Like so many British Invasion bands, The Animals repackaged American music and sold it back to us. This group from the North of England championed John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little ...

Slick the snake doesn’t have any hands, so he hits the bass with his face. So sings Jim Moore, the impetus behind the Animal Band. He performs at the Vilar Center in Beaver Creek Monday at 6 p.m.

Former Animal Band frontman Jim Moore said he has always appreciated the opportunities his music career provided for him and his family, but as he neared his 70th birthday earlier this month, the ...