House of the setting sun
Animals' Hilton Valentine dies age 77 after topping charts with 60s hit The House of the Rising Sun | Daily Mail Online
that song is one of my favourites.
Animals' Hilton Valentine dies age 77 after topping charts with 60s hit The House of the Rising Sun | Daily Mail Online
Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine dies age 77: 'Pioneering' musician's death is announced by record label after topping the charts with 60s hit The House of the Rising Sun
- The guitarist's death was confirmed by record label Abkco on Friday
- In a moving tribute the label praised the 'pioneering' musician for 'influencing the sound of rock and roll'
- Hilton joined The Animals in the early 1960s when it was led by frontman Eric Burdon
- His famous guitar riff in hit The House Of The Rising Sun has gone down in music history after it topped the charts in 1964
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