Eric Burdon

He continues to record and tour on his own.
. Burdon reunited briefly with the other Animals in 1976 and 1983, but the band broke up again after both reunions. You can add to this the fact that 5 of their records during this period were double-sided hits, with 3 of them in a row! Actually, as far as vocal groups go, the Clovers, Dominoes, Drifters, and Midnighters pretty much had the charts tied up during this period. Burdon quit the group in 1971 for a solo career, although War continued without him. It’s true that “Sixty Minute Man,” “Honey Love,” and “Work With Me Annie” were bigger hits than any Clovers tune, but “Don’t You Know I Love You,” “Fool, Fool, Fool,” and “Lovey Dovey,” were each on the charts for over 20 weeks. This incarnation lasted until 1970 when Burdon formed a new band, War. And what about the Clovers? In the first 5 years of their existence, they had 17 R&B hits, for a total of 191 weeks on the charts.

By 1966 the other members had left, and the band was reformed as Eric Burdon and the New Animals. Even the Orioles, who were no longer a force to be reckoned with by this time, had had only 62 weeks of chart hits in their first 5 years. The Ravens had had a dismal 34. He was a founding member of the Animals, a band originally formed in Newcastle in the early 1960s. However, in their first 5 years, they placed only 7 songs on the charts for a total of 69 weeks (although “Work With Me Annie” was there for 26 of them). Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker-on-Tyne, Northumberland) was the lead singer of The Animals and later of War. Using that method, there were 15 charted songs, for a grand total of 124 weeks; this includes 23 weeks for “Honey Love.”) The only other group that had any similar impact during this period was the Midnighters. ISBN 0571134920. (However, since the Drifters weren’t formed until May 1953, let’s bend the rules a bit and compute totals for the first 5 years of their existence.

Faber and Faber. The Drifters had 10 songs, for a total of 107 weeks. I Used to Be an Animal, but I'm All Right Now. (This really should be computed by assigning points for how long a record stays at which position on the charts, but the following is a reasonable approximation.) The Dominoes, who started at almost the exact same time as the Clovers, managed to place 11 tunes on the R&B charts from 1951 to 1955; the combined time on the charts was 103 weeks (including 30 weeks for “Sixty Minute Man”). Burdon, Eric (1986). One measure of popularity is how long a record remains on the charts. In fact, the Clovers were the most popular group between 1951 and 1955.

They continually played the theater circuits, and were in demand to appear in the package shows which toured the country. In addition, the Clovers were also one of the most popular live acts during the early to mid 50s. Not only were they favorites of record buyers, but also of their peers. Jive). Extremely successful in the early- and mid-50s, the Clovers placed 21 tunes on the R&B charts, 19 of them in the top 10.

One of the most enduringly popular R&B groups has been the “Mighty Clovers” (as they were tagged by Dr. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:How to edit a page, then remove this notice. This article needs to be wikified.