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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
WAR
Long Beach, California, USA
*  1969

Line-Up:

Lonnie Jordan - kb,perc,bg
Ron Hammond - ds
Sal Rodriguez - perc
Kerry Campbell - sax
Charles Green - sax
Tetsuya "Tex" Nakamura - hca
Rae Valentine - prog

Former Members:

Alice Tweed Smith (voc, 1979-82)
Howard Scott (g,perc, 1969-97)
Peter Rosen (bg, 1969); B.B. Dickerson (bg,kb, 1969-79); Luther Rabb (bg, 1979-84); Ricky Green (bg, 1984-?)
Harold Brown (ds, 1969-83, cca 1994-1997); Papa Dee Allen (perc, 1969-8/88)
Charles Miller (clar,sax, 1969-80)
Lee Oskar (hca,pec, 1969-92)
Pat Rizzo (tr, 1979-82)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Eric Burdon Declares War
& Eric Burdon		10/1970 Polydor50 18
2.Black Man's Burdon
& Eric Burdon		1/1971 Liberty 82
3.War02.04.1971Liberty
4.All Day Music10/1971 United Artists 16
5.The World Is A Ghetto11/1972 United Artists 1
6.Deliver The Word8/1973 United Artists 6
7.War Live
(2LP)		26.02.1974United Artists 10
8.The Other Side Of War Warms Your Heart1974
9.Why Can't We Be Friends
produced by: Jerry Goldstein/Lonnie Jordan/Howard Scott		02.05.1975United Artists 7
10.Greatest Hits8/1976 United Artists 6
11.Love Is All Around
& Eric Burdon		1/1977 ABC
12.Platinum Jazz8/1977 Blue Note 23
13.Platinum Funk07.10.1977Island
14.Galaxy25.11.1977MCA 15
15.Youngblood11.08.1978MCA 69
16.The Music Band4/1979 MCA 41
17.The Music Band 212/1979 MCA
18.The Music Band - Live11/1980 MCA
19.Outlaw3/1982 Lax/RCA 48
20.The Music Band Jazz1983 MCA
21.Life Is So Strange7/1983 Lax
22.The Best Of War And More
& Eric Burdon		5/1987 Chord 156
23.On Fire6/1987 Thunderbolt
24.Rap Declares War1992
25.Peace Sign7/1994 Avenue 200
26.Live1/1996 BMG
27.Coleccion Latina02.09.1997Avenue/BMG
28.Grooves & Messages - Greatest Hits
(2CD)		20.09.1999BMG
29.The Very Best of War15.07.2003Rhino 133
30.Best Of Eric Burdon & War
& Eric Burdon		14.04.2008Rhino
31.Greatest Hits Live14.10.2008Rhino
32.Collector's Edition: The Eight Original25.11.2008Rhino
33.Icon02.11.2010Avenue
34.Evolutionary5/2014 Universal 123
35.New York, November '9206.05.2016Air Cuts

Lee Oskar:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Lee Oskar4/1976 United Artists 29
2.Before The Rain9/1979 Elektra
3.My Road Our Road7/1981 Elektra
4.The Best Of Lee Oskar10/1995 Avenue

Lonnie Jordan:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Different Moods Of Me1978
2.The Affair1982
3.War Stories24.07.2007Fantasy
4.Attitude15.07.2016

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Spill The Wine / Magic Mountain
& Eric Burdon		5/1970 Polydor50 3
2.They Can't Take Away Our Music / Homecookin'
& Eric Burdon		12/1970 Liberty 50
3.Sun Oh Son / Lonely Feelin'3/1971 United Artists 107
4.Paint It Black / Spirit
& Eric Burdon		6/1971 Polydor
5.All Day Music / Get Down7/1971 United Artists 35
6.Slippin' Into Darkness / Nappy Head1/1972 United Artists 16
7.The World Is A Ghetto / Four Cornered Room11/1972 United Artists 7
8.The Cisco Kid / Beetles In The Bog2/1973 United Artists 2
9.Gypsy Man / Deliver The Word7/1973 United Artists 8
10.Me And Baby Brother / In Your Eyes11/1973 United Artists 15
11.Ballero (live)4/1974 United Artists 33
12.Why Can't We Be Friends / In Mazatlan4/1975 United Artists 5
13.Low Rider / So
produced by: Jerry Goldstein		9/1975 United Artists12 5
14.Cisco Kid21.05.1976Island
15.Me And Baby Brother / In Your Eyes
produced by: Jerry Goldstein
(reissue)		04.06.1976Island21
16.Summer / All Day Music30.07.1976Island 7
17.Cisco Kid24.09.1976Island
18.Slippin' Into Darkness / Nappy Head
(reissue)		11/1976 United Artists
19.L.A. Sunshine7/1977 United Artists 45
20.Galaxy / Galaxy (instrumental)
produced by: Jerry Goldstein		11/1977 MCA10 39
21.Hey Senorita / Sweet Fighting Lady31.03.1978MCA40
22.Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)8/1978 MCA
23.Youngblood10/1978 MCA
24.Good Good Feelin' / Sweet Fighting Lady4/1979 MCA 101
25.I'm The One Who Understands / Corns & Callouses8/1979 MCA
26.The World Is A Ghetto / I'll Take Care Of You08.02.1980MCA
27.I'll Be Around / The Music Band 25/1980 MCA
28.You Got The Power / Cinco De Mayo3/1982 Lax58 66
29.Outlaw5/1982 Lax 94
30.Just Because / I'm About Somebody7/1982 Lax
31.Groovin' / Groovin' (instrumental)3/1985 Bluebird43
32.Low Rider (remix) / Slippin' Into Darkness
CD + Galaxy / Me And Baby Brother		5/1987 Lax98
33.Lowrider (In The Boulevard)
& Latin Alliance		8/1991 Virgin 54
34.Spill The Wine
feat. Eric Burdon		11.03.1996ARG
35.Slippin' Into Darkness (Armand Van Helden "Club" & dub remixes)05.04.1999News
36.Galaxy 2000 (Plump DJs remix, dub & edit)21.06.1999News
37.Low Rider (Ganja Kru remix & edit) / Tobacco Road (Soundprops remix)12.07.1999News
38.Lowrider
& Mellow Trax		13.05.2002EDM
39.Low Rider / Don't Let No One Get You Down
press
(re)		13.08.2007Collectables
40.24000 Beats Under The Sandwich EP
(That Hole's OK / El Circo Doblado / 24000)
vs Sleep		22.12.2008Bar 25
41.Detroit Classics 2
(You Saved My Day (12" Special version) / Goin' Up In Smoke (12" Special disco version) / Obsession (12" version) / Wall Street (M's re-edit mix) / Junk Yard (MTY re-edit))
& Guy Cuevas & Jackie Mittoo & Eddie Kendricks & Cheyl Lynn		12.02.2010Detroit Classics
42.The M+M Mixes Volume 2 Part A: NYC Underground Disco Anthems & Previously Unreleased Exclusive Disco Mixes EP
(Caught Up (John Missing M+M extended 12' mix) / Now Is Tomorrow (John M+M Today Groove mix) / The Player (John North Philly M+M Groove mix) / Slipping Into Darkness (John M+M Out Of The Light mix))
& First Choice & Brass Construction & John Morales & Inner Life		04.04.2011BBE
43.Galaxy / City, Country, City01.05.2012MCA
44.The M+M Mixes Volume 2 Part A: NYC Underground Disco Anthems & Previously Unreleased Exclusive Disco Mixes EP
(Caught Up (John Missing M+M extended 12' mix) / Now Is Tomorrow (John M+M Today Groove mix) / The Player (John North Philly M+M Groove mix) / Slipping Into Darkness (John M+M Out Of The Light mix))
& First Choice & Brass Construction & John Morales & Inner Life		19.03.2011BBE

Lee Oskar:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.BLT6/1976 United Artists 59
2.Before The Rain / Haunted House
(v USA)		3/1979 Elektra
3.San Francisco Bay / Haunted House
(v GB)		9/1979 MCA
4.Feelin' Happy / San Francisco Bay10/1979 Elektra
5.Feelin' Happy / More Than Words Can Say3/1980 Elektra
6.Up All Night7/1981 Elektra

Awards:

2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Low Rider", 1975)

Various:

original name The Creators
1970 Night Shift
since 1970 War
1970-71 backedná kapela Erica Burdona (ex-Animals)
reunited 21.4.2008, Royal Albert Hall, London (Eric Burdon (voc), Lonnie Jordan (kb), Start Ziff (g), Francisco "Pancho" Tomaselli (bg), Fernando Harkless (sax), Mitch Kashmar (hca), Marcos Reyes (perc), Salvador Rodriguez (ds))

Compilation Appearances:

"Low Rider" on OST "A Knight's Tale" (8.5.01, Columbia)
"Cisco Kid" on OST "How High" (11.12.01, Def Jam, & Method Man & Redman & Cypress Hill)

Charles Miller:

appeared on the LP:

Levon Helm: Levon Helm And The RCO All-Stars (12/77, ABC)

Lee Oskar:

appeared on the LP:

Mitch Ryder: Detroit Breakout! (14.6.19, Cleopatra)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19808 243gig review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1971010.04.197117Pop Albumsalbum review
1972005.02.197212
1976821.02.197629Albumsalbum review
19762412.06.197634Soul Foodinterview
19762519.06.197639Caught In The Actgig review
19774505.11.197722Albumsalbum review
1978428.01.197822Singles - Soulsingle review
19781622.04.197829Albumsalbum review
1979320.01.197921Albumsalbum review
1980609.02.198023Singlessingle review
19801405.04.19805Caught In The Actgig review
19801626.04.198011After Darkinterview
1997501.02.199733Livegig review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1972002.09.197214From The Soul
1973017.02.197310Albumsalbum review
1973015.09.197338Albumsalbum review
1974016.02.19743News Desk
1974027.04.197414
1976008.05.19763News Desk
1976018.12.197626Plattersalbum review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19969 20Galerie