(funk rock, r&b, jazz) War (War & Eric Burdon) - Дискография [1970-1999] (20 CD), MP3 (tracks), 160-320 kbps

Eric Burdon - Lead Vocals
Howart Scott - guitar , vocals
B.B. Dickerson - bass , vocals
Lonnie Jordan - keyboards
Charles Miller - Tenor sax , flute
Lee Oskar - Harmonica
Harold Brown - drums
Dee Allen - percussion

This seems a fairly popular bootleg among the fans and some versions of this disc come without the “bonus” Beat Club track, Spill The Wine. An engrossing and captivating performance that really needed Spill The Wine to “close” the set with a zing! In 1969, Eric (Animals) Burdon heard a funk band called Night Shift, which became War, and they teamed up on two albums - Eric Burdon Declares War and The Black Man’s Burdon (both 1970). According to the wikipedia, while touring in 1971, Burdon collapsed on the stage during a concert, caused by an asthma attack, and War continued the tour without him. This excerpt of an interview with Gary James shows Burdon hooking up with a Black band was quite inevitable - it was just a question of time - as James asked: “What did you do after the [Ed] Sullivan shows? Go out for a drink? Go back to the hotel?” Eric Burdon: «Every opportunity I got, I would head to the Black part of town. I’d go across the tracks and get my head into the Black clubs, the Rhythm ‘n Blues clubs. When I was in New York, I spent more time up there in Harlem, up there at the Apollo. I hung out there quite a lot. Took a lot of photographs… made friends with the manager, whose name was Honey Coles. I didn't find out until later that he was one of America’s greatest dancers who retired and became the manager of The Apollo. I was fortunate enough to meet people like Muhammad Ali and become friends with people like Jimmy Witherspoon. It was a magical time and a great time. But, as soon as I found myself in the spotlight with The Animals, I was threatened with losing the freedom that I’d had as an art student. So, I had to make sure that I could make my getaway and make my escape. Like I said, get to the Black clubs and absorb the music that I loved so much».