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As a young musician, Bunnell was inspired by the Beatles and the Beach Boys. [7] While attending London Central High School in England, he met Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek. In 1973, he moved to Marin County, California, with his then-wife, Vivien. They had two children, Dylan and Lauren. The two divorced in 1999 and he married Penny in 2002. [4]
America are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1970 by English-born American Dewey Bunnell and Americans Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live.
Hat Trick is the third studio album by the American folk rock trio America, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1973. [5] It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard album chart; it failed to go gold, whereas the group's first two releases had platinum sales.
The album was released in June 1983. "The Border", featuring Bunnell's reworked lyrics, strings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and an energetic saxophone solo by Raphael Ravenscroft, hit number 33 on the Billboard singles chart - what would turn out to be America's last Top 40 pop hit to date. The single fared far better on adult ...
Bunnell's other offering, "Hell's On Fire", was a hard-edged rocker that had become a concert favorite in previous years. Beckley provided all the instruments and vocals on his two tracks, "On Target" and "The Farm", rendering them closer to solo efforts than traditional America offerings.
"Tin Man" is a 1974 song by the pop rock band America. It was written by band member Dewey Bunnell and produced by George Martin , who also plays the piano part on the recorded version. The song was included on the band's album Holiday , also from 1974.
America is the debut studio album by America, released in January 1972. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in Europe in late 1971 and in the US in January 1972. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.
While Silent Letter was recorded by Bunnell, Beckley and their backing band (Willie Leacox, Michael Woods, David Dickey and Jim Calire), Alibi was a virtual roll-call of the burgeoning West Coast music scene.