War (band)

War
War
	War in 1976
Background information
Also known as	Eric Burdon and War (1969–1970, 1976)
Origin	Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	Funk rock; funk; soul; progressive soul; black rock; jazz-rock; Latin rock;
Years active	1969–present
Labels	MGM; United Artists; MCA; Avenue;
Spinoffs	Lowrider Band
Members	Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan; James Zota Baker; Scott Martin; Stanley Behrens; Sal Rodriguez; David "Pug" Rodriguez; Marcos Reyes; Trevor Huxley;
Past members	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; Stuart Ziff; Pancho Tomaselli; Mitch Kashmar; David Urquidi;

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/rock/soul/Latin band^[8] 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").^[9]^[10] Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, psychedelia, and reggae.^[2] According to music writer Colin Larkin, their "potent fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound",^[11] while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the '70s".^[12] Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973.^[13] 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 existence, 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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^ 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.
^ Buckley, Peter (October 28, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. vii. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference Larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 901. ISBN 9780862418274.
^ "Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2009.