THE ANIMALS
The members of late-1950s British band The Alan Price Combo had but one interest: playing North American blues and R&B. Originally from Newcastle upon Tyne in Northern England, keyboard player Price and company indulged in their primary musical passion for several years. When likeminded singer Eric Burdon joined around 1962, there were no plans to switch and at first they didn't. But changing times converged with creative impulses and eventually brought about a new direction. Giorgio Gomelsky's involvement marked the first pivotal moment in the band's evolution when he became their manager and booked them for a lengthy stay in 1964 at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey, placing the young upstarts closer to London ... MORE ››
