Eric Burdon War Spill The Wine (1970)

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funkrock band from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including Spill the Wine, The World Is a Ghetto, The Cisco Kid, Why Can t We Be Friends , Low Rider, and Summer ). Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae. Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard s bestselling album of 1973. The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multiethnic lineup. War was subject to many lineup changes over the course of its existence, leaving member Leroy Lonnie Jordan as the only original member in the current lineup; four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.