Hilton Valentine
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Hilton Valentine was an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band The Animals, contributing the iconic opening riff to their hit "The House of the Rising Sun."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hilton Valentine canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Skiffledog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ The Animals II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Newcastle upon Tyne area during early career ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | unspecified natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-01-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Hilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later rock guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | British rhythm and blues boom ⓘ |
| name | Hilton Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being original lead guitarist of The Animals
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contributing iconic arpeggiated intro to "The House of the Rising Sun" ⓘ |
| notableSongContribution |
"Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood"
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"The House of the Rising Sun" NERFINISHED ⓘ "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | opening guitar riff on "The House of the Rising Sun" ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | British Invasion era of the 1960s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | North Shields, Northumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead guitarist of The Animals ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ABKCO Records
NERFINISHED
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Decca Records ⓘ MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Germaine Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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