a lot of people and still keep a self inside the room. Your heart works at scale—you create belonging for families, groups, and communities, not just individuals. You're the one who makes everyone feel included, the emotional center of gravity in a room. Love, for you, is something you build collectively.

Clayton-Thomas began his music career in the early 1960s, working the clubs on Toronto's Yonge Street, where he discovered his love of singing and playing the blues.

Paired on shared wording: love, working.

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• No other person in this set shares the Jack of Clubs.

FAQ

What is David Clayton-Thomas's birth card?

The Jack of Clubs. September 13 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. David Clayton-Thomas's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do David Clayton-Thomas's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1941-09-13 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for David Clayton-Thomas, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. David Clayton-Thomas is billed with Blood, Sweat & Tears. The Album of the Year line is 1970 Album of the Year — Blood, Sweat & Tears. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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