Animals Bassist Danny McCulloch Dies After Heart Attack

Danny McCulloch, bassist for the Animals in the late 1960’s, has died of heart failure, his children said. Describing their father as “a giant among us,” Natasha Brearley, Nina McCulloch Kent, Tara McCulloch and Alistair Temple wrote a loving tribute published today via NME.More »

By on February 13, 2015

Danny McCulloch, bassist for the Animals in the late 1960’s, has died of heart failure, his children said. Describing their father as “a giant among us,” Natasha Brearley, Nina McCulloch Kent, Tara McCulloch and Alistair Temple wrote a loving tribute published today via NME. They described his 1966-68 tenure with Eric Burdon as producing “undoubtedly (the) best edition of the Animals,” through “the fame and limelight was thrust upon him and this didn’t quite suit this unique individual. When he left in 1968, he found creative freedom.” “Although best known for the earth-shattering riffs played with Eric Burdon and the Animals, giving depth and vitality to Burdon’s vocals,” his children said, “there was much more to his individual composition and passion for the raw music.” McCulloch played on three Animals albums, including 1967’s Winds of Change, and 1968’s The Twain Shall Meet and Every One of Us. Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «