War is an American funk-rock band formed ... Initially backing former Animals frontman Eric Burdon, the band sought to create music that transcended racial and cultural barriers, promoting ...

A group called Eric Burdon and The Animals would follow, but that group had pretty much dissolved by 1969 as Burdon progressed his career with the band War. There were short-lived reunions of the ...

WAR, one of music’s defining and ... In 1970, producer Jerry Goldstein united the seven-piece band with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon; the alliance produced the No. 1 worldwide hit ...

The Northern Irish sticksman joined the legendary heavy metal band in 1977, after tenures with Eric Burdon and War (later known as simply War) and pop group Francy. His death was reported by ...