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Eric Burdon is a British singer, songwriter, recording artist, and actor. Born on May 11, 1941, in Walker, he is a baritone vocalist who has worked in rock, blues, blues rock, and rhythm and blues. He is a member of the bands The Animals and War. His musical career began in 1960, and he has released recordings with Columbia Records, Decca, and SPV GmbH.
Burdon’s notable works include "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Psychedelic World of Eric Burdon." He has also appeared in acting roles. He speaks English and has three children.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Don't let me be misunderstood
- Psychedelic World of Eric Burdon
- I used to be an Animal but I'm all right now
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Film & TV
Acting · Newcastle, England, UK
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter, rocker and actor. He was the vocalist of The Animals and the funk band War.
Known for
- The Stones and Brian Jones — Self - The Animals2024
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties — Self2024
- Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal — Self2019
- Melody Makers2019
- Up to Snuff — Self2018
- Calling All Earthlings2018
- Back Beat — Himself2016
- The Amazing Nina Simone — Self2015
- B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 — Self2015
- Born In Chicago — Self2013
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1941
Discography
- Guilty!1971
- Mad Man1971
- Starportrait1971
- Survivor1977
- Darkness - Darkness1980
- Power Company1983
- Greatest Hits1985
- Greatest Hits1986
- Greatest Animal Hits1987
- Eric Burdon Sings the Animals Greatest Hits1988
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 239,120
- Total plays
- 1,470,061
Tags
Eric Victor Burdon (May 11, 1941 in Newcastle, England) is a singer. He formed The Animals in 1963, a blues rock group who were one of the early influences of punk rock. They were known for their organ-guitar sound and Burdon's aggressive show performance, screaming, growling and howling. In September 1966 he formed Eric Burdon & The Animals, a psychedelic/progressive/hard rock group, who influenced grunge, heavy metal and the modern alternative rock genre. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eri
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 1
- Cited by
- 0
Research areas
Most cited works
- When I Was Young2013 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,863x
- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 44,354x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,569x
- The Genome Analysis Toolkit: A MapReduce framework for analyzing next-generation DNA sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 26,092x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 23,501x
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Key facts
- Born
- Eric Victor Burdon , ( 1941-05-11 ) 11 May 1941 (age 85) , Walker , Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Genres
- Rock R&B soul funk blues
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Labels
- SPV Polydor Universal Sony BMG MGM One Way Repertoire Records Avenue Rhino Line Teldec Flying Eye Sanctuary Columbia EMI Decca Readymade Records Lojinx
- Member of
- Eric Burdon & the Animals
- Formerly of
- The Animals War The Party Boys
- Website
- ericburdon .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the original lineup of the R&B and rock band the Animals and the funk band War. He is currently the lead vocalist of the present day lineup of Eric Burdon & the Animals. Burdon is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice and is known for his intense stage performances.
In 2008, he was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time".
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