America

The year 2025 marks the 55nd Anniversary of Grammy-winning perennial classic-rock favorite, America. Founding members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former band mate Dan Peek) met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly...

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Curbside Commandos. Amazing that the airlines even let us check this many bags.

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Backstage with our buddy Al Stewart 🙂 the Year of the Horse meets the Cat with No Name

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Our good friend Henry Diltz at the Ojai Film Festival with bass player Rich Campbell.

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The "Nine Fans" ride again.

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Year of the Cat meets Horse with No Name. Al Stewart and Dewey Bunnell.

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Happy birthday 🎂 shout out to our multi-talented music media mensch Eric Halvorsen, seen here boarding an American Eagle flight to Kansas City this week 😎 Let's rock!

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We are always thrilled and humbled to see the reach our songs have achieved after a half century. Thanks to #TheKillers for sharing their stage "down under"!

The Killers bring out America's Gerry Beckley for 'Sister Golden Hair'

The Killers brought out America co-frontman Gerry Beckley for a performance of the band's 'Sister Golden Hair' in Sydney

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Sir George Martin had great ears, and great fashion sense. Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley, George Martin and Dewey Bunnell of America (the band)

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On the road again...2023!

We’re one month away from our first show of 2023! Who’s ready? For dates and tickets, head to VenturaHighway.com

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Attention #SiriusXM listeners! Check us out all this weekend on SiriusXM Classic Vinyl ch. 26, sharing stories and spinning songs celebrating the 50th anniversary of both our debut album and Homecoming. Scroll down for show times, or check it out in the SiriusXM app for the next two weeks. 12/3 at noon and also at 8PM EST12/4 at 3AM, 9AM and also 6PM EST

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https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/15539

Vinyl collectors! This Friday, be one of 500 to grab this very limited Record Store Day release! “America recorded live at the "Goodbye Summer" concert at the Oval, London on 18th July 1971 - prior to release of their first album. This SD Black Friday release features a 45 RPM vinyl 12", a CD and sleeve notes approved by band. This is the first time this content has ever been released on any format.” Get your copy this Friday!

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On the heels of ‘Homecoming’ turning 50 years old this week, today we’re celebrating another anniversary! Forty years ago today, “The Last Unicorn” soundtrack was released! Created and produced by the always brilliant Jimmy Webb, side by side with the London Symphony Orchestra, this is a project that we still hold close to our hearts.

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"Once I called my father up on the telephone and he told me he really dug my new record. I said, 'Which one's that?' He said, 'You know the one about the horse and the desert.'

I said 'Wow, that isn't me...that, ah, that's America.' And he said 'oh, well it must have been another one, or something like that.'"

Neil Young on A Horse With No Name | KMET Radio Interview | September 1973 📷 Carinthia West, 1976

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"The Last Unicorn" (Based On A Novel)

From 1982, comes a tragic tale of love and regret, about a unicorn finding her true self through the adventure of a lifetime.

Have you ever wondered what unicorns are like? Truly like? The mindset of one? Imagine what it would be like if you could be told a story through the eyes of a unicorn. Imagine the bliss one might feel, and understand the duties of a unicorn…What if it was the last one known to exist? The Last Unicorn is the perfect depiction of the life of a unicorn, and it’s a captivating story about love and…

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Thank you.  This is some of our favorite songwriting work from Jimmy Webb.

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Ventura Highway by America ~ Song Review

Ventura Highway is the opening track to the band’s second studio album; Homecoming. It is the first song I knowingly listened to by the band and was instantly captivated by the beautiful, unforgettable acoustic guitar lick and the soft, harmonising vocals.

If I can create a complex, vivid story and/or environment for a song in my mind’s eye, I know I have found a good song. When listening to Ventura Highway, I’m transported to a warm 70s summer’s evening. Something I love about this song is that I feel it’s a perfect ‘driving’ song. I can picture myself sat in an open topped car, feeling a warm, but gentle breeze as I drive along an empty road, into the sunset.

The 3 acoustic guitars are largely to thank for creating such a warmth to the song. In a live performance from 1975, guitarist Dan Peek is seen playing a twelve string which explains the beauty of the ‘full’ sound of the guitars. Dewey Bunnell’s soft vocals compliment the song perfectly, gliding beautifully over and in between Gerry Beckley and Peek’s harmonising leaping licks. Of course, the 3 way harmonies cannot be forgotten. It’s as if they’re the final piece to the puzzle; ending in an utterly timeless, unforgettable piece of music which I find myself returning to often.

~Photo sources (from blogs) below~

https://classic-r3tr0.tumblr.com/post/20892027847/great-fucking-music

https://retrostarwars.com/post/177007230085/cause-the-free-wind-is-blowin-through-your-hair

https://photoshopartistdan.tumblr.com/post/613696978945245184

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Thank you!

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Rush x America ⚡️🤠

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“Working Man With No Name” or “Sawyer Golden Hair”?

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McLean, Virginia -  Get ready for America (The Band), Tysons!  The band behind "A Horse with No Name" is coming to Capital One Hall on January 14, 2023!  Tickets go on sale this Friday but if you're subscribed to our newsletter, you'll get exclusive pre-sale access this Thursday!