Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band the Animals and the funk band War and for his aggressive stage performance. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Burdon is a village and civil parish in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is south of the city centre. The north-west of the parish includes part of the Doxford Park estate. It has a population of 971.
In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. The word drone is also used to refer to any part of a musical instrument that is just used to produce such an effect, as is the archaic term burden (bourdon or burdon) such as, "the drone [pipe] of a bagpipe," the pedal point in an organ, or the lowest course of a lute. Burden also refers to a part of a song that is repeated at the end of each stanza, such as the chorus or refrain.
The term comes from the Frenchbourdon, a staff; or a pipe made in the form of a staff. "The drone does not take its name from the bee. It is a far older word," sharing an Indo-Europeanroot ("dhran, to drone, to hum") with the Sanskrit "dhran", the Greek "thren-os", and the English "thrum", "drum", and "dream".
Musical effect
"Of all harmonic devices, it [a drone] is not only the simplest, but probably also the most fertile."
A drone effect can be achieved through a sustained sound or through repetition of a note. It most often establishes a tonality upon which the rest of the piece is built. A drone can be instrumental, vocal or both. Drone (both instrumental and vocal) can be placed in different ranges of the polyphonic texture: in the lowest part, in the highest part, or in the middle. The drone is most often placed upon the tonic or dominant (play "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" with a drone on the tonic, on the dominant, or on both. Compare with changing chords.). A drone on the same pitch as a melodic note tends to both hide that note and to bring attention to it by increasing its importance.
1964 version of the Animals playing John Lee Hooker's Dimples.
published: 23 Sep 2008
Dimples (1997 Remaster)
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Dimples (1997 Remaster) · The Animals
Animals
℗ 1964, 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Dimples - the Animals
From The Animals with Sonny Boy Williamson - an early live recording made before they were famous.
published: 23 Sep 2008
Dimples
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Eric Burdon
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Dimples (Live)
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Newcastle (Live)
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Dimples
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Dimples · The Animals
The Singles Plus
℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Limited
Keyboards, Vocals: Alan Price
Bass Guitar: Chas Chandler
Vocals: Chas Chandler
Lead Vocals: Eric Burdon
Guitar, Vocals: Hilton Valentine
Drums, Percussion: John Steel
Producer: Mickie Most
Engineer: Val Valentin
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Eric Burdon The Animals 1964 Audio only Dimples, Baby let me Take You Home
Two Blues numbers from the Animals recorded in 1964.
published: 10 Nov 2024
Dimples
Dimples
The Animals
Album: Best of the Animals
Label: Abkco
1973
published: 26 Dec 2014
Eric Burdon, The Animals. Dimples, Talkin' 'bout You. NOT blocked in some Countries. Audio only.
I uploaded these two together as my previous videos of the Animals are blocked in some Countries. Both these Blues songs were recorded in 1964.
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Dimples (1997 Remaster) · The Animals
Animals
℗ 1964, 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals:...
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Dimples (1997 Remaster) · The Animals
Animals
℗ 1964, 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Dimples (1997 Remaster) · The Animals
Animals
℗ 1964, 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Dimples · Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
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Dimples · Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
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Dimples · Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
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Dimples · Eric Burdon · The Animals
Newcastle (Live)
℗ 2014 Ling Music Group
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Dimples · Eric Burdon · The Animals
Newcastle (Live)
℗ 2014 Ling Music Group
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Dimples · Eric Burdon · The Animals
Newcastle (Live)
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Dimples · The Animals
The Singles Plus
℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Limited
Keyboards, Vocals: Alan Price
Bass Guitar: Ch...
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Dimples · The Animals
The Singles Plus
℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Limited
Keyboards, Vocals: Alan Price
Bass Guitar: Chas Chandler
Vocals: Chas Chandler
Lead Vocals: Eric Burdon
Guitar, Vocals: Hilton Valentine
Drums, Percussion: John Steel
Producer: Mickie Most
Engineer: Val Valentin
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Dimples · The Animals
The Singles Plus
℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Limited
Keyboards, Vocals: Alan Price
Bass Guitar: Chas Chandler
Vocals: Chas Chandler
Lead Vocals: Eric Burdon
Guitar, Vocals: Hilton Valentine
Drums, Percussion: John Steel
Producer: Mickie Most
Engineer: Val Valentin
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Dimples (1997 Remaster) · The Animals
Animals
℗ 1964, 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Dimples · Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
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Released on: 2014-12-12
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Dimples · Eric Burdon · The Animals
Newcastle (Live)
℗ 2014 Ling Music Group
Released on: 2014-01-15
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Dimples · The Animals
The Singles Plus
℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Limited
Keyboards, Vocals: Alan Price
Bass Guitar: Chas Chandler
Vocals: Chas Chandler
Lead Vocals: Eric Burdon
Guitar, Vocals: Hilton Valentine
Drums, Percussion: John Steel
Producer: Mickie Most
Engineer: Val Valentin
Composer: Bracken
Composer, Writer: Hooker
Composer: John Lee Hooker
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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band the Animals and the funk band War and for his aggressive stage performance. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
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