Today is the release date for Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary CD "Chimes of Freedom."  Recently, Google Music visited Eric in his hometown of Joshua Tree, California to shoot a live video of him performing the Bob Dylan song "Gotta Serve Somebody." Here is the wonderful result of that visit, online for your viewing pleasure!

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My name is actually Aimee Beth Sandell, and I can't figure out how to fix it this late at night!

The reason that brings me to this website is that Eric Burdon is my absolute favorite artist, ever. He even beat Thom E. Yorke of Radiohead, whom I have idolized for years. I just got into Eric about two years ago when my boyfriend, who is co-founder of a very popular music festival in Northern Michigan, put me on thier staff. I started off as thier head volunteer coordinater, then upscaled…

Totally blown away by the performance Saturday at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, IL.  As much as I like the original hits, the concert versions I heard Saturday brought a totally different interpretation to the music.  Would love to be able to buy a recording of a recent concert.

When I was young it was more important.
Pain more painful, the laughter much louder, yeah.
When I was young.

--Still important.  Godspeed, Eric.

Hi Eric:

I was just pondering your mention of returning soldiers from Iraq in your Xmas message and have this to add from an Cdn. perspective: both our nations are notorious for failing to meet the needs of our our battle-worn forces once they return home (indeed even in the theatre of war).

One poignant Cdn. example is that of Romeo Dallaire, Lieutenant General (ret'd) who commanded the U.N. Assistance Mission for Rwanda in 1994. His story is heartbreaking - one he recounted…