Sunset Blvd Records

BACK TOTHE 70S! The Caverns! JUNE 7th! Grundy County, TN Tixs Here: /3dnwpj83 with Firefall, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Orleans and Pure Prairie Leagu

On This day in 1941, Eric Burdon Lead Singer Of The Animals was born. Few voices in rock history sounded as dangerous, soulful, and unmistakable as Eric Burdon. As the frontman of The Animals during the height of the British Invasion, Burdon brought a raw blues intensity that separated the group from many of their cleaner-cut contemporaries. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Burdon grew up absorbing American blues and jazz records, channeling the grit of artists like Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, and Jimmy Witherspoon into a voice that sounded weathered long before its time. When The Animals exploded internationally with “The House of the Rising Sun” in 1964, Burdon’s haunted vocal performance transformed a traditional folk song into one of rock’s first truly cinematic recordings. Unlike many British bands inspired by American music, The Animals sounded less like imitators and more like disciples carrying the spirit of Delta blues into the amplifiers of modern rock.\n\nBy the late Sixties, Burdon had evolved again, leaving behind the sharp-edged R&B attack of The Animals for something more psychedelic, political, and unpredictable with Eric Burdon & War. Songs like “Spill the Wine” fused rock, funk, jazz, and Latin rhythms years before genre crossover became commonplace. Burdon’s career would continue through decades of reinvention, but his legacy remained rooted in authenticity — a performer equally capable of menace, vulnerability, and social commentary. Bruce Springsteen once called him “one of the great blues voices,” while generations of singers from Joe Cocker to Bon Scott absorbed elements of his vocal swagger. More than sixty years after “The House of the Rising Sun,” Burdon’s voice still feels alive with the tension, rebellion, and emotional honesty that defined the birth of classic rock.

Monday Morning Rock With Marshall Crenshaw Listen Now: /4ptyebmn from the album "The Wild Exciting Sounds Of Marshall Crenshaw: Live In The 20th and 21st Century". On CD everywhere.

The Funkiest Reissue Of The year! Get Away With The Esquires. Available Now At Amazon - Click Here: /bdfyjppz

NEW podcast w Paul & King of @buttholesurfers on the lost album ‘After The Astronaut’ - vinyl at @sunsetblvdrecords - and an update on the documentary. Listen in & follow on yer podcast app! . #vinyl #buttholesurfers #vinylpodcast

THE SMITHEREENS Return To GRASS VALLEY, CA - Center For Performing Arts! July 24 - Get Your Tickets Today: /a4wcefpe John Wesley Harding Is Our Special Guest Vocalist!

3 Time Grammy Nominee PETER CASE returns with his most personal album "MY LIFE TO LIVE" Here It now: /5784xc4b

THE SMITHEREENS Return To The Birchmere / Alexandria, VA on June 6th! Get your tickets now: /yussn3pb. Marshall Crenshaw is our special guest vocalist!

We love GENE CHANDLER - one of the greatest voices from the '60s ChiTown Soul Scene. A SONG CALLED SOUL is from the Gene's new collection "SOUL CLASSICS Play it Now: /m6dbcdx6 & order SOUL CLASSICS today at /43rmmwce

My Life To Live isn’t just a new album—it’s a statement. Stripped-down, fearless, and deeply human, this is Peter Case doing what he’s always done best: telling the truth in a way only he can. Order It Now: /3hsjhumz

You’ve NEVER Heard ‘Sugar Sugar’ Like This! Sugar Sugar (Murph Remix) – Out Now | The Archies ft. Ron Dante

Everclear delivers one of the most honest songs of the ’90s — live at the legendary Whisky a Go Go. 'FATHER OF MINE" Hear It Now: /378aa3ek from the CD / 2 Lp Set: LIVE AT THE WHISKY A GO GO!