Feb 13 2025 50 mins 17
Over sixty years of pounding the skins, watching the world change while The Animals’ songs stay raw and urgent. Animals founding member John Steel, is still keeping the beat. This isn’t just House of the Rising Sun or Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood. It’s Bob Dylan epiphanies, BBC battles, and the refusal to be a museum piece. The Animals weren’t supposed to last, but they did. Turn it up. John Steel tells the story.
Further information
Animals and Friends – tour dates
John Steel on 60 years of The Animals podcast tracks
Podcasts also available: John Steel – 2022, Steve Cropper, Jim McCarty – The Yardbirds, Paul Jones – Manfred Mann, Terri Thal – Bob Dylan’s first manager
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