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** Booking America - book Rock Music Artists - Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary - © Richard De La Font Agency, Inc. - For serious booking requests only, click here: For More Information Formed in the late 60s by the offspring of American service personnel stationed in the UK, America comprised Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley. Heavily influenced by Crosby, Stills And Nash, they employed similarly strong counter-harmonies backed by acoustic guitar.
1972 seemed to be their year, they never again reached quite the success of their debut. They did however have a number 1 hit with "Sister Golden Hair" in 1975. Five years after their debut Dan Peek left the band to pursue a solo career. America hit the U.S. top 10 once again in 1982 With the single "You Can Do Magic" off of their "View From The Ground" album. After releasing "America in Concert" in the summer of 1985, the group continued to tour successfully into the '90s, and released "Human Nature" in 1998. America won a Grammy Award in 1972 for Best New Artist. Hit songs include --
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