Hilton Valentine, guitarist of The Animals, dies at 77 Share Updated: 11:45 AM CST Jan 31, 2021 By Dakin Andone, CNN Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Animals pose for a promotional photo in 1964. (L to R): John Steel, Alan Price, Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler and Hilton Valentine. Valentine passed away at the age of 77. SOURCE: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:45 AM CST Jan 31, 2021 By Dakin Andone, CNN The Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band s arrangement of The House of the Rising Sun, has died at the age of 77.The band s record label ABKCO Music announced Valentine s death in a statement Friday, saying it learned of the guitarist s death from his wife, Germaine Valentine. The statement did not identify the cause of death.Valentine began playing guitar as a teenager growin
Hilton Valentine, Founding Guitarist for the Animals, Dies at 77
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Hilton Valentine, the original guitarist for the Animals who played the opening riff on their hit song “House of the Rising Sun,” died on Jan. 29. He was 77.
The Animals’ label, ABKCO Music, announced Valentine’s death on their Twitter account. “Our deepest sympathies go out to @HiltonValentine’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at the age of 77,” the statement reads. “A founding member and original guitarist of The Animals, Valentine was a pioneering guitar player influencing the sound of rock and roll for decades to come.”
LONDON - Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous o