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Eric Burdon released a new album, touring w/ The…

Mar 22, 2013

Check out the soulful lead single, "Water," below and listen to the whole album…

SXSW 2013: Eric Burdon Brings 'Water' to the Rock…

Mar 16, 2013

Former Animals and War frontman Eric Burdon hit the stage at the Rolling Stone…

SXSW 2013: Charles Bradley, Eric Burdon Bring…

Mar 16, 2013

Charles Bradley asked a packed crowd of SXSW day partiers in Austin.

The irrepressible beast of Eric Burdon

Mar 14, 2013

And today, a year on from Springsteen's endorsement, it will be Burdon giving a…

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The Animals were an English band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade. The band moved to London on finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No.1 hit single, "The House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "It's My Life", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album material. They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The original lineup had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983. There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia.