America(2)

:(This page concerns the rock band. For another rock band of the similar name, see United States Of America and the indie rock band, see USA(2). For the country of the same name, see America).
America is a rock band, formed in England in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio first met as sons of U.S. Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. The band achieved significant popularity in the 1970's, and was famous for the trio's close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk rock sound, helped by Jeff Dexter, who managed the band and co-produced their first album, America, and got them their first gig. They went on to have number one hits in 1972 including "A Horse with No Name". 
== Links To Peel ==
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According to Sheila in Margrave Of The Marshes, the group made the decision for Peel in 1969 to move out from London to village life in East Anglia:
"What did it for John was when an entire band - America, in fact, who went on to achieve that all important number three spot in the charts in January 1972 with 'Horse With No Name' - turned up on our crumbling doorstep at two in the morning, bursting to sing us a selection of their songs. John was uncommonly forthright in expressing his determination to return to bed with their bleatings unheard. So that was it. Goodbye, London."
The group performed for one of the 1971 Concert Shows presented by Peel, but currently there is no evidence according to available playlists that he played any of their material on his regular shows. However they did become favourites of Bob Harris, recorded sessions for him and got plenty of airplay on his early Sounds of the Seventies shows before their chart success in the USA made them decide to return home.
== Shows Played ==
* None
== Live ==
*30 November 1971: (concert show, recorded 25th November 1971)
*1. Riverside 
*2. Sea Of Destiny 
*3. A Horse With No Name 
*4. California Revisited 
*5. I Need You 
*6. Look Up Look Down 
*7. Submarine Ladies 
*8. Sandman
== See Also ==
*Singles Reviews
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Category:Artists