English band that would soon enjoy worldwide fame. In 1962, Eric Burdon, John Steel, Chas Chandler, Alan Price and Hilton ...

The Animals boasted one of the most powerful and identifiable vocalists of the British Invasion in Eric Burdon. Each of the instrumentalists in their original incarnation was a dynamo in their own way ...

Like Paul McCartney or Mick Jagger, the Animals’ Eric Burdon, 71, defined the sound of the British Invasion. After the Newcastle five hit with “The House of the Rising Sun,” “Don’t Let Me Be ...

Both songs tied in to Burdon’s lifelong admiration of the iconic bluesman. The Animals opened their 1964 debut LP with Burdon’s Story Of Bo Diddley, set to his shave-and-a-haircut-two-bits rhythm. Yet ...