early animals

The Animals started out in Jan 1957 as The Pagan Jazzmen formed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by students at the Newcastle College of Art and Industrial Design, formed by lead vocalist, trombonist Eric Burdon (born Eric Victor Burdon, 4.5.1941, at 31 Marandale Avenue, Walker-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) and trumpet player John Steel (born 4.2.1941, in Gateshead, Co Durham, England) who teamed up with two like-minded students, drummer Blackie Sanderson (born Alan Sanderson, 4.2.1941, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) and four-string banjo player Jimmy Crawford (born James Crawford, 24.4.1942, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England). The band then saw Burdon change to lead vocals, Steel change from trumpet to drums, Blackie Sanderson from drums to bass and Crawford from banjo to electric (lead) guitar. The band also added Dave Ashcroft (born David Ashcroft, in c 1941 (1942) on rhythm guitar and primitive piano. The band held jam sessions in the college common room which after a few months saw them change their name from The Pagan Jazzmen to The Pagans in Spring 1958. Then in Mar 1959 The Pagans added pianist Alan Price (born 19.4.1941, in Fairfield, County Durham, England) from The Thomas Hedly Trio, with Price on bass; Hedly on piano and A N Other on lead guitar. The Pagans met Price in Mar 1959, when The Pagans played a gig with The Hedly Trio at the Headlam Street Church Hall in Headlam Street, Byker, a rough area in East Newcastle. The Hedly Trio played the interval spot, with Hedly playing in a Jerry Lee Lewis style. After the gig Price sat down at the piano and played amazing boogie. The Pagans saw this and so had to have Price in their band and asked him if he wanted to join them. He did and The Pagans carried on until Late 1959 when they split as they weren't getting anywhere. In May / Jun 1960 Burdon approached Steel at the Downbeat Club to join a band he was forming The Kansas City Seven, whose name was inspired by Kansas City blues singer Joe Turner. The core of this band was Burdon, Price, Sanderson, Crawford, Ashcroft and Steel, plus alto sax player Danny Okpoti and trumpet player Pat Odoi. The band had a regular gig at The New Orleans Club in Melbourne Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne organised by friend George Pearson. Okpoti and Odoi later moved to Manchester and in 1961 the band became The Kansas City Five, with Price on piano; Steel on drums; George Stoves on rhythm guitar, plus a bit of lead; Jeff Hedley on tenor sax (born Geoffrey Hedley, in c 1941) and Burdon on lead vocals. In March 1962 Burdon went to London, to Ealing Broadway, West London to see Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. The Kansas City Five split on Frid May 18 1962 when Price did not turn up for their regular gig at The Downbeat Club as he had been poached by another band The Kontours (Kon-tours). Burdon also sang at some point with The Mighty Joe Young Band, with Joe Young on guitar; Ian Carr on flugel horn, trumpet (born Michael Anthony Carr, 7.12.1937, in South Shields, Co Durham, England); Mike Carr on piano, vibes (born Ian Henry Randall Carr, 21.4.1933, in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland died 21.2.2009, in London) and John Walters on trumpet, vocals (born 11.7.1938, in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England died Mon 30.7.2001). The Kontours (Kon-tours) formed in c 1960 in Newcastle and included bassist Chas Chandler (born Bryan James Chandler, 18.12.1938, in Second Avenue, Heaton, East End, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England died Wed 17.7.1996, at Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) and Gordon ‘Cleg’ Cleghorn (born in c 1938), who had formed the band after Cleghorn had finished his National Service. Chandler had taken up bass while Cleghorn had been in the army. The band had Barry Preston on drums and later added pianist, Hammond organist Alan Price (born 19.4.1941, in Fatfield, Co Durham, England) (ex The Pagans), who they poached from The Kansas City Five in Mid May 1962. Steel depped for The Kontours (Kon-tours) on a few occasions. A splinter of this band became The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo in 1962, with Tappy Wright? on lead guitar (born James Wright, in 1943, in Whitley Bay, Northumbria, England); Chas Chandler on bass and Johnny Bone on drums. The two bands actually existed in parallel, who would often play the same venue on the same day. The group was augmented by Nigel Stranger on brass, tenor and alto sax and Geoff Hedley (a school friend of Price) on horns, tenor sax (ex The Kansas City Five). They later added lead vocalist Eric Burdon (ex The Pagan Jazz Men, The Kansas City Five), who initially joined as an occasional member, but was soon a permanent member of the group. The bands drummer Johnny Bone left in Summer 1963, as his new wife complained about him playing six nights a week with the group and he was replaced by Barry Preston (ex The Kontours (Kon-tours). The band later added in Summer 1963 lead guitarist Hilton Valentine (born Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine, 21.5.1943, at a hospital in North Shields, Northumbria, England) (ex The Heppers, Hilton Valentine and the Wildcats) who was asked to join the band, replacing Nigel Stranger who went to Oxford University. Chandler went to see Valentine play with his band Hilton Valentine and the Wildcats at the Rex Hotel, where they had a weekly residency. Then Preston left because Chandler did not like his bad attitude and he was also getting up the nose's of everybody to he decided he had to go. So Chandler asked John Steel (ex The Pagan Jazz Men, The Pagans, The Kansas City Five) to join in late Aug 1963, when he talked to him as he walked down the street and told him that Burdon was now singing with the band. Steel had already ‘depped’ with the band in November 1962 at Bailey’s nightclub and made his proper debut Wed 11 Sep / Thur 12 Sep 1963, an allnighter at the Down Beat Club, midnight to 3am. This was the first time Burdon, Price, Chandler, Steel and Valentine had played together. The band later recorded and released an EP ‘I Just Wanna Make Love To You (Tracks: ‘I Just Wanna Make Love To You,’ ‘Boom Boom,’ ‘Big Boss Man,' ‘Pretty Thing’) in Oct 1963. This band became The Animals in Dec 1963, and in Jan 1964 they moved to London and were signed to the renowned Don Arden (born Harry Levy, 4.1.1926, in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England died 21.7.2007, in Los Angeles, California, USA) agency and worked with independent record producer Mickie Most (born Michael Peter Hayes, 20.6.1938, in Aldershot, Hampshire, England died 30.5.2003, at home in Totteridge, North London, England) (ex The Most Brothers). The bands first recording session took place on Jan 22 1964 where they recorded ‘Boom Boom,’ ‘Talkin‘ About You,’ ‘Blues Feeling’ and ‘Dimples’. It is also thought that Most first worked with group not in Jan, but in Feb 1964, when they recorded ‘House of The Rising Sun,’ or Feb 12 1964, when the band laid down ‘Baby Let Me Take You Home’ and ‘Gonna Send You Back To Walker’ the A-and B-side of their first single. In Apr 1965 Price left the band due to personal and musical differences plus his fear of flying and was replaced by 19 year old organist Mick Gallagher (born Michael William Gallagher, 29.10. 1945, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) (ex The Wayfarers, The Unknowns, The Cresters, The Wreckendykes, The Hi Fis (The High Fives), 1962, Billy Bain and the Phantoms, 1962, The Clique, 1962, The Chosen Few, 1962 - Apr 1965, May 1965 - Spring 1966), who went with the band on a tour of Scandinavian and some UK dates. In May 1965 he rejoined Newcastle based band The Chosen Few and was replaced by organist Dave Rowberry (born David Eric Rowberry, 4.7.1940, in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, England died 6.6.2003, in Hackney, East London, England) (ex The Mike Cotton Jazzmen, 1962 - Earl 1964, The Mike Cotton Sound, Earl 1964 - May 1965).

THE PAGAN JAZZMEN

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: January 1957 - Earl 1958

Eric Burdon - lead vocals, trombone

John Steel - trumpet

Alan 'Blackie 'Sanderson - drums (snare drum, hi-hat)

James 'Jimmy' Crawford - 4-string banjo

PERSONAL: Earl 1958 - 1958

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

John Steel - drums

Blackie Sanderson - bass

Jimmy Crawford - electric guitar

David 'Dave' Ashcroft - rhythm guitar, piano

THE PAGANS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: 1958 - March 1959

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

John Steel - drums

Alan Sanderson - bass

Jimmy Crawford - electric guitar

Dave Ashcroft - piano, rhythm guitar

LIVE SHOW: March 1959 The Headlam Street Church Hall, Byker, East Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

THE THOMAS HEDLY TRIO

PERSONAL

PERSONAL:

Thomas Hedly - piano

Alan Price - rhythm guitar or bass

A N Other - lead guitar

LIVE SHOW: March 1959 The Headlam Street Church Hall, Byker, East Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

PERSONAL: March 1959 - Late 1959

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

John Steel - drums

Alan Sanderson - bass

Jimmy Crawford - electric guitar

Alan Price - piano

THE KANSAS CITY SEVEN

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: May / June 1960 - 1960

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

John Steel - drums

Alan Price - piano

Geoff Hedley - tenor sax

Danny Okpoti - alto sax (regulars)

Pat Odoi - trumpet (regulars)

Roger Noble - bass (sometimes)

Derek X - lead guitar

THE KANSAS CITY SEVEN

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: 1960 - 1961

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

John Steel - drums

Alan Price - piano

Geoff Hedley - tenor sax

Roger Noble - bass (sometimes)

George Stove - rhythm, lead guitar

Danny Okpoti - alto sax (regulars)

Pat Odoi - trumpet (regulars)

A N Other - trumpet

A N Other - bass

LIVE SHOW: 1960 The New Orleans Club, Melbourne Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England A Friday Night gig. The bands only regular gig

LIVE SHOW: 1961 The New Orleans Club, Melbourne Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

THE KANSAS CITY FIVE

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: 1961 - May 18, 1962

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

John Steel - drums

Alan Price - piano

Geoff Hedley - tenor sax

George Stove - rhythm, lead guitar

LIVE SHOW: 1961 / 1962 The Downbeat (The Down Beat), Carlisle Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England The bands regular Friday night gig

The band split on Frid May 18 1962 when Price did not show up for the bands regular gig at the The Downbeat (The Down Beat), Carlisle Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as he had been poached by The Kontours (Kon-tours)

THE KONTOURS (THE KON-TOURS)

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: c 1960 - Mid May 1962
Chas Chandler - bass

Gordon ‘Cleg’ Cleghorn - guitar

Barry Preston - drums

PERSONAL: Mid May 1962 - 1962
Chas Chandler - bass

Cleg Cleghorn - guitar

Barry Preston - drums

Alan Price - organ, vocals

PERSONAL: 1962
Chas Chandler - bass

Cleg Cleghorn - guitar

Alan Price - organ, vocals

Geoff Hedley - horns, tenor sax (a school friend of Price)

Nigel Stranger - brass, tenor, alto sax

Barry Preston - drums

John Steel - drums (depped occasionally)

LIVE SHOW: 1961 The Young Set Rooms, The Club A GoGo, Percy Street, Newcastle, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England

LIVE SHOW: 1961 The Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, near Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England

THE ALLEY CATS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL:

James 'Tappy' Wright - rhythm guitar (Hofner)

Harry X - T-chest bass

Ronnie X - washboard

THE HEPPERS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL:

Hilton Valentine - lead guitar

HILTON VALENTINE AND THE WILD CATS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: c 1959 - 1962

Hilton Valentine - lead guitar (Futurama III Solid Guitar / Burns Vibra-Artiste)

Keith Shields - lead vocals

Tappy Wright - rhythm guitar (Hofner)

Harry X - bass

Ronnie X - drums

LIVE SHOW: 1961 The Seaton Terrace Working Men's Club, Seaton Delaval, Northumbria, England

PERSONAL: c 1959 - 1962

Hilton Valentine - lead guitar (Futurama III Solid Guitar / Burns Vibra-Artiste)

Keith Shields - lead vocals

Harry X - bass

Ronnie X - drums

STUDIO SESSION: Spring 1963 Morton Sound Studio, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England The band recorded a 10-inch acetate LP

LIVE SHOW: 1963 The Rex Hotel, Whitley Bay, Northumbria, England

THE ALAN PRICE COMBO

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: 1962
Alan Price - piano, organ
Chas Chandler - bass

Johnny Bone - drums

Tappy Wright? - lead guitar

Geoff Hedley - horns, tenor sax

Nigel Stranger - brass, tenor, alto sax

PERSONAL: 1962 - November 1962
Alan Price - piano, organ
Chas Chandler - bass

Johnny Bone - drums

Tappy Wright? - lead guitar

Nigel Stranger - tenor, alto sax

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

LIVE SHOW: 1962 The Jazz Lounge Rooms / The Young Set Rooms The Club A GoGo, Percy Street, Newcastle, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England The band had a residency here, for two early spot on Saturday nights They also played here on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, either in The Jazz Lounge or The Young Set

LIVE SHOW: 1962 The Downbeat (The Down Beat), Carlisle Square, Newcastle, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England Midnight to 3am on Saturday

LIVE SHOW: 1962 The Victoria Hotel, Whitley Bay, Northumbria, England They played Tuesday nights (in a big pub room upstairs)

PERSONAL: November 1962

Eric Burdon - lead vocals

        Chas Chandler - bass
        Alan Price - organ, backing vocals
        Tappy Wright? - lead guitar

Nigel Stranger - tenor, alto sax

John Steel - drums (depped)

LIVE SHOW: November 1962 The Bailey's Club, South Shields, Co Durham, England Steel depped for the band

PERSONAL: November 1962 - Summer 1963

        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Alan Price - organ, backing vocals
        Tappy Wright? - lead guitar
        Chas Chandler - bass

Nigel Stranger - tenor, alto sax

Johnny Bone - drums

PERSONAL: Summer 1963 - Late August 1963

        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Alan Price - organ, backing vocals
        Chas Chandler - bass

Barry Preston - drums

Hilton Valentine - lead guitar (Gretsch Tennessean)

PERSONAL: Late August 1963 - December 1963
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Alan Price - organ, backing vocals
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar (Gretsch Tennessean)
        Chas Chandler - bass
        John Steel - drums (Premier)

LIVE SHOW: Sat September 7 / Sun September 8, 1963 The Downbeat (The Down Beat), Carlisle Square, Newcastle, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England Midnight to 3am

LIVE SHOW: Wed September 11 / Thur September 12, 1963 The Downbeat (The Down Beat), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England Steel's first gig with the band, also the first time Burdon, Price, Chandler, Steel and Valentine played together was Wed Sep 11 / Thur Sep 12 1963 an allnighter Midnight to 3pm

STUDIO SESSION Sun September 15, 1963 The Graphic Sound Studio, Wylam, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the band recorded a 4-track EP 'I Just Wanna Make Love To You'

'I Just Wanna Make Love To You'

'Big Boss Man'

'Boom Boom'

'Pretty Things'

THE CHOSEN FEW

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: 1962 - Early 1965

(James) Alan Hull - guitar, vocals

Michael William 'Mick' Gallagher - organ

Thomas 'Tommy' Jackman - drums

Alan 'Bumper' Brown - bass

Rod Hood - lead vocals

PERSONAL: Early 1965 - April 1965

Erine Bell - lead vocals

Mick Gallagher - organ

Tommy Jackman - drums

John Turnball - guitar, vocals

Colin Gibson - bass

Mickie the Veg - sax

This band released two singles 'I Won't Be Around You Anymore' (Alan Hull) / 'Big City' (Hull) (Pye 7N 15905, 1965) and 'So Much To Look Forward To' (Hull) / 'Today, Tonight And Tomorrow' (Hull) (Pye 7N 15942, 1965). This group had future Lindisfarne lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist in the band Alan Hull (born James Alan Hull, 20.2.1945, in Benwell, Necastle-upon-Tyne, England died 17.11.1995) and later keyboardist in Ian Dury's band The Blockheads Mick Gallagher (born Michael William Gallagher, 29.10. 1945, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) (ex The Wayfarers, The Unknowns, The Cresters, The Wreckendykes, The Hi Fis (The High Fives), 1962, Billy Bain and the Phantoms, 1962, The Clique, 1962). The band included bassist Colin Gibson (born 21.9.1949, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) and guitarist, vocalist John Turnbull (born 27.8.1950, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England).

THE ANIMALS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: December 1963 - April 1965
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Alan Price - Vox Continental / Hammond organ, backing vocals
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar (Gretsch Tennessean)
        Chas Chandler - bass, backing vocals
        John Steel - drums

LIVE SHOW: Sat December 21, 1963 The Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England
LIVE SHOW: Mon December 30, 1963 The Club A Go Go, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England (afternoon and evening) Backed Sonny Boy Williamson

LIVE SHOW: Tue December 31, 1963 The Club A Go Go, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumbria (now Northumberland), England

LIVE SHOW: Thur January 23, 1964 The Jazzshow, The Jazz Club, London, England

STUDIO SESSION: January 22, 1964 The bands first studio session ‘Boom Boom,’ ‘Talkin‘About You,’ ‘Blues Feeling’ and ‘Dimples’ Produced by the famous Mickie Most, the first time he worked with the band?

LIVE SHOW: Tue January 28, 1964 The Cyril Davies Benefit Night, Flamingo Club, London, England

STUDIO SESSION: February 1964 The band recorded ‘House of The Rising Sun’ Produced by the famous Mickie Most, the first time he worked with the band?

STUDIO SESSION: Wed February 12, 1964, The band laid down ‘Baby Let Me Take You Home’ and ‘Gonna Send You Back To Walker’ the A-and B-side of their first single Produce by the famous Mickie Most, the first time he worked with the band?

LIVE SHOW: Frid March 3, 1964 The 100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, Westminster, West London, England

TV SHOW: Thur March 19, 1964 BBC's Top Of The Pops

TV SHOW: Frid March 20, 1964 ITV's Ready Steady Go

On Mon Mar 27, 1964 The Animals released their first single 'Baby Let Me Take You Home' / 'Gonna Send You Back To Walker' (Columbia DB 7247)

LIVE SHOW: Sat May 9, 1964 The Finsbury Park Astoria, Finsbury Park, North West London, England The Start of a package tour, 21 gigs in 21 days, supporting Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins

STUDIO SESSION: Mon May 18, 1964 The band recorded 'The House Of The Rising Son' / 'Talkin' 'Bout You'

LIVE SHOW: Thur May 21, 1964 The ABC Cinema, Croydon, Surrey, England

In June 1964 The Animals released their second single 'The House Of The Rising Son' / 'Talkin' 'Bout You' (Columbia DB 7301)

LIVE SHOW: Frid September 4, 1964 The Paramount Theatre, 43rd Street & Broadway, Brooklyn, New York City, N Y, USA A 10 night tour starting on Frid Sept 4, 1964, supported on some dates by Little Richard, Chuck Berry

LIVE SHOW: Mon October 19, 1964 The Odeon, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

LIVE SHOW: Wed November 4, 1964 The Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey, England

LIVE SHOW: Frid March 19, 1965 The Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey, England

PERSONAL: April - May 1965
        Eric Burdon - vocals
        Mick Gallagher - Hammond organ (replaced Alan Price)
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
        Chas Chandler - bass, backing vocals
        John Steel - drums

PERSONAL: May 1965 - Earl August 1965
        Eric Burdon - vocals
        Dave Rowberry - Hammond organ (replaced Mick Gallagher)
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
        Chas Chandler - bass, backing vocals
        John Steel - drums

LIVE SHOW: Mon July 5, 1965 The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, London, England, supported by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds Their first gig here

LIVE SHOW: Wed July 21, 1965 The Orchid Ballroom, Croydon, Surrey, England

THE ANIMALS BIG BAND

PERSONNEL

PERSONAL: August 5, 1965

        Eric Burdon - vocals
        Dave Rowberry - Hammond organ
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
        Chas Chandler - bass, backing vocals
        John Steel - drums

Michael Anthony 'Mike' Carr - trumpet

Kenneth Vincent John 'Kenny' Wheeler - trumpet

Greg Brown - trumpet

Albert 'Al' Gay - tenor sax

Stanley 'Stan' Robinson - tenor sax

Richard Edwin 'Dick' Morrisey - tenor sax

Paul Carroll - baritone sax

LIVE SHOW: August 5, 1965 The 5th Annual Jazz and Blues Festival, Richmond, Surrey, England This band was formed to just play this festival and they added for this gig Al Gay on tenor sax (born Albert Gay, 25.2.1928, in London, England); Kenny Wheeler on trumpet (born Kenneth Vincent John Wheller, 14.1.1930, in St Catherine, Ontario, Canada); Stan Robinson tenor sax (born Stanley Robinson, 13.4.1936, in Salford, Lancashire, England); Mike Carr on trumpet (born Michael Anthony Carr, 7.12.1937, in South Shields, Co Durham, England); Dick Morrisey on tenor sax (born Richard Edwin Morrisey, 9.5.1940, in Horley, Surrey, England died 8.11.2000, in Deal, Kent, England); Greg Brown on trumpet and Paul Carroll on baritone sax

THE ANIMALS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: Earl August 1965 - Earl March 1966
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Dave Rowberry - Hammond organ
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
        Chas Chandler - bass, backing vocals
        John Steel - drums

LIVE SHOW: Sat August 8, 1965 The 5th National Jazz And Blues Festival, Richmond Athletic Grounds, Richmond, Surrey, England

LIVE SHOW: Thur November 11, 1965 Poland The band started a tour of Poland, the first rock 'n' band to tour behind the Iron Curtain The main gig was The Palace of Culture, Warsaw, Poland

LIVE SHOW: Frid November 30 1965 The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, London, England

LIVE SHOW: Sat March 5, 1966 Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Steel's last gig with the band

PERSONAL: Earl March 1966 - September 5, 1966
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Dave Rowberry - Hammond organ
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
        Chas Chandler - bass, backing vocals
        Barry Jenkins - drums (replaced John Steel)

LIVE SHOW: Frid March 15, 1966 The Olympia, Paris, France Jenkin's first gig with the band

STUDIO SESSION: Mon July 4, 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA The band's last studio recordings with us famous guitarist / singer Frank Zapper.

On Sep 5 1966 The Animals split up after finishing their US tour

In Sep 1966 the band became Eric Burdon and the Animals, keeping drummer Barry Jenkins (born 22.12.1944, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) (ex The Nashville Teens, 1962 - Mar 1966). In Oct 1966 the group added guitarist John Weider (born 21.4.1947, in Shepherd's Bush, West London), who replaced organist Dave Rowberry and guitarist Vic Briggs (born Victor Harvey Briggs III, 14.2.1945, in Twickenham, Middlesex, England). The band also added keyboard player Tom Parker (ex John Lee's Groundhogs), who did not stay long and left the following month. Dec 1966 saw them add bass player Danny McCulloch (born Daniel McCulloch, 18.7.1945, in Shepherd's Bush, West London). In Mar 1968 Hammond organist Zoot Money (born George Bruno Money, 17.7.1942, at Boscombe Hospital, Bournemouth, Dorset, England) (ex Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, 1961 - Jul 1967, Dantalian's Chariot, Jul 1967 - Apr 1968) joined the band. In Aug 1968 saw Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers, 31.12.1942, the River Wye, near Poulton-le-Fylde, near Blackpool, Lancashire, England) (ex Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Feb 1964 - Jul 1967, Dantalian's Chariot, Jul 1967 - Apr 1968, The Soft Machine, May - Aug 1968). The band broke up in Dec 1968.

ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: September 1966 - October 1966
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Barry Jenkins - drums

PERSONAL: October 1966 - December 1966
Eric Burdon - lead vocals
Barry Jenkins - drums

        John Weider - guitar, celeste, violin (replaced Dave Rowberry)
        Victor Harvey 'Vic' Briggs III - guitar (replaced Hilton Valentine)
        Tom Parker - organ

LIVE SHOW: Tue December 13, 1966 The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, London, England

PERSONAL: December 1966 - March 1968
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Barry Jenkins - drums

John Weider - guitar, celeste, violin
Vic Briggs - guitar

Daniel 'Danny' McCulloch - bass (replaced Chas Chandler)

STUDIO SESSION: Sun January 8, 1967 London The band records the album 'Winds Of Change'

LIVE SHOW: Sat January 28, 1967 Live In London, England

LIVE SHOW: Tue January 31, 1967 The Rum Runners Club, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

STUDIO SESSION: Frid February 10, 1967 USA The band records more of the album 'Winds Of Change'

LIVE SHOW: Sun March 19, 1967 The Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, California, USA
LIVE SHOW: Tue March 21, 1967 The Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
LIVE SHOW: Sun March 25, 1967 The Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA

LIVE SHOW: Tue April 18, 1967 The Barton Town Hall, Adelaide, Australia
LIVE SHOW: Thur April 20, 1967 The Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia

LIVE SHOW: Frid July 21, 1967 The Orchid Ballroom, Croydon, Surrey, England

LIVE SHOW: Sun August 6, 1967 The Speakeasy Club, 48 Margaret Street, Mayfair, West London, England

LIVE SHOW: Tue August 8, 1967 The Marquee Club, London, England, with Timebox

LIVE SHOW: Frid October 6, 1967 The Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, Kent, England

STUDIO SESSION: Frid December 1, 1967 Los Angeles, California, USA The band records the album 'The Twain Shall Meet'

LIVE SHOW: Thur December 2, 1967 The Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire, England

LIVE SHOW: Mon December 6, 1967 Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

LIVE SHOW: Thur December 9, 1967 Coventry University, Coventry, Warwickshire, England

LIVE SHOW: Sun December 12, 1967 Exeter University, Exeter, Devon, England

LIVE SHOW: Thur December 16, 1967 The String Of Beads, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

LIVE SHOW: Frid December 17, 1967 The Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington Village, near Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England

LIVE SHOW: Sun December 19, 1967 The Marquee Club, London, England, supported by Eire Apparent

LIVE SHOW: Wed December 22, 1967 The All-Night Christmas Dream Party The Olympia, London, England, with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, The Pink Floyd, The Graham Bond Organisation, The Soft Machine, The Sam Gopal Dream, The Paper Blitz Tissue, Jeffrey Shaw and the Plastic Circus, Keith West and Tomorrow, John Peel

LIVE SHOW: Thur December 23, 1967 The Pier Ballroom, Hastings, Sussex, England

THE AMERICAN TOUR

LIVE SHOW: Frid February 2, 1968 The Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, California, USA, supported by Eire Apparent This was the first gig of the tour. Eire Apparent toured with The Animals up until the end of May.

PERSONAL: March 1968 - August 1968
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        George Bruno 'Zoot' Money - Hammond organ, piano, vocals
        John Weider - guitar, celeste, violin
        Vic Briggs - guitar
        Danny McCulloch - bass, vocals, 12 string guitar
        Barry Jenkins - drums

STUDIO SESSION: Wed May 1 1968 Los Angeles, California, USA The band records 'Every One Of Us' album

PERSONAL: August 1968 - December 1968 (band broke up)
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Zoot Money - Hammond organ, piano, vocals
        Andrew James 'Andy' Summers - lead guitar, vocals
        John Weider - bass, celeste, violin (replaced Danny McCulloch)
        Barry Jenkins - drums

STUDIO SESSION: Thur October 31 1968 Hollywood, California, USA The band records double album 'Love Is'

In Dec 1968 the band disbanded after the sudden end of their Japanese tour

THE ANIMALS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL: 22 December 1968
        Eric Burdon - lead vocals
        Alan Price - Hammond organ
        Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
        Chas' Chandler - bass
        John Steel - drums

LIVE SHOW: The Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, A One off concert for the Percy Hedley Spastic School and the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Tyneside