Eric Burdon

Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May, 1941, Walker-on-Tyne, Northumberland) was the lead singer of The Animals and later of War.

He was a founding member and vocalist

Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May, 1941, Walker-on-Tyne, Northumberland) was the lead singer of The Animals and later of War.

He was a founding member and vocalist of the Animals, a band originally formed in Newcastle in the early 1960s. Burdon sang such Animal classics as "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," "When I Was Young," "House of the Rising Sun," and "We Gotta Get Out of this Place." By 1966 the other members had left, and the band was reformed as Eric Burdon and the New Animals. This incarnation lasted until 1969 when Burdon joined forces with the band "War." The resulting album yielded the classics "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road." In 1971 Burdon began a solo career.