War (American band)

War
War
	Original lineup in 1976
Background information
Also known as	Eric Burdon and War (1969–1970, 1976)
Origin	Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	Funk; soul; Chicano soul; progressive soul; black rock; jazz-rock; Latin rock;
Years active	1969–present
Labels	MGM; United Artists; MCA; Avenue;
Members	Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan; Stuart Ziff; Scott Martin; Stanley Behrens; Sal Rodriguez; David "Pug" Rodriguez; Marcos Reyes; Trevor Huxley;
Past member(s)	Eric Burdon; Harold Ray Brown; Howard E. Scott; Lee Oskar; B.B. Dickerson; Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen; Charles Miller; Ron Hammon; Pat Rizzo; Luther Rabb; Alice Tweed Smith; Ricky Green; Tetsuya "Tex" Nakamura; Rae Valentine; Kerry Campbell; Charles Green; J. B. Eckl; Lance Ellis; Smoky Greenwell; Sandro Alberto; Richard Marquez; Kenny Hudson; Fernando Harkless; James Zota Baker; Pancho Tomaselli; Mitch Kashmar; David Urquidi;

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/rock/soul band^[6] from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer").^[7]

References

↑ Henderson, Alex. "War - Peace Sign". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R & B and Soul. Virgin. p. 348. ISBN 9780753502419.
↑ Palmer, Robert (February 13, 1977). "Jazz Pop—A 'Failed Art Music' Makes Good". The New York Times. p. D20. Retrieved March 18, 2018. ...War, the black rock group.
↑ Hanson, Amy. "War - Deliver the Word". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
↑ Donald Clarke (1990). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 1212. ISBN 978-0-14-051147-5.
↑ Dansby, Andrew (August 24, 2018). "Houston author chronicles War, the funk, rock, soul and Latin music band". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
↑ Burdon, Eric; Craig, Jeff Marshall (October 2, 2002). Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. Da Capo Press. pp. 105–6. ISBN 978-1-56025-448-5. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[1] Henderson, Alex. "War - Peace Sign". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[Larkin-R&B-2] Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R & B and Soul. Virgin. p. 348. ISBN 9780753502419.

[3] Palmer, Robert (February 13, 1977). "Jazz Pop—A 'Failed Art Music' Makes Good". The New York Times. p. D20. Retrieved March 18, 2018. ...War, the black rock group.

[4] Hanson, Amy. "War - Deliver the Word". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[Clarke1990-5] Donald Clarke (1990). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 1212. ISBN 978-0-14-051147-5.

[6] Dansby, Andrew (August 24, 2018). "Houston author chronicles War, the funk, rock, soul and Latin music band". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[BurdonCraig2002-7] Burdon, Eric; Craig, Jeff Marshall (October 2, 2002). Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. Da Capo Press. pp. 105–6. ISBN 978-1-56025-448-5. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

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