House of the Rising Sun (Ed Sullivan Show)

Name: House of the Rising Sun (Ed Sullivan Show)
Uploaded: 1964-01-01
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: This traditional folk song was famously performed by The Animals on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. The band's electric arrangement transformed the centuries-old ballad about a New Orleans brothel into a blues-rock standard that helped define the British Invasion sound.

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This traditional folk song was famously performed by The Animals on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. The band's electric arrangement transformed the centuries-old ballad about a New Orleans brothel into a blues-rock standard that helped define the British Invasion sound.