The Animals

Years Active: 1964-2004

Band Members: Zoot Money, Andy Summers, Danny McCulloch, Barry Jenkins, Chas Chandler, Alan Price, John Steel, Vic Briggs, Hilton Valentine, Dave Rowberry, John Weider, Eric Burdon

Influenced by: John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Boy Williamson

Genre: Rock & Alternative

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Love for Sale: No. 2

Mar 13 2008 2:00AM by Spinner Staff

Filed under: The Hit List

Spinner.com: 'House of the Rising Sun' (1964)--The Animals One of the most popular prostitution songs ever recorded, this folk ballad has unconfirmed origins, but pretty much anybody who owned a guitar in the '60s recorded it. The Animals' raspy, garage-rock...Read more

Count Five: Sinead O'Connor's Top Heartbreaking Songs

Sep 26 2007 13:00PM by Steve Baltin

Filed under: Count Five

Spinner.com: Sinead O'Connor's heart-wrenching version of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' deservedly made the list of Spinner's 25 saddest songs ever. But it doesn't even rate a mention in O'Connor's own melancholy hit parade. The Irish singer-songwriter, who...Read more