Vic Briggs
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| Vic Briggs | |
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| Birth name | Victor Harvey Briggs III |
| Also known as | Antion Vikram Singh Khalsa |
| Born | 14 February 1945 |
| Origin | Twickenham, London, England |
| Genre(s) | blues |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1965 - present |
| Associated acts | The Echoes, Steampacket, Brian Auger's Trinity, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Dusty Springfield |
| Website | antionmusic.com |
Victor Harvey Briggs III (Born 14 Feb 1945 in Twickenham, London, England) is a former blues musician.
Briggs played guitar and piano with various groups in the 1960s, including The Echoes (Dusty Springfield's backing group), Steampacket, Brian Auger's Trinity, Johnny Hallyday and Eric Burdon and The Animals.[1]
In the 1970s Briggs became a Sikh and took the name Vikram Singh Khalsa. He has made several albums of Indian music and was the first non-Indian to perform kirtan at Harimandir Sahib (also called the Golden Temple of Amritsar).[2]
Briggs currently goes by the name Antion and plays Hawaiian chant music.[3]
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