DAN PEEK AMERICA STEVE HOFFMAN FULL

Peek recorded and performed sporadically after that, putting a revised version of “Lonely People,” which was a No. 1 on the Contemporary Christian Music chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award, while Beckley and Bunnell sang harmonies on the track “Love Was Just Another Word,” marking the last time the three recorded together - although they did occasionally reunite on stage. Peek launched his solo career wtih “All Things Are Possible” in 1979 the title track hit No. “I…was trying to walk the walk and was just unable to do it” in the band, Peek said in an interview after the publication of his memoir, “An American Band: The America Story.” But Peek, who became a born-gain Christian after becoming disenchanted with travel and recreational drug use and sex, decided to leave the band.

Returning to England after just a year away, the three musicians regrouped and formed America, hitting big with their first single, “A Horse With No Name.”Īmerica scored three platinum and three gold albums as well as eight Top 40 hits between 1971-75. Peek and Beckley played in a band called The Days, and after Peek left to attend Old Dominion University in Virginia, Bunnell took his place. He moved to England in 1963 when his father was assigned to a base there, meeting Bunnell and Beckley at London Central High School. Peek was born in Panama City, Fla., to a U.S. He added that there was some thought about asking Peek to join him and Beckley when America receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year to mark the group’s career achievements as well as the 40th anniversary of the band winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

We’ll always acknowledge Dan’s contribution, and those years that we were together as America were really special times.” “We still do ‘Lonely People’ and ‘Don’t Cross the River’ every night on stage. “Dan wrote some songs, Dan played lead guitar and Dan sang the high harmonies - so at the end of the day his contributions have never been questions,” Bunnell explains. Shortly before Peek’s death, Bunnell told that Peek’s departure from the band was “an organic split” and that he and Beckley felt no acrimony towards their former band mate. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. Video: Dan Peek’s Biggest Hit With America, “Lonely People”īeckley’s note reads, “I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan’s passing. May Dan rest in peace, and his memory be cherished forever.” My sincere condolences go out to his wife, Catherine, and the entire Peek family. He goes on to say that, “Although we eventually went our separate ways, his contributions to the music of America have always been present and will last forever. Dan was an equal and integral part of that early history, and I have never forgotten the good times we spent making that music and learning about life together.” We created lasting music together and experienced a life that we could never have imagined.

DAN PEEK AMERICA STEVE HOFFMAN FULL

It was a joyous time for the three of us, full of excitement and laughter. Dan, along with Gerry (Beckley) & myself, formed the band America as teenagers after being great friends in high school during the late 60’s. Bunnell writes that, “I am so sorry to learn of Dan’s passings. Most people liked it(it appeared) and I'm laughing to myself now cringing at what we were playing & singing in front of people back then.Man oh MAN.Bunnell and Gerry Beckley have both paid tribute to him with notes on the duo’s own web site. What's funny to me is by 12th grade '79/'80 I was writing (what we thought were 'brilliant')songs with a buddy from school and we would play these songs at lunch time (or break time,before or after school) since we would bring our crappy guitars to school with us. I love the 'Hits' but, agree that America has a very nice body of 'Non-Hit' songs that are as good (some better depending on what your tastes are of course) Acoustically highly recommended! So, America,CSN (&Y) ,DF,NY, were the second wave of acoustic influence for me by the late '70s. Of course I had Led Zep III in '74 and JP's acoustics wowed me back then before ever thinking of playing guitar. I bought America's S/T by '78 and loved it.That was the start to 'branching out' for me in this genera. Peek was a member of the band from 1970 to 1977. The trio formed the folk-rock group America in the late 60s. Dan attended London Central High School in London, England, where he met fellow musicians Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell. When I first learned to play guitar (late '70s)I had no choice but to learn/practice on a trashed 12 string guitar with horribly high action on the fretboard & fret buzz on certain frets LOL.īut, this made me listen to more of the acoustic leaning artists and really appreciate it more since I couldn't bang out Blackdog Or Warpigs to much 'effect' on a '12 string' like I really wanted to instead. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Dan Peek was born on Novemin Panama City, Florida.

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