Hilton Valentine, a North Shields born British Guitarist, Musician, and Songwriter has died on 29th January 2021, in Connecticut, United States, aged 77.
At the age of 13, Valentine had started teaching himself the Guitar bought for him by her caring mother.
Later on, in 1963, he joined some promising musicians in promoting a musical group called Allan Price Combo, which was later renamed the Animals.
After the dissolution of the Animals in September 1966, he went to America to foster his musical career until his death in 2021.