Animals guitarist whose inventive playing on hits including The House of the Rising Sun pioneered a new rock'n'roll sound Although never a posturing guitar hero, Hilton Valentine, who has died aged 77, carved his own niche as a rock'n'roll pioneer with his work with the Animals. A versatile and inventive player, he will always be remembered for the distinctive arpeggio chords he played on the group's 1964 breakthrough hit The House of the Rising Sun, which topped the British and US charts. The s...
Animals guitarist whose inventive playing on hits including The House of the Rising Sun pioneered a new rock'n'roll sound Although never a posturing guitar hero, Hilton Valentine, who has died aged 77, carved his own niche as a rock'n'roll pioneer with his work with the Animals. A versatile and inventive player, he will always be remembered for the distinctive arpeggio chords he played on the group's 1964 breakthrough hit The House of the Rising Sun, which topped the British and US charts. The s...
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