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Take Five: Must-hear Tracks featuring Eric Burdon

Acclaimed by Rolling Stone as No. 57 in their “100 Greatest Singers of All Time, Eric Burdon has has a fascinating career. First as lead singer with the Animals during […]

Take 5: April 1973

In 1973, rock was at its commercial zenith; a good case can be made that it was near its creative peak as well. A look at Billboard’s tally of album […]

War: 50 Years On, Still Making Friends

Multiracial American funk band War got its start backing British singer Eric Burdon, formerly of the Animals. “Spill the Wine” from 1970’s Eric Burdon Declares “War” effectively captured the zeitgeist […]