Rising Sunhd May 2026

🎸 The Mystery of the Rising Sun: 60 Years of a Folk-Rock Revolution

Eric Burdon of The Animals called the song a "great trick." They performed it while touring with Chuck Berry to stand out without copying his style. It worked so well they recorded it in a single take between tour stops. Rising SunHD

Six decades later, it remains the definitive "first folk rock hit". 🎸 The Mystery of the Rising Sun: 60

While the song's origin is shrouded in mystery (is the "house" a prison, a brothel, or a gambling den?), the HD restorations of the 1964 promo allow us to see the raw intensity of a young Eric Burdon like never before. or a gambling den?)