“War” is an American funk, rock and soul band from Long Beach, California.
The band was founded by record producer Jerry Goldstein and Eric Burdon, former
lead singer of the band “The Animals”. The original lineup, known as Eric
Burdon and War, included Eric Burdon on vocals, Howard E. Scott on guitar and
vocals, Lee Oskar on harmonica and vocals, Thomas Allen on percussion and
vocals, Charles Miller on saxophone and vocals, B.B. Dickerson on bass, Leroy
“Lonnie” Jordan on keyboards and Harold Ray Brown on drums.
Their 1970 debut album, "Eric Burdon Declares War", achieved good
success and the single "Spill the Wine" launched the band's career.
Their performance at Ronnie Scott's Club in London on September 16, 1970 is
historically noteworthy because it was the last public performance of Jimi
Hendrix, who joined them on stage for the final 35 minutes of the second set of
“Eric Burdon and War”; the following day he died.
After the release of Eric Burdon and War's second album, a double LP titled
"The Black-Man's Burdon" in 1971, the band released its first album
under the name “War”.
The album was only modestly successful, but later that year the band
released "All Day Music," which included the singles "All Day
Music" and "Slippin' into Darkness." The latter single sold over
a million copies and was certified gold in June 1972. In 1972 they released
"The World Is a Ghetto", which was even more successful. Their second
single, "The Cisco Kid", received gold status and the album reached
number one on the US Billboard charts. The 1973 album, “Deliver the Word,”
featured the hits “Gypsy Man” and “Me and Baby Brother.” The group continued to
achieve success with the album "Galaxy" in 1977, whose single of the
same name was inspired by Star Wars. In 1982, “War” signed with RCA Victor
Records and recorded “Outlaw,” which included the hit singles “You Got the
Power,” “Outlaw” and “Just Why.” Thomas Allen died of a brain aneurysm on stage
in 1988.
Album
1971 - War
1971 - All Day Music
1972 - The World Is A Ghetto
1972 - War Live
1973 - Deliver The Word
1975 - Why Can't We Be Friends ?
1977 - Galaxy
1977 - Platinum Funk
1977 - Platinum Jazz
1977 - Love Is All Around
1978 - Youngblood (Original Soundtrack)
1979 - The Music Band
1979 - The Music Band 2
1982 - Outlaw
1983 - The Music Band Jazz
1985 - Life (Is So Strange)
1985 - Where There's Smoke
1987 - The Other Side Of War Warms Your Heart
1994 - Peace Sign
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