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Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon's Genre:

Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, AM Pop

Biography

As the lead singer of the Animals, Eric Burdon was one of the British Invasion's most distinctive vocalists, with a searingly powerful blues-rock voice. When the first lineup of the group fell apart in 1966, Burdon kept the Animals' name going with various players for a few years. Usually billed as Eric Burdon & the Animals, the group was essentially Burdon's vehicle, which he used to purvey a far more psychedelic and less R&B-oriented vision. Occasionally he came up with a good second-division psychedelic hit, like "Sky Pilot"; more often, the music was indulgent, dating it almost immediately. Burdon's real triumphs as a solo artist came at the beginning of the '70s, when he hooked up with a bunch of L.A. journeyman soul/funksters who became his backing band, War. Recording three albums' worth of material in the year or two that they were together, the Burdon/War records could ramble on interminably, and would have benefited from a lot of editing. But they contained some spacy funkadelia of real quality, especially their number three hit single "Spill the Wine," which was almost recorded as an afterthought in the midst of sessions dominated by exploratory jams. Eric Burdon & War were already big stars on record and stage when Burdon, for reasons unclear to almost everyone, quit the band in 1971. War defied expectations and became even bigger when left to their own devices; Burdon, after recording an album with veteran bluesman Jimmy Witherspoon, cut a series of generally desultory solo albums. He recorded off and on after that, at times with the Animals, but has never come close to reaching the heights of his work with the early Animals and War. Burdon was always a riveting live performer, though, and he continued to tour with various incarnations of the Animals and as a solo act, branching out as a painter and author as well, and working in the studio when it suited him.

Burdon continued on this journeyman path until well into the new millennium, recording such solid albums as 2004's My Secret Life and 2006's Soul of a Man. In 2012, he experienced an unexpected comeback when Bruce Springsteen made him a cornerstone of his keynote speech at South by Southwest. Burdon joined Springsteen on-stage and was soon in demand. First, he recorded an EP with the Ohio-based garage rockers the Greenhornes, and then he devoted himself to the full-length 'Til Your River Runs Dry, which received a high-profile launch in January 2013. ~ Richie Unterberger

AOL Radio Stations Eric Burdon is Featured on (6)

Chicano Old School

Chicano Old School on Slacker means classic Latin Soul, Oldies & R&B. All the rolas you loved over the years, and a soundtrack to chill with while hanging out with the homies. OG Jams from Santana, El Chicano, War, Tierra, Malo, Brenton Wood, Billy Stewart, Earth Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Rose Royce, The Stylistics, Zapp & Roger, and more. Cruise to this- Old School Chicano on Slacker.

Modern Blues

Modern Blues on Slacker Radio features the best from Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and Gov't Mule as well as Clapton, Beck, Page, and Stevie Ray Vaughn with visits from mentors like Buddy Guy as well as Albert, Freddie and B.B. King.

'60s Hits

It was the decade that defined a generation. The Gulf of Tonkin, Neil Armstrong, Spiderman, Little Deuce Coupe, Mustang Sally, Get Smart, Twiggy, and We Shall Overcome. Yeah, yeah, yeah...it was fab, gear, groovy and boss. Turn on, tune in, and drop out with '60s Hits on Slacker Radio.

'60s Rock

60’s rock was a game of follow the leaders: Bob Dylan & The Beatles. An entire generation became inspired. FM euthanized elevator music. Long, strange trips began. Slacker’s 60’s Rock Radio celebrates the trailblazing visionaries who made FM radio rock the first time. And again. Man.

Classic Rock

Classic Rock on Slacker takes you back to the golden era of rock music. You will hear classic Rock hits mixed with deeper album cuts from your favorite artists and a few forgotten classics.

Eric Burdon

This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like The Chambers Brothers, Les Dudek, Spencer Davis Group, Lee Michaels, Blue Cheer, Spirit, Moby Grape, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Blues Image, Them and more.

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Eric Burdon's Selected Discography (43)

'Til Your River Runs Dry

201312 Songs

The Best of Eric Burdon

2012 One Media iP Ltd201216 Songs

No More War!

2012 One Media Publishing201215 Songs

Mirage

2012 One Media Publishing200911 Songs

Soul of a Man

Spv Recordings200614 Songs

My Secret Life

Hunter200413 Songs

Crawling King Snake

2006 One Media Publishing199410 Songs

Crawling King Snake

200010 Songs

Soldier of Fortune

2006 One Media Publishing199712 Songs

Misunderstood

2007 One Media Publishing199510 Songs

Eric Burdon Declares "War"

1992 Avenue Records19925 Songs

I'm a Wicked Man

2007 One Media PublishingCOMPILATION200710 Songs

Wild & Wicked

2007 AIMCOMPILATION200617 Songs

Absolutely the Best [True]

2000 Fuel 2000 Recordings. In Canada exclusively distributed by True North RecordsCOMPILATION200112 Songs

Burdon Tracks

2007 One Media PublishingCOMPILATION200013 Songs

House Of The Rising Sun

2012 Goldenlane RecordsCOMPILATION199819 Songs

The Animals' Greatest Hits

Live at the Roxy

2006 One Media PublishingCOMPILATION20067 Songs

F#¢k Me...I Thought He Was Dead!!! Greatest Hits Alive

2006 One Media PublishingCOMPILATION199910 Songs

Lost Within the Halls of Fame

2002 Trojan Records a division of Sanctuary Records Group199514 Songs

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

He Used To Be an Animal: the Eric Burdon Collection

COMPILATION200934 Songs

He Used to Be an Animal [Sanctuary]

2002 Sanctuary Records GroupCOMPILATION200234 Songs

Winds of Change

199511 Songs

Winds of Change [Rev-Ola]

200815 Songs

Winds of Change [SMD]

200617 Songs

Winds of Change [Germany Bonus Tracks]

200315 Songs

Wicked Man

198810 Songs

Darkness Darkness

198010 Songs

Guilty

197110 Songs

I Used to Be an Animal

19969 Songs

Black & White Blues

19959 Songs

Sun Secrets

19747 Songs

The Best of Eric Burdon & War

DIGITAL201013 Songs

Athens Traffic Live

200518 Songs

Live [Legacy]

200510 Songs

Live: The House of the Rising Sun

200213 Songs

Official Live Bootleg #1

199910 Songs

Official Live Bootleg #2

199910 Songs

The Eric Burdon Band Live

20008 Songs

Roxy Live

19997 Songs

Live [Receiver]

19969 Songs

That's Live

19929 Songs

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