by Antion | Aug 15, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, London, Music History, Vic Briggs
Magic Moments in the Summer of Love #3 – Charles Lloyd In the years preceding my joining The Animals, I had been a huge jazz fan, almost to the point of fanaticism. After my first LSD experience in April of 1967, I mostly quit listening to jazz. I was moving into...
by Antion | Aug 15, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, London, Music History, Vic Briggs
Magic Moments in the Summer of Love #2 – Sergeant Pepper When I returned from the US to London, at the end of April 1967, the energy in London was exciting and so was mine. I was stoked from my first tour with the band, plus a trip around the world, plus going to...
by Antion | Aug 15, 2019 | 1967, Eric Burdon and the Animals, London, Music History, Vic Briggs
I promised you some magic moments from summer 1967, also known as the Summer of Love. Here’s: Magic Moments in the Summer of Love #1 – The Isley Brothers During the mid-60s, American R&B music became very popular in the UK. Originally, Brit artists would...
by Antion | Jul 16, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, London, Music History, Vic Briggs
29th August, 1967 Only two days later, we were slated to appear on one of the UK’s hottest TV shows. Simon Dee was originally a pirate radio DJ on Radio Caroline. In 1967, BBC 1 gave him his own TV show, the first chat show on Brit TV, called Dee Time. It proved to be...
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