War (American band)

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]

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[1] progressive soul[2] black rock[3] jazz-rock[4] Latin rock[5]
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

References

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