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Savage Republic (originally named Africa Corps) is an American, Los Angeles–based post-punk band, formed in the early 1980s and known for lengthy songs with an emphasis on percussion and droning guitars. The group reformed in 2002 and remains active with a different lineup.
After several performances and a TV show, it was retitled "A Horse with No Name". The song became a major worldwide hit in early 1972. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in March 1972. [3] America's debut album was released in the U.S. that same month, with the hit song added, and quickly went platinum.
In 2012 he started collaborating with remixes on various songs and studio albums. In 2013, Life , his fourth studio album, was released under the Engraved Ritual label, featuring the song "Insects". In 2014, he achieved underground success with Time , released and owned by the Juggernaut Music Group label, and most notably with the songs "After ...
America's best-known song is their 1972 debut single, "A Horse with No Name". It was the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album and became their first number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a Top 5 hit in the United Kingdom reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, America had ...
America signed a recording contract with the British division of Warner Bros. Records and found success in 1972 with "A Horse with No Name." Beckley wrote and sang America's 1972 top-10 hit " I Need You " and its 1975 number-one hit " Sister Golden Hair ", as well as its top-20 followup " Daisy Jane ".
The Recording Industry association of America named it one of the Songs of the Century. It is interesting that the Pine Ridge Boys recorded the song on Aug. 22, 1939, and released it on Oct. 6, 1939.
2010 started out with performances at the Falls, Big Day Out and Golden Plains festivals. [17] The band then created 'The Crystal Axis' (not only the name of the album but a physical construct / a world surrounding the album) which they built (using all the synthesisers and instruments from the recording) with the help of Melbourne artist Dylan ...
Wanda Tucker first visited Angola to mark 400 years since Africans arrived in what is now America. This time she was invited by Biden. Her ancestors left in chains.