A sister, Violet (born 1929), died in infancy. Their parents already had a six-year-old son, Charles James (1927–2000). The brothers were identical twins, with Reggie born 10 minutes before Ronnie. Their father was of Irish descent and their mother was Romani. Ronald and Reginald Kray were born on 24 October 1933 in Haggerston, East London, to Charles David Kray (1907–1983), a wardrobe dealer, and Violet Annie Lee (1909–1982). Ronnie was committed to Broadmoor Hospital in 1979 and remained there until his death on 17 March 1995 from a heart attack Reggie was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2000, five weeks before he died of bladder cancer. The Krays were arrested on and convicted in 1969 as a result of the efforts of detectives led by Detective Superintendent Leonard 'Nipper' Read. They became celebrities themselves, were photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television. In the 1960s, as West End nightclub owners, the Kray twins mixed with politicians and prominent entertainers such as Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. With their gang, known as the Firm, the Krays were involved in murder, armed robbery, arson, protection rackets and assaults. (A later CD reissue of Blood, Sweat & Tears' Greatest Hits replaced each singles edit with the original full-length version.Ronald ' Ronnie' Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald ' Reggie' Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000), identical twin brothers, were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London, England, from the late 1950s to 1967. For the millions who learned to love BS&T in 1969 when they were all over AM radio, this is the ideal selection of their most accessible material. Using the short singles edits of songs like 'And When I Die' emphasizes their radio-ready punch over the more extended suitelike arrangements on the albums, but this selection gains in focus what it lacks in ambition.

As such, BS&T's Greatest Hits captures the band's peak in 11 selections-seven singles chart entries, plus two album tracks from the celebrated debut album when Al Kooper helmed the group, and two more from the Grammy-winning multi-platinum second album. And even when Clayton-Thomas returned, the band would continue to decline commercially. But lead singer David Clayton-Thomas had just quit the group, so that the unit that recorded songs like 'You've Made Me So Very Happy' was not working together anymore. At that point, Blood, Sweat & Tears had released four albums and scored six Top 40 hits, each of which is heard here. That was the case when Columbia Records assembled this compilation for release in early 1972. Sometimes, a greatest-hits set is timed perfectly to gather together a group's most successful and familiar performances just at the point when that group has passed the point of their maximum exposure to the public, but before the public memory has had a chance to fade.

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