The Talk of the Toon

Picture Archive: Entertainment & Culture

An early promotional picture of The Animals, from 1964. The band formed in Newcastle in 1962, and had their breakthrough hit with their version of 'The House of the Rising Sun' in June 1964. Left to right: Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel.

Image: David Laws 1964 (CC BY-SA)
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