Eric Burdon of The Animals fame still tours pretty much constantly, a prisoner of the road. He now does his show sitting on a stool, and really isn’t very good anymore, IMHO. From what I heard, none of the The Animals except Alan Price got “a bean” for their efforts, as it all went to their manager and Price, who got sole credit for arranging House of the Rising Sun. According to Burdon, it was a group effort, but he said that guitarist Hilton Valentine’s arpeggio lead-in was the real key to the whole thing, the thing that grabbed you right off.
I saw Eric Burdon at a very small venue in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle in the 90s. He was also on Coast to Coast one night, I think when Ian Punnett was hosting. Riveting show, for me, anyway.
Long John Baldry was an interesting guy. He was famous for being tall, among other things. When I was in London in 1980, I knocked myself out going to hear him in Putney. It was worth it. He was appearing at a similar place( well, actually, tougher) in Pioneer Square in Seattle probably about 15 years ago. He didnt look nearly as tall!