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. . . gone. Hilton Valentine, guitarist for The Animals, passed away a few weeks ago. This is how we . . . . . . remember him. Unlike many bands of the era, he was the least known among his mates. Eric Burdon was almost a household name, and Alan Price wa...  

The Animals is so good music, i play it often. At school the Animals was always in music lessons. When i heard Santa Esmeralda, i like be miss understood not knowing it was an original Animals song. When i heard the original i can’t get enough of the song... 

. . . in the rock vocalist category. Which differs, in my humble opinion, from rock singer (Bowie and Stewart) or front man (MJ in a category all by himself). Burdon's voice was unmistakable. Hilton's Sky Pilot to Heaven Art

. . . in the shower.

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The fact that Mick and Keith are still with us is testament to clean livin' ;-) lol

. . . in their respective gene pools. After all, Charlie's two years older than both . . . . . . but looks a decade fresher. ...  

Sam Kinison came to Youngstown and my buddy and I had front row seats. We brought a bottle of Jack and other "party favors" ;-) Our night ended the next morning and it took a couple of days to recover. A little know fact: Sam was married to Aunt Peg, yes,... 

. . . he was at the same table every time, but with a different floozy. What a character . . .

Many thanks for bringing back such great memories.. I was 14 at the start of the 60's so l lived on Animals, Stones, Beatles, Moodys etc.

. . . and Ringo Starr on one occasion, taking over the drum kit for Nils Lofgren's drummer to close out a set at The Roxy. ;-)

. . . with girls posing as hunting trophies? I really miss the good ol' days. ...  

Also a group l followed were the Searchers.

I like to hear Stones songs.

. . . started.

But curiously didn't "sign on" to the band until the last five years or so. Now, I just adore their music. RIP, Mr Valentine. M4

. . . like the Beatles, Stones, Zep, Floyd, Kinks, et al., but Gerry and the Pacemakers? The Hollies? Peter and Gordon? Dave Clark Five? Not a clue . . .

The Moody Blues.

. . . showcasing Hilton's guitar mastery . . . . . . on stage. Art

It still holds up well... as do many early hits by the Animals. First song I learned to play in a "band" was House of the Rising Sun (hey, we actually did play one legit gig!) without vocals. I guess we thought we were the teeny-weeny Ventures!

. . . still are. Hank Marvin is still around, and they perform occasionally. Our previous Omega moderator, Nilo, had Peace Pipe . . . . . . set as his ring tone. I play it on the jukebox at our pool tournaments in his honor. Art