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Hilton Valentine, guitarist of The Animals, has died at 77 – 9TheFIX
He was 77
The Animals’ guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band’s arrangement of ‘The House of the Rising Sun,’ has died at the age of 77.
The band’s record label ABKCO Music announced Valentine’s death in a statement Friday, saying it learned of the guitarist’s death from his wife, Germaine Valentine. The statement did not identify the cause of death.
Hilton Valentine of The Animals on American Bandstand in 1983. (WireImage)
Valentine began playing guitar…
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