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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker

Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne

Walker is a residential suburb and Ward just east of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Walker's name is a hybrid of Old English and Viking Old Norse, "Wall-kjerr", where "kjerr" is Norse for "marshy woodland"....
, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
) is best known as a founding member and vocalist of The Animals

The Animals

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
formed in Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

England

Funk rock

Funk rock is a music genre that Fusion funk and rock music elements. Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s by acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Eric Burdon and War, Funkadelic, Betty Davis and Mother's Finest....
band War

War (band)

War is an United States funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider ", "Spill the Wine" and "Why Can't We Be Friends ". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of Rock music, funk, jazz, Latin music, Rhythm and blues, and reggae....
.

on was lead singer

Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist is the member of a Band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. Lead vocalists may also play one or more instruments. They are sometimes referred to as a frontmen , and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the spokespersons in interviews and before the public....
of The Animals

The Animals

Newcastle upon Tyne

England

Electric blues

The electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished by the amplifier of the guitar, the bass guitar , and/or the harmonica. Electric blues is performed in several regional subgenres, such as Chicago blues, Texas blues and Memphis blues....
with rock

Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
and were one of the leading bands of the "British Invasion." Along with, The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
, The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
, The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five were an England pop rock group. It was the second group of the British Invasion, after The Beatles, to have a record chart hit record in the United States ....
, and The Kinks

The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
the group helped to introduce the world

World

World is a common name for the planet Earth seen from a human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general....
to British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
music

Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
and fashion

Fashion

Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearances of clothing, but the term encompasses more....
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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker

Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

The Animals

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
formed in Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

England

Funk rock

War (band)

The Animals

Burdon was lead singer

Lead vocalist

The Animals

Newcastle upon Tyne

England

Electric blues

Rock music

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five were an England pop rock group. It was the second group of the British Invasion, after The Beatles, to have a record chart hit record in the United States ....
, and The Kinks

The Kinks

World

United Kingdom

Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
and fashion

Fashion

Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearances of clothing, but the term encompasses more....
. Burdon's powerful voice can be heard in The Animals

The Animals

Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
"The House of the Rising Sun

The House of the Rising Sun

"The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk music from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans....
", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964....
", "Bring It On Home to Me

Bring It On Home to Me

"Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1961 in music soul song written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard Cover version by numerous artists of different genres....
", "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place

We Gotta Get out of This Place

Don't Bring Me Down (The Animals song)

"Don't Bring Me Down" is a rock song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded as a 1966 hit single by The Animals....
, and "CC Rider

See See Rider

"See See Rider", also known as "C.C. Rider" or "See See Rider Blues" or "Easy Rider" is a popular American 12-bar blues song. It was first recorded, and copyrighted, by Ma Rainey in 1924, and since then has been recorded by many other artists....
".

Eric Burdon and The Animals

By late 1966 the other original members of The Animals

The Animals

Keyboardist

A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either piano or organ ....
Alan Price

Alan Price

Alan Price...
had left the band. Burdon and drummer Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins is an English people musician, who is best known for being a drummer for The Animals during both of that 1960s group's incarnations....
reformed the group renaming it Eric Burdon and The Animals. This more psychedelic

Psychedelic rock

CharacteristicsThe musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning , phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Far...
incarnation of the group featured future Family

Family (band)

Family were an England rock band that formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, although their sound often explores other genres, incorporating elements of such styles as folk music, psychedelic music, acid rock, jazz fusion and basic rock 'n' roll....
member John Weider

John Weider

John Weider is a rock music musician who is equally proficient on guitar, bass guitar, and violin. He is best known as the bass player for the United Kingdom band , Family from 1969 to 1971....
and was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals. Keyboardist Zoot Money

Zoot Money

George Bruno "Zoot" Money is a singing, keyboardist, bandleader and actor best known for his playing of the Hammond Organ and the Big Roll Band....
joined them during 1968 until they split up in 1969. In June 2003, he formed another Eric Burdon and The Animals band, which included keyboardist Martin Gerschwitz, bassist Dave Meros

Dave Meros

Dave Meros , is an United States bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Meros has also played with such artists as Gary Myrick, Bobby Kimball of Toto , Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Glenn Hughes, Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders and Big Big Train....
, guitarist Dean Restum, and drummer Bernie Pershey until 2005 when they disbanded. During 2008 Burdon toured again as Eric Burdon and The Animals with a variable lineup of backing musicians.

Eric Burdon and The New Animals

Although the band Burdon formed in early 1967 was sometimes called Eric Burdon and The New Animals, it wasn't until 1998 that the name Eric Burdon and The New Animals was officially adopted. The 1998 band had a lineup of bassist Dave Meros

Dave Meros

Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Thomas Dunbar is an England drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO , and Journey ....
and keyboard guitarist Neal Morse

Neal Morse

Neal Morse is a prolific United States multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee....
. They recorded Live At The Coach House on 17 October 1998, which was released on video

Video

Video is the technology of electronics Videography, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing Scene in motion....
and DVD

DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
during December that year. In 1999 they released The Official Live Bootleg #2 and in August 2000 The Official Live Bootleg 2000, with Martin Gerschwitz on keyboards.

The Animals reunions

In 1975 the original Animals

The Animals

The Animals were an England music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature songs "The House of the Rising Sun" and "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", the band balanced tough, rock music-edged pop mu...
reunited and recorded an album called Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted which was eventually released during 1977 and became much overlooked, due to the dawning of the Punk era. In May 1983 The Animals reunited, with their complete and original line-up and the album, Ark
Ark (The Animals album)

Ark is a reunion album released in 1983 by the original members of The Animals. It was the second, and last, reunion attempt of the original group....
was released on 16 June 1983, along with the singles "The Night

The Night (The Animals song)

"The Night" is a song performed by The Animals in 1983. It was the first single from their 1983 Ark reunion effort. It reached #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #34 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
" and "Love Is For All Time". A world tour followed and the final concert at Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, UK. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium. It was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, the Empire Pool....
London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
was recorded in 1984 and released as an album entitled Rip It To Shreds. Their concert at the Royal Oak Theatre in April 1984 was released in 2008 entitled Last Live Show, the band members on this occasion were augmented by Zoot Money

Zoot Money

George Bruno "Zoot" Money is a singing, keyboardist, bandleader and actor best known for his playing of the Hammond Organ and the Big Roll Band....
, Nippy Noya, Steve Gregory

Steve Gregory

Steve Gregory is an England jazz saxophonist and composer.Steve Gregory plays tenor, soprano and baritone saxophone as well as the flute. With a reputation for his mellow tone and his passionate and powerful solos, he is one of the most respected and sought after musicians around....
and Steve Grant

Steve Grant

Steven Grant is a former American football linebacker for the West Virginia Mountaineers and Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League....
. The original Animals

The Animals

The Animals-Burdon versus Steel

On December 13 2008 Burdon lost a three year legal battle to win the rights of the name "The Animals". Drummer John Steel now owns the rights to the name "The Animals".

1969-1976 Eric Burdon & War

During 1969, while living in San Francisco, Burdon joined forces with California

California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
n Funk rock

Funk rock

War (band)

Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
was entitled Eric Burdon Declares "War" which produced the singles "Spill the Wine

Spill the Wine

"Spill the Wine" is a 1970 song performed by Eric Burdon and War . Released as a single in the spring of 1970, it was War's first Billboard Hot 100 hit , reaching the top five and eventually peaking at number three....
" and "Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road (song)

"Tobacco Road" is a song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960 that was a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres....
". A two-disc set

Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
entitled The Black-Man's Burdon
The Black-Man's Burdon

The Black-Man's Burdon is a Double album Gramophone record by Funk music band Eric Burdon & War, released in 1970....
, was released later in September 1970 along. The singles from the double album, "Paint it Black" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music

They Can't Take Away Our Music

They Can't Take Away Our Music is a song performed by Eric Burdon & War featuring Sharone Scott & The Beautiful New Born Children in 1970. It was released as a single in 1971....
" had moderate success during 1971. During this time Burdon collapsed on the stage during a concert, caused by an asthma

Asthma

Asthma is a common chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in which the Lung constrict, become inflammation, and are lined with excessive amounts of thickened mucus, often in response to one or more triggers....
attack and War continued the tour without him.

In 1976 a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
Love Is All Around
Love Is All Around

"Love Is All Around" is a song composed by Reg Presley and performed by The Troggs. Inspired by a television broadcast of the Joy Strings Salvation Army band and originally based on Presley's infamous love for pancakes and Shrove Tuesday , the song was first released as single in October 1967 , peaking at #7 on the Hot 100 on 18 May 1968 and...
was released by Rhino Records which had recordings of Eric Burdon with War and a live version of "Paint it Black" and a jam session called "A Day In The Life".

War reunion

Eric Burdon and War

War (band)

Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
on 21 April 2008. . The concert coincided with a major reissue campaign by Rhino Records (UK), who released all the War

War (band)

1971-1979 Solo career

Burdon began a solo career in 1971 with The Eric Burdon Band

The Eric Burdon Band

The Eric Burdon Band was a hard rock band formed in April 1973....
continuing with a hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
/heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
/funk

Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
style. In August 1971 he recorded the album Guilty
Guilty (1971 album)

Guilty is a album by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon recorded in 1971 shortly after Burdon left his group War ....
! which featured the blues shouter

Blues shouter

A blues shouter is a blues singer, often male, capable of singing with a band . The singer must project, or "shout", to be heard over the percussion and musical instruments of the band....
Jimmy Witherspoon

Jimmy Witherspoon

Jimmy Witherspoon was an United States blues singer.James Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas, Arkansas. He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford's band in Calcutta, India, which made regular radio broadcasts over the U....
, also Ike White of the San Quentin Prison Band. In 1973 the band performed at the Reading Festival and in 1974 they travelled to New York. At the end of 1974 the band released the album Sun Secrets and this was followed by the album Stop in 1975. Burdon moved to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
in 1977 and recorded the album Survivor with a lineup including guitarist Alexis Korner

Alexis Korner

Alexis Korner , born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, was a pioneering blues musician and broadcaster who has sometimes been referred to as "the Founding Father of British Blues"....
and keyboardist

Keyboardist

A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either piano or organ ....
Zoot Money

Zoot Money

George Bruno "Zoot" Money is a singing, keyboardist, bandleader and actor best known for his playing of the Hammond Organ and the Big Roll Band....
, the album also had a line-up of four guitarists and three keyboard players and is known for its interesting album cover

Album cover

An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially-released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LP records, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing panel of a compact disc Optical disc...
, which depicts Burdon screaming. In May 1978 he recorded the album Darkness Darkness
Darkness Darkness

Darkness Darkness is an album by the former vocalist from The Animals, Eric Burdon. It was recorded in May 1978 at Roundwood House County Leix in Ireland, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio....
at the Roundwood House in County Leix Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio

Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio

Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio, also known as LMS, was a mobile recording studio owned by Ronnie Lane.Lane acquired the studio in 1972. It was one of the first ever mobile recording studios, and consisted of a 16 track studio housed in a 26' Airstream trailer....
and featured guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench

Bobby Tench

Robert Tench is a respected and accomplished British people vocalist and guitarist. He has been occasionally known to have played keyboards and bass guitar as well....
of The Jeff Beck Group

The Jeff Beck Group

The Jeff Beck Group were an England rock band formed in London in January 1966 by ex-Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues was a major influence on popular music during the late 1960s and early 1970s....
, who had left Streetwalkers

Streetwalkers

Streetwalkers were an England rock music musical ensemble formed in late 1973 by two former members of Family , vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney....
a few months before. The album was eventually released in 1980. . During January 1979 Burdon changed his band for a tour taking in Hamburg

Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Germany

Germany

Holland

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
.

1979-1981 The Fire department

During March 1979 he played a concert in Cologne

Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
and changed the band's name to "Eric Burdon's Fire Department", whose lineup included backing vocalist

Backing vocalist

A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. In some cases, a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry....
Jackie Carter of Silver Convention

Silver Convention

Silver Convention was a Germany disco musician of the 1970s. The musical ensemble was originally named "Silver Bird Convention" or "Silver Bird"....
, Bertram Engel of Udo Lindenberg

Udo Lindenberg

Udo Lindenberg is a German rock musician and composer....
s "Panik Orchester" and Jean-Jaques Kravetz. In the mid 1980 they recorded the album The Last Drive. " Eric Burdon's Fire Department" toured Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
with this lineup and Paul Millins and Louisiana Red

Louisiana Red

Louisiana Red is a blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who has recorded more than 50 albums. He is best known for his song "Sweet Blood Call"....
made special appearances in Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
and Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. By December 1980 the band had broken up.

1981-1982 The Film Comeback

In April 1981, Christine Buschmann began to film

Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
Comeback with Burdon as the star. They created a new "Eric Burdon Band" whose line-up included Louisiana Red

Louisiana Red

Louisiana Red is a blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who has recorded more than 50 albums. He is best known for his song "Sweet Blood Call"....
, Tony Braunagle, John Sterling

John Sterling

John Sterling may refer to:*John Sterling , British*John Sterling , fictional character*John Sterling , player on 1890 Philadelphia Athletics baseball team...
and Snuffy Walden. This band recorded live tracks in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
. They also recorded in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
with another lineup, the only remaining member being John Sterling. In September 1981 the final scenes of Comeback were shot in the Berlin Metropole and Burdon and his band continued to tour through Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
and North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
. A studio album entitled Comeback was released in 1982.

1982 - 1990 The Eric Burdon Band and Autobiography

On 28 August 1982 "The Eric Burdon Band" including Red Young (keyboards) performed at the Rockpalast

Rockpalast

Rockpalast is a Germany music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk . Rockpalast, which translates to English as Rock Palace, started in 1974 and continues to this day....
Open Air Concert in Lorelei

Lorelei

The Loreley is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near Sankt Goarshausen, Germany, which soars some 120 meters above the water line....
, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Following this Burdon toured heavily with his solo project from March 1984 to March 1985 , taking in UK Spain, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Australia. In 1986 Burdon published his autobiography

Autobiography

An autobiography is a biography written by its subject . The term was first used by the poet Robert Southey in 1809 in the English language Periodical publication Quarterly Review, but the form goes back to antiquity....
entitled I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now. In 1988 he put together a band with 15 musicians including Andrew Giddings - Keyboards, Steve Stroud - Bass, Adrian Sheppard - Drums, Jamie Moses - Guitar and 4 backing vocalists to record the album I Used To Be An Animal
I Used To Be An Animal

I Used To Be An Animal is a album by Eric Burdon from 1988. It was his first new album in 4 years. It was recorded in Malibu, USA.Following his autobiography, I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now, it was his comeback....
in Malibu

Malibu

Malibu may refer to:Places:* Malibu, California, a 21-mile beach community in Los Angeles County, California.* Malibu High School, a secondary public school in Malibu, California...
, in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. In 1990 Eric Burdon's cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
of "Sixteen Tons

Sixteen Tons

"Sixteen Tons" is a song about the misery of coal mining, first recorded in 1946 by United States country music singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hills the following year....
" was used for the film, Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 in film comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.The first film directed by screenwriter John Patrick Shanley, it was also the first of three films pairing Hanks and Ryan....
. The song, which played at the beginning of the film, was also released as a single. He also recorded the singles "We Gotta Get out of this Place" with Katrina & The Waves and "No Man's Land" with Tony Carey

Tony Carey

Antony Laurence Carey is a rock and Heavy metal music keyboardist and Hammond organ player for the band Rainbow from 1975 to 1977....
and Anne Haigis

Anne Haigis

Anne Haigis is a German musician and singer. Through the 1980s she gained commercial success with German-language songs, but in the 1990s she focussed more on English language material....
. Later in 1990 he had a small line-up of an Eric Burdon Band featuring Jimmy Zavala (sax and harmonica), Dave Meros

Dave Meros

Dave Meros , is an United States bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Meros has also played with such artists as Gary Myrick, Bobby Kimball of Toto , Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Glenn Hughes, Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders and Big Big Train....
(bass), Jeff Naideau (keyboards), Tom Mooney (drums) and John Sterling (guitar) before he began a tour with The Doors

The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
guitarist Robbie Krieger and they appeared at a concert from Ventura Beach

Ventura, California

San Buenaventura, commonly referred to as Ventura, is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. Ventura has a population of 106,744....
California, which was released as a DVD

DVD

1991-1994 With Brian Auger

In 1991, Burdon and Brian Auger

Brian Auger

Brian Auger , is a jazz and rock and roll keyboardist, who has specialized in playing the Hammond organ.A jazz pianist, bandleader, session musician and Hammond B3 player, Auger has played or toured with musician such as Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Sonny Boy Williamson, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon and others....
formed the "Eric Burdon - Brian Auger Band" with following line-up: Eric Burdon - vocals, Brian Auger - keyboards, vocals, Dave Meros

Dave Meros

Don Kirkpatrick

Don Kirkpatrick was an American jazz pianist and arranger.Kirkpatrick worked intermittently with Chick Webb between 1927-1937 and with Don Redman from 1933-1937; it is for these associations that he is best known....
- guitar, vocals, and Paul Crowder - drums, vocals. By 1992, Larry Wilkins replaced Kirkpatrick and Karma Auger (Brian's Son) replaced Crowder and in 1993 they added Richard Reguria (percussion). The live album

Live album

A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
Access All Areas
Access All Areas (1993 album)

Access All Areas is a live album by Eric Burdon and Brian Auger Band recorded in on May 10 1993....
was then released. In 1994 the "Eric Burdon - Brian Auger Band" disbanded. Burdon then formed the "Eric Burdon's i Band". The line-up included Larry Wilkins, Dean Restum (guitar), Dave Meros (bass) and Mark Craney (drums).

1995-2000 Bon Jovi and Lost Within The Halls Of Fame

In 1995, after Burdon made a guest appearance with Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an United States hard rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s....
singing "It's My Life

It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)

"It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush . It was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Jay Orpin and Max Martin....
"/"We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

We Gotta Get out of This Place

"We Gotta Get out of This Place", occasionally written "We've Gotta Get out of This Place", is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by The Animals....
" medley at the Hall of Fame. He also released the album Lost Within The Halls Of Fame, with past tracks and re-recordings of some songs from I Used To Be An Animal. In October 1996, Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Dunbar

Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
. He also released the compilations Soldier Of Fortune and I'm Ready which featured recordings from the 1970s and 1980s.

In 2000 he recorded the song "Power to the People

Power to the People (song)

"Power to the People" is a song recorded by John Lennon at Ascot Sound Studios in London, England and released on 12 March 1971 in the United Kingdom and 22 March 1971 in the United States....
" togeather with Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey Order of the British Empire , better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an England musician, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles....
and Billy Preston

Billy Preston

William Everett "Billy" Preston was an United States soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his successful, Grammy-winning career as a solo artist, Preston collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Nat King Cole, Little...
for the motion picture Steal this Movie!
Steal This Movie!

Steal This Movie is an United States biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. It was directed by Robert Greenwald and the screenplay was written by Bruce Graham....
.

2001-2002 Rock Walk of Fame

On 11 May 2001, The Animals were inducted into the Rock Walk Of Fame on Burdon's 60th birthday. On 3 March 2002, the live album Live in Seattle was recorded. Ex-War member Lee Oskar

Lee Oskar

Lee Oskar is a Denmark harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War , which he formed with Eric Burdon, his Solo #Jazz , and as a harmonica manufacturer....
made a guest appearance on the album.

My Secret Life and Athens traffic live 2004-2005

On 13 April 2004 he released a "comeback" album My Secret Life
My Secret Life (2004 album)

My Secret Life is an album by Eric Burdon released in 2004. It was his first solo album release, which contains new titles, in nearly 16 years. It was his comeback album....
, which was his first album with new recordings for 16 years. When John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker was an influential United States post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County, Mississippi near Clarksdale, Mississippi....
died in 2001, Burdon had written the song "Can't Kill the Boogieman" the co-writers of the songs, on the album, were Tony Braunagel and Marcelo Nova

Marcelo Nova

Marcelo Nova is a Brazilian singer born in the state of Bahia.He began his career in the group Camisa de V?nus in the 1980s and had recorded several hit songs such as "Bete Morreu", "Eu N?o Matei Joana D'Arc" and "Silvia"....
. In 2005 they released a live album Athens Traffic Live
Athens Traffic Live

Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD....
with special DVD bonus material and a bonus studio track and disbanded in November 2005. He began a short touring as "The Blues Knights".

Soul of a Man and Hippiefest 2006-2007

On 27 January 2006 he released his blues/R&B album Soul of a Man
Soul of a Man (2006 album)

Soul of a Man is a 2006 Rhythm and blues album by Eric Burdon. It followes his 2004 comeback album My Secret Life and the 2005 live album & DVD Athens Traffic Live....
. This album was dedicated to Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an United States pianist, singer, and songwriter who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues....
and John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker was an influential United States post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County, Mississippi near Clarksdale, Mississippi....
. The cover of the album was a picture, which was sent to Burdon a few years before. Burdon then formed a new band, with the following members: Red Young

Red Young

Red Young is a keyboard, piano, synthesizer and organ player....
(keyboards), Paula O'Rourke (bass), Eric McFadden

Eric McFadden

Eric Byron McFadden is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from San Francisco Bay Area, California, at times described as "an authentic old-west troubadour and an absolutely wicked 6-string maestro."...
(guitar) and Wally Ingram

Wally Ingram

Wally Ingram is an United States drummer and musician. He is most famous as a member of the band , Timbuk 3.In recent years, he has toured with the multi-instrumentalist David Lindley , and released several gramophone record with him :...
(drums). They also performed at the Lugano

Lugano

Lugano is a town in the south of Switzerland, in the Linguistic geography of Switzerland cantons of Switzerland of Ticino, which borders Italy....
Festival and in 2007 he toured as the headlining act of the "Hippiefest" lineup, produced and hosted by Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald was the leader and lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe & the Fish.He started his career busking on Berkeley, California's famous Telegraph Avenue in the early 1960s....
.

2008-present

Bo Diddley

On 7 June 2008, Burdon performed at the memorial service of Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
in Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in ? and county seat of ? Alachua County, Florida, Florida, United States. Gainesville is also home to the University of Florida, which is the largest university in the State University System of Florida and the List of largest United States universities by enrollment in the United States....
, Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
.During July and August 2008, Burdon appeared as the headline act of the "Hippiefest" . He also recorded the single "For What it's Worth

For What It's Worth

"For What It's Worth" is a song written by Stephen Stills. It was performed by Buffalo Springfield and released as a single in January 1967; it was later added to the re-release of their first album, Buffalo Springfield . The single peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
" with Carl Carlton

Carl Carlton

Carl Carlton is an United States Rhythm and blues, Soul , and funk singer and songwriter best known for his hit record "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama "....
and Max Buskohl.

Rolling Stone Magazine

On November 12 2008, Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
ranked Eric Burdon #57 on the list of the 100 Greatest Singers of all Time.

New band and tour

On 22 January 2009 he first performed with his new band, including keyboarder Red Young

Red Young

Red Young is a keyboard, piano, synthesizer and organ player....
, guitarist Rick Hirsch, bass player Jack Bryant and drummer Ed Freiland. A tour with War

War (band)

Chester Bennington

Chester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist in the rock music band Linkin Park, and was previously associated with the band Grey Daze, among others....
the lead singer from Linkin Park

Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
, is scheduled for summer 2009.

Album discography

The Animals

1964: The Animals
The Animals (U.S. album)

The Animals is the self-titled United States debut album from the British invasion group, The Animals. Released in late summer 1964, the album introduced the States to the "drawling, dirty R&B sound " that typified the group....
1965: Animals Tracks
Animal Tracks (UK album)

Animal Tracks is the second United Kingdom album by The Animals, They were dubbed "animals" because of their wild stage act and the name stuck....
1965: In the Beginning (Live
Live album

A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
)
1965: The Animals on Tour
The Animals on Tour

The Animals on Tour was The Animals' second album in the United States. The title did not mean to imply a live album, which it was not, but rather that the music on it was influenced by the American musical genres the English group had encountered during their previous trips stateside....
1966: Animalisms
Animalisms

Animalisms is the third British album by United Kingdom group The Animals. It has a track listing generally similar to the American version Animalization that would be released two months later....
1966: The Best of The Animals
The Best of The Animals (1966 album)

The Best of The Animals was The Animals' first greatest hits collection. It was released in February 1966 in the United States, but never put out in the United Kingdom ....
(Compilation
Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
)
1966: Animalization
Animalization

Animalization is the fifth United States album by United Kingdom Rhythm and blues group The Animals. It has a track listing somewhat similar to the British album Animalisms....
1966: Animalism
Animalism (album)

Animalism is a blues rock album by The Animals, released in December 1966 . The album includes a collaboration with Frank Zappa , with cover versions of B.B....
1973: The Animals with Sonny Boy Williamson (Live)
1973: Best of The Animals (Compilation)
1977: Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted

Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted is a 1977 reunion album from The Animals, billed here as The Original Animals....
1983: Ark
Ark (The Animals album)

Ark is a reunion album released in 1983 by the original members of The Animals. It was the second, and last, reunion attempt of the original group....
1984: Rip it to Shreds: Greatest Hits Alive (Live)
1988: The Best of The Animals (Compilation)
1990: The Complete Animals (Compilation)
1997: The Best of The Animals (Compilation)
2008: Last Live Show (Live)

Eric Burdon and The (New) Animals

1967: Winds of Change
Winds of Change (Eric Burdon & The Animals album)

Winds of Change is an album released in 1967 by Eric Burdon & The Animals.The original band, The Animals, broke up in 1966 and this band was entirely new, except for lead singer Eric Burdon and recently-added drummer Barry Jenkins....
1967: The Best of Eric Burdon & The Animals, Vol. II (Compilation)
1968: The Twain Shall Meet
The Twain Shall Meet

The Twain Shall Meet is an album released in 1968 by Eric Burdon & The Animals.It includes "Sky Pilot ," one of the most famous anti-war songs of the Vietnam War era, including the sound of a plane crashing and a terrific guitar riff by Vic Briggs, and "Monterey ," the band's tribute to the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival....
1968: Every One of Us
Every One of Us

Every One Of Us is an album released in 1968 by Eric Burdon & The Animals. It was the second of three albums released by the group in the United States in that year ....
1968: Love Is
1969: The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon and The Animals
The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon and The Animals

The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon and The Animals was the group's compilation representing The Animals' last three lineups, and showcased their venture into psychedelic rock....
(Compilation)
1990: Roadrunners (Live)
1991: The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon & The Animals 1966–1968 (Compilation)
2003: Absolute Animals 1964–1968 (Compilation)
2004: Gratefully Dead 1964–1968 (Compilation)
2004: Retrospective (Compilation)

Eric Burdon and War

1970: Eric Burdon Declares "War"
1970: The Black-Man's Burdon
The Black-Man's Burdon

The Black-Man's Burdon is a Double album Gramophone record by Funk music band Eric Burdon & War, released in 1970....
1976: Love Is All Around
Love Is All Around (album)

Love Is All Around is a compilation by Eric Burdon & War. It features tracks which could not be found on any of their albums they recorded together before....
1996: The Best of Eric Burdon & War (Compilation)

The Eric Burdon Band and Solo

1967: Eric Is Here
Eric Is Here

Eric Is Here is a 1967 album billed to Eric Burdon & The Animals....
(as Eric Burdon & The Animals)
1971: Guilty
Guilty (1971 album)

Guilty is a album by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon recorded in 1971 shortly after Burdon left his group War ....
1974: Sun Secrets (The Eric Burdon Band
The Eric Burdon Band

The Eric Burdon Band was a hard rock band formed in April 1973....
)
1975: Stop (The Eric Burdon Band
The Eric Burdon Band

The Eric Burdon Band was a hard rock band formed in April 1973....
)
1977: Survivor
Survivor (1977 album)

Survivor is a solo album by Eric Burdon released in 1977.It was recorded at the Advision Studios in London, England. Burdon reunited with Zoot Money to write songs for this album....
1980: Darkness Darkness
Darkness Darkness

Darkness Darkness is an album by the former vocalist from The Animals, Eric Burdon. It was recorded in May 1978 at Roundwood House County Leix in Ireland, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio....
1980: The Last Drive
The Last Drive (album)

The Last Drive is the first and only studio album by Eric Burdon's Fire Dept., released in 1980....
1982: Comeback
Comeback (album)

Comeback is a Rock music album by Eric Burdon released in 1982, during the Comeback project. It was the studio album to the film. Live tracks during this sessions were released later on compilations....
1983: Power Company
Power Company (album)

Power Company is a album by Eric Burdon released in 1983. It features recordings from the Comeback . It also features live recordings....
1988: I Used To Be An Animal
I Used To Be An Animal

I Used To Be An Animal is a album by Eric Burdon from 1988. It was his first new album in 4 years. It was recorded in Malibu, USA.Following his autobiography, I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now, it was his comeback....
1988: Wicked Man
Wicked Man

Wicked Man is a song by Eric Burdon released on the album Power Company in 1983. It was written by The Eric Burdon Band in the early 1970s....
(Compilation)
1992: That's Live (Live, from 1985)
1993: Access All Areas
Access All Areas (1993 album)

Access All Areas is a live album by Eric Burdon and Brian Auger Band recorded in on May 10 1993....
1994: Sings the Animals' Greatest Hits
1996: Eric Burdon Live
1997: Soldier of Fortune (Compilation)
1998: Live at the Roxy
Live at the Roxy (Eric Burdon album)

Live at the Roxy is an album by Eric Burdon recorded in May 1975. It features songs from the "Mirage ". It was released in 1998....
(Live)
1999: Absolutely the Best (Compilation)
2000: The Official Live Bootleg #1 (Live)
2000: The Official Live Bootleg #2 (Live)
2001: The Official Live Bootleg 2000 (Live)
2001: The Night (Compilation)
2004: My Secret Life
My Secret Life (2004 album)

My Secret Life is an album by Eric Burdon released in 2004. It was his first solo album release, which contains new titles, in nearly 16 years. It was his comeback album....
2005: Athens Traffic Live
Athens Traffic Live

Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD....
(Live)
2006: Soul of a Man
Soul of a Man (2006 album)

Soul of a Man is a 2006 Rhythm and blues album by Eric Burdon. It followes his 2004 comeback album My Secret Life and the 2005 live album & DVD Athens Traffic Live....
2006: Wild & Wicked
Wild & Wicked

Wild & Wicked is a compilation with tracks of Eric Burdon.Some tracks were taken from the unreleased "Mirage Project" from 1973. Other tracks are taken from the Comeback , the Comeback from 1981/82, a track recorded by The Eric Burdon Band in 1973 and a track probably recorded in 1981/82 but not released until 1988; album Wicked Man....
(Compilation)
2008: Mirage
Mirage (Eric Burdon album)

Mirage was recorded as an album by Eric Burdon and The Eric Burdon Band in 1973 during the "Mirage Project". It was not released until February 27, 2008 by Universal....
(Unreleased Project)
2008: Ultimate Rarities Vol. 1 (Unreleased Songs)
2008: Ultimate Rarities Vol. 2
Ultimate Rarities Vol. 2

Ultimate Rarities Vol. 2 is a compilation of songs by Eric Burdon released in 2008. It features a few unreleased tracks such as Let it Be ....
(Unreleased Songs)

Filmography

1964: Get yourself a College Girl
1964: Whole Lotta Shakin
1965: Pop Gear
1965: The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1967: It's a Bikini World
1967: Tonite Let's Make All Love in London
1968: All my Loving
1968: Monterey Pop
1973: Mirage (never filmed)
1979: 11th Victim
1980: Gibbi - Westgermany
1982: Comeback
Comeback (film)

Comeback is a 1982 semi-autobiographical film starring Eric Burdon....
1991: The Doors
The Doors (film)

The Doors is a 1991 in film biopic about the 1960s rock band The Doors which emphasizes the life of its lead singer, Jim Morrison. It was directed by Oliver Stone, and stars Val Kilmer as Morrison, Meg Ryan as Pamela Courson , Kyle MacLachlan as Ray Manzarek, Frank Whaley as Robby Krieger, Kevin Dillon as John Densmore and Kathleen Quinl...
1999: Snow on New Year's Eve
2001: Plaster Caster
2001: Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me
2007: The Blue Hour
2008: Nowhere Now: The Ballad of Joshua Tree

Concert films

1964: Live at Wembley
1973: Rock Concert (TV-performance)
1976: Live at Rockpalast
1982: Live at Rockpalast, Loreley (bootleg)
1991: Live in Baden Baden (bootleg)
1991: Live in Tokyo (bootleg)
1991: Finally
Finally (documentary)

Finally is a documentary about Eric Burdon. It was released in 1991 on VHS and in 2003 on DVD. It features clips from 1964 - 1970 and some from 1991....
... Eric Burdon & The Animals (Documentary)
1996: TVE (TV-performance)
1999: Live at the Coach House
2000: The Eric Burdon Band Live
2001: The British Invasion Returns (Various Artists)
2003: Yes, You Can Go Home
2004: Live at Rockpalast (TV-broadcast)
2004: Live at San Sebastian
2006: Live at the Lugano Jazz Festival
2008: Live At The Ventura Beach California
Live at the Ventura Beach California

Live At The Ventura Beach California is a concert of Eric Burdon with Robby Krieger and several other musicians.In 1989, The Animals-singer and The Doors-guitarist had a conference togeather, called "The Rock'n'Rolls Main Event"....
(with Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger

Robert Alan Krieger is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me " and "Love Her Madly"....
& Friends)

Bootlegs

Live at Olympia Stadium '64 '65 '66, Paris
The Deluxe BBC Files
Live at the Marquee Club
Marquee Club

The Marquee is a legendary music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts....
1967
Ultimate Live Rarities 1965 - 68 (3CD set)
Live at Ronnie Scott's 17.09 - 1970
Live at Offenbach, January 1971, Germany
Live at Frost Amphitheatre, Palo Alto, 28 April 1971
Live at Denver 1973
When I Was Young 1974
New York City 1975
Rockpalast 1976
Live in Holland 1978/79
Live at Vienna's first open air festival 1980
Live at Rockpalast, Loreley 1982 (CD and DVD/VHS)
Live at the Canary Club
Rarest Masters (2CD)
Rare Masters vol. 1
Rare Masters vol. 2
Live in Sevilla 1984
Unreleased Project #2
Unreleased Project #3
Unreleased Project #4
Unreleased Masters and Alternative Takes
Searching for a Brand New Day
Live at San Diego Street Scene
1990 Detroit Tapes
Live at the Caravan of Dreams
Live at the Waters Club 1991 (with Brian Auger & Robbie Krieger)
Live in Cheiming, Germany
Live at der Filharmoniehalle, Darmstadt, April 1995
Pasadena Live
Live at Abensberg 1996
Live in Warszawa
Live in Baltimore
Live at Robin Two, Wolverhampton
Live at the Jazz Cafè 2005
Live at the Jazz Cafè 2006
Live at the Royal Albert Hall April 2008
Live at Grand Prairie July 2008
Live at Clearwater August 2008

Festivals

1965: The Richmond Jazz Festival (with The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds are an England Rock music band, noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page....
, The Animals Big Band, The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
,...)
1967: The Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....
Jazz Festival of the Flower Power Children
1967: Monterey Pop Festival
Monterey Pop Festival

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California....
1968: Newport Pop Festival '68
Newport Pop Festival

The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, August 3-4, 1968, was history's first music concert to see more than 100,000 paid attendees....
1969: Newport Pop Festival '69
Newport Pop Festival

The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, August 3-4, 1968, was history's first music concert to see more than 100,000 paid attendees....
(with Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing continues to be a considerable influence on rock music....
, Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles

George Allen Miles, Jr. , known as Buddy Miles, was an United States rock music and funk music drummer, most known as a member of Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970....
, Lee Oskar,...)
1994: Sziget
Sziget

The Sziget Festival is one of the largest music and cultural festivals in Europe, and more recently, in the world. The festival is held annually in August in Budapest, Hungary and takes place on ?budai-sziget , a leafy island of 108 hectares on the Danube, thus Sziget stands for Island....
2006: Lugano
Lugano

Lugano is a town in the south of Switzerland, in the Linguistic geography of Switzerland cantons of Switzerland of Ticino, which borders Italy....
Jazz Festival
2008: Hippiefest

Personal Life

On 7 September 1967 he married Angie King in London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. Burdon made it clear that he didn't want to make the marriage public, but on the wedding day the press encroached on the Church service. This marriage only lasted until 1969, when they divorced. On 17 September 1972, he married the german

Germans

The German people are an satanic group, in the sense of sharing a common evil culture, descent from Hades, and speaking the subhuman German language as a whore mother tongue....
girl Rosie Marks. They had a daughter Mirage. Marks appears in an "Up North

Up North (television)

Up North was an MTV television show, broadcast on MTV Europe and several national TV stations in Northern Europe. Every week the viewers could vote for their favourite song as they were presented in the show, viewers voted either by short message service or on the MTV Europe website....
" television programme, appearing with Burdon's family. They divorced in 1978 and a battle for child custody

Child custody

Child custody and legal guardian are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child....
began. In 1983, after the Animals had re-united again and toured, his ex-wife and their daughter Mirage dissappeared. In a 2006 an interview Burdon confirmed that he eventually made contact with his daughter. Burdon is now married to Marianna Proesteau, who is also his manager.

Books

Burdon, Eric. I Used to Be an Animal, but I'm All Right Now. Faber and Faber, 1986. ISBN 0-571-13492-0.
Burdon, Eric (with J. Marshall Craig). Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood: A Memoir. Thunder's Mouth Press, 2001. ISBN 1-56025-330-4.

External links

website
Interview on Music Towers from 2001
Unofficial Fan Site
Eric Burdon Interview from 2009
interview in Crawdaddy!
Crawdaddy!

Crawdaddy! was the first United States magazine of rock and roll music criticism. Created in 1966 in response to the increasing sophistication and cultural influence of popular music, Crawdaddy! was the first magazine to take rock and roll seriously....
- January 2009