Eric Burdon, The Animals and War

Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of the original lineup of the R&B and rock band The Animals, and later of the funk band War. He is currently the lead vocalist of the present‑day lineup Eric Burdon & The Animals. Burdon is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices of the British Invasion, known for his deep, powerful blues‑rock tone and intense stage presence. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him 57th on its list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Eric Burdon was born in 1941 in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His father, Matt, was originally from Tyneside. His mother, René, was born in Ireland and moved to Scotland before settling in Newcastle in the 1930s. He had a younger sister, Irene. His middle name, Victor, came from a reward offered by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, who granted £25 to mothers who gave their newborn children suitably patriotic names. Burdon grew up in a working‑class family. He has described his early school years as a “dark nightmare,” marked by severe asthma attacks caused by the polluted, humid air around the River Tyne. In primary school he was seated at the back of a classroom of 40–50 children and experienced frequent harassment from both pupils and teachers. He later recalled that his school stood “between a slaughterhouse and a shipyard on the banks of the Tyne,” and that some teachers were openly sadistic while others ignored the environment of corporal punishment and abuse.
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