“We spoke out against racism, hunger, gangs, crimes, and turf wars, as we embraced all people with hope and the spirit of brotherhood. It’s just as apropos today.” - WAR
WAR, the original street band, was founded by veteran record producer Jerry Goldstein and rock legend Eric Burdon in 1969. Together with the original band members Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, B.B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, the late Thomas “Papa Dee” Allen, and Charles Miller, they blended many musical styles and influences. The musical laboratory that is WAR yielded 17 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards, including the triple platinum ‘The World Is A Ghetto’ and double platinum ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ and ‘Greatest Hits’, and hit songs "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", and "The Cisco Kid".
WAR began playing live shows to sold-out audiences in the 1970s and continues their commitment to being road WARriors, touring over 150 dates a year to this day.
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#OnThisDay in WAR history, Platinum Jazz peaked at #23 on the The Billboard 200 in 1977!
Listen this #ThrowbackThursday now: fanlink.tv/WARPlatinumJazz
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JUST ANNOUNCED!! We will be bringing the Greatest Hits Tour to a few more stops in December. Come see us at @soboba_casino_resort on 12/19 and come ring in the new year with us in Honolulu at the @bluenotehawaii
Tickets on sale TOMORROW (Friday, September 18th) at War.com/tour
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🚨BIG NEWS🚨
We're very excited to invite you to hear The World Is a Ghetto in full at the Polygon Portal in Soho, London.
An all new 360º spatial audio listening experience. Every horn line, every conga break, every socially charged verse surrounding you completely.
Released in 1973, The World Is a Ghetto vaulted to No. 1 on Billboard’s pop and R&B charts, propelled by the crossover success of two top-10 singles: the album’s socially conscious title track and its rollicking follow-up, “The Cisco Kid.” Over a long and glittering career, WAR has racked up more than 20 multi-platinum, platinum, and gold albums and singles.
Experience it the way we heard it in our heads.
Very limited capacity.
If you're in London, you don't want to miss it!
Tickets: polygon-productions.live/portal/listening/war/
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It's time! We're so excited to be your In-Port guests for this years Smooth Jazz Cruise alongside Tower of Power 🥳🛳️
We'll see you on the ship ✨
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🎵 Rock and Roll hall of Fans, this one’s for you! Get the latest news, tour updates, music, and more sent straight to your inbox.
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Happy #ThrowbackThursday everyone ✨
📸 Credit: Far Out Productions
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#Throwbackthursday to us receiving the honor of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year! Who would have known these kids from Long Beach would make it this far?🌟
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In August of 1973, WAR's sixth studio album featured fan favorites like “Gypsy Man,” “Me and Baby Brother,” and the title track “Deliver the Word.” The album went on to reach #6 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the R&B Albums chart. 🔥
51 years later, the music still speaks for itself.
Listen Today: fanlink.tv/DTWWar
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“I first saw some of the guys who would eventually become WAR playing at a topless beer bar in the San Fernando Valley, backing Deacon Jones, the pro football player, and knew immediately how potent these kids were” - Jerry Goldstein on the formation of WAR
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Have you gotten tickets? 👀
Celebrate WAR’s Greatest Hits with us LIVE on the Greatest Hits 50th Anniversary Tour!
🎟️ Tickets on sale now at War.com/tour
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