The Animals hit No.1 on the US singles chart with “House of the Rising Sun”

In 1964 The Animals hit No.1 on the US singles chart with “House of The Rising Sun” with their rendition of old folk song “The House of The Rising Sun”

The Animals make it to No.1 with “The House Of The Rising Sun” in 1964

Based on an old folk song, “The House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals was the first UK No.1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes, read more about this influential Rock classic

The Animals founder and influential keyboardist Alan Price turns 82

His distinctive organ playing on songs such as “The House Of The Rising Sun” turned Alan Price into one of the most influential Rock keyboardists. Today he turns 82

The NME Poll Winners Awards of 1965, “the greatest pop show in the world”

On April 11 1965, after having gathered in 1964 The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Hollies and Roy Orbison among others, NME reunited again on the same night an amazing line up of performers

Remembering Chas Chandler On His Birthday

Chas Chandler was the man behind The Animals bass chords and the responsible for Jimi Hendrix’s rise to fame under his management. We briefly recap the life and career of Chandler on the day of his birthday

7 Fantastic portraits of 60’s British Invasion bands issued in 1965 on the French magazine Salut Les Copains

Includes original 1960’s photographs of The Kinks, The Who, The Zombies and The Animals