Vic Briggs
Vic Briggs | |
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Briggs with guitar (Dutch TV, 1967) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victor Harvey Briggs III |
| Also known as | Antion Antion Meredith Vikram Singh Khalsa |
| Born | 14 February 1945 Twickenham, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 30 June 2021 (aged 76) New Zealand |
| 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 from 1966 to 1968. Briggs, a convert to Sikhism, later played classical Indian and Hawaiian music, and adopted the name Antion Vikram Singh Meredith.