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Julie Driscoll Julie Tippetts (born Julie Driscoll, 8 June 1947, London, England) is an English singer and actress, best known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger's Trinity. She and Auger had previously worked together in the band Steampacket, with Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart. Since the 1970s, as wife and musical collaborator of jazz musician Keith Tippett, Driscoll has concentrated on experimental vocal music. Her preferred name is now 'Julie Tippetts', thus preserving the original spelling of her husband's surname. She participated in Keith Tippett's big band Centipede and, in 1974, she took part in Robert Wyatt's Theatre Royal Drury Lane concert; released a solo album, Sunset Glow; and was the critically acclaimed lead vocalist[1] on Carla Bley's album Tropic Appetites. Later in the 1970s she toured with her own band, and also recorded and performed as one of the vocal quartet 'Voice', with Maggie Nichols, Phil Minton and Brian Eley. She continues to be active in music education, and in performance settings with Brian Auger Career In 1965 Auger formed the group The Steampacket, along with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Vic Briggs and Rod Stewart. With Driscoll and the band, Trinity, he went on to record several hit singles, notably a cover version of David Ackles' "Road to Cairo" and Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire". In 1970 he formed Brian Auger's Oblivion Express. The Oblivion Express served to cultivate several musicians, including future The Average White Band drummers Robbie Mackintosh and Steve Ferrone, as well as guitarist Jim Mullen. Likewise, in 1971 he produced and appeared on Mogul Thrash's only album. Two members of that band, Roger Ball and Malcolm Duncan, would also go on to form the Average White Band. In 1989, Auger was musical director for the thirteen-part film retrospective series "Villa Fantastica", made for German TV. A live recording of the series, Super Jam (1990), features Auger on piano, Pete York on drums, Dick Morrissey on tenor saxophone, Roy Williams on trombone, Harvey Weston on bass guitar, with singers Zoot Money and Maria Muldaur. Auger toured with blues rocker Eric Burdon in the early 1990s, and recorded the album Access All Areas: Live with him in 1993. After several projects, including albums with family members, he reformed the Oblivion Express in the late 1990s, with a line-up that eventually featured both his son and daughter. The newly revived Oblivion Express played at the 2006 Starwood Festival[2], featuring Brian's son Karma Auger on drums, his daughter Savannah Auger on vocals, and