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War

American band

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Also known as Eric Burdon & War · Eric Burdon and War · David Urquidi

Founded: 1969
Members / parts: Eric Burdon(1969–1971)
, Lonnie Jordan
, Marcos Reyes
+8 more
Genre: funk
, soul
, progressive soul
+2 more
Label: MGM Records
, United Artists Records
, MCA Records
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: Long Beach

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War is an American funk/soul/rock band formed in, Long Beach, California, in 1969.

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64 statements · 19% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Discography: War discography
Website: war.com
Start of work period: 1969
Official name: Eric Burdon & War(1969–1971)
War(since 1971)
Different from: War
Social media followers: 2,537(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 42994568
2,449(April 24, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 42994568
Name: Eric Burdon and War(1969–1970) floruit: 1976
Has spin-off: Lowrider Band

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