Eric Burdon and the Animals

The brawling, blues-steeped breakthrough Animals smash, "House of the Rising Sun," remains one of rock's nearly perfect singles, thanks in large part to the raw howl of frontman Eric Burdon. His band contains no other original Animals, but at least he has one heck of a songbook to fall back on. Plus at these two shows he's plugging a brand-new solo album, 'Til Your River Runs Dry.