This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the wildly successful and critically lauded self-titled debut album from perennial classic-rock favorites, America. The album spawned two top-ten singles – “A Horse With No Name” and “I Need You” – and launched an enduring career based on radio-friendly folk rock punctuated by diverse and dynamic instrumentation. The combination of Gerry Beckley’s melodic pop rock and Dewey Brunnell’s folk-jazz elements and slinky Latin rhythms made the band a cornerstone of FM rock radio and contributed to other memorable Top-40 hits including “Sister Golden Hair,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man” and “Lonely People.” Special guest TBA
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the wildly successful and critically lauded self-titled debut album from perennial classic-rock favorites, America. The album spawned two top-ten singles – “A Horse With No Name” and “I Need You” – and launched an enduring career based on radio-friendly folk rock punctuated by diverse and dynamic instrumentation. The combination of Gerry Beckley’s melodic pop rock and Dewey Brunnell’s folk-jazz elements and slinky Latin rhythms made the band a cornerstone of FM rock radio and contributed to other memorable Top-40 hits including “Sister Golden Hair,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man” and “Lonely People.” Special guest TBA