Hilton Valentine

Born 21 May 1943 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK

Died 29 January 2021 (aged 77)

Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine was an English skiffle and rock and roll musician who was the original guitarist in The Animals. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and into Hollywood’s Rock Walk of Fame in 2001 with the other members of The Animals.