American musician, composer, and arranger Richard "Dick" Halligan, a founding member of
Blood, Sweat & Tears, was born in Troy, New York. Halligan was a keyboardist, flutist, and singer. In
1969, the group had the US single "Spinning Wheel" at No. 2 and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" at No. 12, while its
1968 album "Blood, Sweat & Tears" reached No. 1 in the US. In the 1970s and 1980s, Halligan composed and arranged music for a number of films. He died on January 18,
2022, in Rome at the age of 78.
