Vic Briggs | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Victor Harvey Briggs III |
Also known as | Antion Antion Meredith Vikram Singh Khalsa |
Born | Twickenham, Middlesex, England | 14 February 1945
Died | 30 June 2021 New Zealand | (aged 76)
Genres | Rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, Hawaiian music, devotional music |
Instruments | |
Years active | 1961–2021 |
Formerly of | The Echoes Dusty Springfield Steampacket Johnny Hallyday Brian Auger's Trinity Eric Burdon and The Animals |
Spouse | Kirsten Lindholm |
Website | antion.info |
Victor Harvey Briggs III (14 February 1945 – 30 June 2021) was a British blues and rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist with Eric Burdon and The Animals during the 1966–1968 period. Briggs, a convert to Sikhism, later played classical Indian and Hawaiian music, and adopted the name Antion Vikram Singh Meredith.