Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominee WAR Continues To Resonate With Fans With Hits "Low Rider," "The Cisco Kid" & "Why Can't We Be Friends?"

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock And Roll Hall of Fame nominee, WAR, continues to tour the U.S. through the end of the year, with performances in support of their current album, EVOLUTIONARY.  WAR, who has achieved 31 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum RIAA sales honors, 11 Top 10 pop hits, and 15 Top 10 R&B hits, including "Low Rider," "Spill the Wine," "Why Can't We Be Friends," "The Cisco Kid," "The World is a Ghetto," "Gypsy Man," "Slippin' Into Darkness" and "Summer," can be voted for induction into the 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame at http://rockhall.com/voting/2015-rock-hall-nominees-fan-vote/ by December 9.

EVOLUTIONARY, the band's first new studio album in 20 years, on Far Out Records/UMe, is available on 2-CD and digitally, and includes the new album and WAR's digitally remastered, multi-Platinum GREATEST HITS collection, originally released in 1976; and never-before -released digitally or on CD.  Featuring special guest collaborations with Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Joe Walsh, Malik Yusef, and the USC Marching Band, EVOLUTIONARY showcases WAR's multi-ethnic lineup and genre-defying style, combining jazz, rock, funk, soul, R&B and Latin. 

The band's upcoming tour dates include: 

In addition to their extensive list of hits, songs from the group's legendary catalog have been featured on the soundtracks for hit movies, including: The Internship, Lethal Weapon, Boogie Nights, and Gone in 60 Seconds, popular TV shows "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Scandal," "Beverly Hills 90210," "My Name Is Earl," and "The Simpsons," and best-selling video games "Grand Theft Auto V" and "Skate 2." 

WAR's songs have also been sampled by a broad range of artists, including Flo Rida, Rick Ross, Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, TLC, Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, George Clinton, The Geto Boys, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Janet Jackson, Method Man, Redman, Smash Mouth, Tupac Shakur, Barry White, ZZ Top, Portishead, Korn, and many more.

WAR was first discovered by producer/writer Jerry Goldstein in a North Hollywood club. Eric Burdon and WAR burst onto the charts with the classic worldwide hit "Spill The Wine."   Burdon and WAR toured extensively across the United States and Europe, until Burdon departed the band during the tour. The tour continued and the band returned to Los Angeles to record their first album as WAR.

For more information on WAR, please check out:

Official Website - http://www.war.com/ 
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WARTHEBAND
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WARtheBand
Sizzle Reel - http://vimeo.com/111662920

CONTACT:
Sandy Friedman, Rogers & Cowan:  [email protected] / (310) 854-8109
Lori Lousararian-Hakola, Rogers & Cowan:  [email protected] / (310) 854-8104
Kimberly Christman, Rogers & Cowan:  [email protected] / (310) 854-8237

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