Eric Burdon and Ginger Baker established their reputations during the British beat invasion of the 60s. In the early 70s, both artists started to explore African-influenced funk as a new departure from the North American blues-based rock and psychedelic explorations which had dominated the previous decade. Perhaps they were ahead of their time in this regard; neither project enjoyed the success of their iconic 60s groups, or are as well-remembered today. This post takes a brief look at this interesting and forgotten strand of British beat music history. Burdon, of course, is best known as the vocalist with the Animals. Having been impressed all my life with the intensity of his performance of House of the Rising Sun without ever actually seeing what the group looked like, it somehow made it all the more impressive to discover that those awesome vocals were coming out of the mouth of an unremarkable guy who looked barely out of his school uniform:
GINGER BAKER'S AIRFORCE AT GONZO
ERIC BURDON AT GONZO
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