War

War was an American funk band of the 1970s that had its roots in California. They had no specific genre, they played Jazz, Funk, Soul, Pop R'nB. The roots of the band are from 1962, when Howard Scott and Harold Brown formed a group ca

War was an American funk band of the 1970s that had its roots in California. They had no specific genre, they played Jazz, Funk, Soul, Pop R'nB. The roots of the band are from 1962, when Howard Scott and Harold Brown formed a group called the Creators in Compton, California. Within a few years, they had added Charles Miller, B.B. Dickerson and Lonnie Jordan to the lineup. They recorded several singles on Dore Records and worked with Jay Contreli from Love. In 1968, the Creators became Nightshift and started performing with Deacon Jones, a football player and singer. At a performance, producer Jerry Goldstein suggested they would start to work with Eric Burdon (of the disbanded Animals) and Lee Oskar (a Danish harmonica player).

The original WAR include: (Main instruments listed, they all sang and played various percussion instruments)