Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine (21 May 1943 - 29 January 2021) was an English skiffle and rock and roll musician who was the original guitarist in the Animals. The Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine, who created one of the most famous opening riffs in 1960s pop music, has died at the age of 77. The Animals' guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band's arrangement of "The House of the Rising Sun," has died at the age of 77.
The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Valentine moved to Connecticut and settled in Wallingford in the late 1990s. Hilton Valentine died Friday at the age of 77.
The cause of his death has not been disclosed. The Animals star Hilton Valentine has died aged 77. The guitarist's death was confirmed by his wife Germaine Valentine via The Animals' record label Abkco.
LONDON (AP) - Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died. He was 77. The band's label ABKCO Music confirmed that Valentine died on Friday, saying it was told of his death by his wife, Germaine Valentine.
The cause of death was not given. "Valentine. Valentine's death was revealed by his wife, Germaine Valentine, according to the released statement.
A cause of death was not immediately given. Hilton Valentine, original guitarist for the Animals who featured on songs like "The House of the Rising Sun," has died at the age of 77. Hilton Valentine, the Animals guitarist behind one of the most famous song intros of all time, has died, aged 77.
The band's label ABKCO Music announced that Valentine had died on Saturday (30. Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died. The band's.