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London-born bassist
Danny McCulloch got his first big break while still in his teens, as a member of
Screaming Lord Sutch's backup band. In late 1965, after
Eric Burdon had disbanded what was left of the original group
the Animals,
McCulloch was taken aboard as the first new member of what became
Eric Burdon & the Animals. He was also responsible for bringing lead guitarist
John Weider into the group, having crossed paths with him before
Burdon had begun auditioning people for the spot, and
Weider, in turn, was responsible for the recruitment of fellow guitarist
Vic Briggs.
McCulloch was a singer as well as a bassist, and extended the group's range with his ability to backup
Burdon's lead vocals. In the summer of 1968,
McCulloch and
Briggs were both fired from the group;
McCulloch turned right around and embarked on a solo career, cutting an album, Wings of a Man, produced by
Briggs, for Capitol Records. In the decades since,
McCulloch has only turned up intermittently, playing bass on
Reg King's 1971 solo LP and releasing a second album of his own, entitled Beowulf and featuring an all-star array of talent (including guitarist
Chris Spedding), in 1995. ~ Bruce Eder