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Alan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician who first found prominence as the original keyboardist of the English rock band the Animals.He left the band in 1965 to form the Alan Price Set; his hit singles with and without the group include "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "The House That Jack Built", "Rosetta" (with Georgie Fame) and "Jarrow Song".
Originally formed as the Alan Price Combo, [1] they changed their name to the Animals. They were supposedly dubbed "animals" because of their wild stage act, and the name stuck. [ 6 ] In a 2013 interview, Burdon denied this, stating that the name was a tribute to a friend known as "Animal" Hogg. [ 7 ]
He went on to a successful career as a solo artist and with the Alan Price Set. Mick Gallagher filled in for Price on keyboards [8] for a short time until Dave Rowberry replaced Gallagher. [9] The Animals assembled a big band to play at the fifth annual British Jazz and Blues Festival in Richmond. The Animals Big Band made their one public ...
The album marked a reunion of the five original Animals from the group's first incarnation — Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, and John Steel, in their first recording sessions since 1965. [8] Bassist Chandler produced the effort using his Barn Records team.
The original band was the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which formed in 1958; [17] they became the Animals shortly after Burdon joined the band. The Animals combined electric blues with rock; in the US they were considered one of the leading bands of the British Invasion. [18]
After Eric Burdon joined the band, the Alan Price Trio was renamed The Animals.Chandler's bass lines were rarely given critical attention but some, including the opening riff of the group's 1965 hit "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" subsequently received praise.
Animalisms is the third studio album by the English R&B/blues rock band the Animals, and was released in the United Kingdom in May 1966 on Decca Records.It was the first Animals album to be produced by Tom Wilson as well as the first to feature keyboardist Dave Rowberry after the May 1965 departure of original keyboardist Alan Price.
The Best of The Animals is the first greatest hits collection by the British rock group the ... (Eric Burdon, Alan Price) – 2:22 "I'm Crying" (Alan Price, Eric ...