The Lowrider Band Research Paper
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dfasdfjlasdbvu[asvh iaschishvis visvivs The Lowrider Band (originally called Eric Burdon and War and formerly known as War) is an American funk band from Long Beach, California, known for the hit songs "Slippin' Into Darkness", "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "Summer", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "The Cisco Kid", and "The World Is a Ghetto". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae.[1] The band also transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was also subject to many line-up changes over the course of its formation, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up.
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