Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon has one of the most arresting voices in rock history, and I never tire of it. When that gravelly roar tore through The Animals' House of the Rising Sun, it felt impossible that a young man from Walker had absorbed so much American blues soul. What I love most is his restlessness, leaping from British R&B into the funk of War without hesitation. Born in 1941 and still fronting the Animals decades on, he embodies a stubborn, lived-in authenticity. There are smoother singers, but few carry the weight of a whole life inside their voice the way Burdon does.

Name (English)

Eric Burdon

Name (Japanese)

エリック・バードン

Reading

えりっく・ばーどん

Born

May 11, 1941 (age 85)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Origin

Walker, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer / songwriter / recording artist / actor / musician

• Official sitehttp://www.ericburdon.ning.com
• Xhttps://x.com/ericburdon
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Burdon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44648

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• recording artist

Last updated

2026-06-16

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