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Did you know that "The House of the Rising Sun" is actually a traditional folk song with no known composer? Before turned it into a global rock anthem in 1964, it was being sung by 16-year-old daughters of miners in Kentucky.

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". Did you know that "The House of the

Legend has it that when Bob Dylan first heard The Animals’ version on his car radio, he jumped out of the seat! It was the moment he realized he could apply a rock rhythm to folk music, leading directly to his historic "electric" shift at the Newport Folk Festival. It worked so well they recorded it in

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