The Animals

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Credits: Far Out / Alamy
Members
Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, Alan Price, John Steel
Genre
Rock, rhythm and blues, blues rock, folk rock
Formed
1963
Hometown
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Top Tracks
'The House of the Rising Sun', 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place', 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', 'It's My Life', 'Bring It On Home to Me'
Top Albums
'The Animals', 'Animal Tracks', 'Animalism', 'Animal Tracks (US)', 'Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted'
Records Sold
More than 20 million
Number Ones
'The House of the Rising Sun'
Fun Facts
'The House of the Rising Sun' became The Animals' signature hit and is widely credited with transforming a traditional folk song into a rock classic. ### The band were one of the leading groups of the British Invasion, achieving international success alongside artists such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. ### Lead singer Eric Burdon later formed War with members of the American funk band, producing the hit 'Spill the Wine'.
Related Artists
The Yardbirds, Them, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group

The Animals were an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1963. Fronted by Eric Burdon, the group became one of the defining acts of the British Invasion through their distinctive blend of rock, rhythm and blues, blues rock and soul.

Best known for classics such as ‘The House of the Rising Sun’, ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ and ‘We Gotta Get Out of This Place’, The Animals helped popularise American blues music for a global audience and remain one of the most influential British bands of the 1960s.

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The Animals were an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1963, best known for their blues-influenced sound and their international hit 'The House of the Rising Sun'.
'The House of the Rising Sun' is The Animals' best-known song, alongside other classics including 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place', 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' and 'It's My Life'.
Eric Burdon was the lead singer of The Animals and became one of the most distinctive voices of the British Invasion before going on to a successful solo career and forming Eric Burdon & War.
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