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CodeDS/UK/4892
NameWar (1969-)
Variations of NameEric Burdon and War
Dates1969-
GenderGroup (Mixed)
Place of Birth/OriginLong Beach, California, United States (formed)
RelationshipsOriginal Members:
Eric Burdon – lead vocals (1969-1971, 1976-1977)
Howard E. Scott – guitar, vocals (1969–1994)
Lee Oskar – harmonica and vocals (1969–1994)
Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen – percussion and vocals (1969–1988; died 1988)
Charles Miller – saxophone and vocals (1969–1979; died 1980)
B.B. Dickerson – bass and vocals (1969–1979)
Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan – keyboards, vocals (1969–)
Harold Ray Brown – drums and vocals (1969–1994)

Members:
Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan – keyboards, vocals
Stuart Ziff – guitar, vocals
Scott Martin – saxophone, flute
Stanley Behrens – harmonica
Sal Rodriguez – drums, percussion, vocals
David "Pug" Rodriguez – percussion, vocals
Marcos Reyes – percussion

Past Members:
Ron Hammon – drums and percussion (1979–1996)
Pat Rizzo – saxophone, flute, and vocals (1979–1983, 1993–1995)
Luther Rabb – bass and vocals (1979–1984)
Alice Tweed Smith – percussion and vocals (1979–1981)
Ricky Green – bass and vocals (1984–1989)
Tetsuya "Tex" Nakamura – harmonica and vocals (1993–2006)
Rae Valentine – keyboards, percussion, and vocals (1993–2001)
Kerry Campbell – saxophone (1993–1998)
Charles Green – saxophone and flute (1993–1995)
J.B. Eckl – guitar and vocals (1994–1996)
Smoky Greenwell – harmonica (1994–1996)
Sandro Alberto – guitar and vocals (1996–1998)
Richard Marquez – drums and percussion (1996–1997)
Kenny Hudson – percussion (1997–1998)
Fernando Harkless – saxophone (1998–2011)
James Zota Baker – guitar, vocals (1998–2002)
Pancho Tomaselli – bass, vocals (2003–February 2015)
Mitch Kashmar – harmonica, vocals (2006–2011)
David Urquidi – saxophone, flute (2011–)
BiographyWar (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band 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"). Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae. Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973. The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was subject to many line-up changes over the course of its formation, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up; four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.

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