Answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on war -lrb- band -rrb- 's: - years active - past members - caption - origin - label - genre - alias - name - image size - background - image - current members - associated acts Bio: the lowrider band -lrb- originally called eric burdon and war and formerly known as war -rrb- is an american funk band from long beach , california , known for the hit songs '' slippin ' into darkness '' , '' low rider '' , '' spill the wine '' , '' summer '' , '' why ca n't we be friends ? '' , '' the cisco kid '' , and '' the world is a ghetto '' . formed in 1969 , war was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock , funk , jazz , latin , rhythm and blues , and reggae . the band also transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up . war was also subject to many line-up changes over the course of its formation , leaving member leroy '' lonnie '' jordan as the only original member in the current line-up . although war 's lyrics are often socio-political in nature , their music usually had a laid-back , california funk vibe . a particular feature of war 's sound is the use of harmonica and saxophone playing melody lines in unison , sounding like a single instrument , for example in the melody of '' low rider '' . the music has been sampled and recorded by many singers and groups , ranging from r&b / pop singers such as janet jackson to nu metal band korn and hip hop groups like tlc and a$ ap mob .
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- years active is 1969 -- present- past members is see : past members- caption is original lineup in 1976- origin is long beach , california , united states- label is mgm united artists mca avenue- genre is funk reggae fusion latin brown-eyed soul electric blues soul r & b funk rock- alias is eric 1976 -rrb- burdon and war -lrb- 1969 -- 70 ,- name is war- image size is 200- background is group_or_band- image is waroriginallineup_01 . jpg- current members is leroy oskar thomas '' papa dee '' allen b.b. dickerson harold '' ray brown lonnie '' jordan howard e. scott lee- associated acts is eric burdon war band the animals senor soul