America, the Band

An Authorized Biography

AvJude Warne

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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As if recovering from a raucous dream of the 1960s, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek arrived on 1970s American radio with a sound that echoed disenchanted hearts of young people everywhere. The three American boys had named their band after a country they’d watched and dreamt of from their London childhood Air Force base homes. What was this country? This new band? Classic and timeless, America embodied the dreams of a nation desperate to emerge from the desert and finally give their horse a name.Celebrating the band’s fiftieth anniversary, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell share stories of growing up, growing together, and growing older. Journalist Jude Warne weaves original interviews with Beckley, Bunnell, and many others into a dynamic cultural history of America, the band, and America, the nation.Reliving hits like “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” and of course, “A Horse with No Name” from their 19 studio albums and incomparable live recordings, this book offers readers a new appreciation of what makes some music unforgettable and timeless. As America’s music stays in rhythm with the heartbeats of its millions of fans, new fans feel the draw of a familiar emotion. They’ve felt it before in their hearts and thanks to America, they can now hear it, share it, and sing along.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-12-25
Mått:152 x 226 x 18 mm
Vikt:436 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:BillyBob Thornton
ISBN:9798216197423

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Jude Warne is a music journalist with publications in The Observer, The Vinyl District, Live for Live Music, No Depression, and Film International. She has written long and short-form pieces on Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Procol Harum, the Band, the Yardbirds, among others. She has also published a six-volume YA fiction series. She lives in New York City.

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. . .a meticulous and entertaining account . . . Drawing from extensive research and interviews, Warne traces the lives of band members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek, all Air Force brats who met in London in the 1960s and bonded over their shared American heritage and love of playing music. . . . Warne’s passion for the band is evident throughout, [and] Classic rock fans will enjoy this easygoing biography.

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Foreword, Billy Bob ThorntonAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Peace, Love, and Success in the Seventies PART I: THE FIRST PART OF THE JOURNEY1. The Song2. The Roots 3. The Beatles and the Beach Boys 4. The Trio 5. The Dawn 6. The Manor 7. The Album 8. The Climb 9. The Move PART II: IN HOLLYWOOD10. The Arrival 11. The California Songs 12. The Polarizer 13. The Producer 14. The Identity 15. The Freezing and the Fifty-Five Thousand 16. The Beast 17. The Split PART III: YOU CAN DO MAGIC18. The Duo 19. The Reasonless Rejection 20. The Comeback 21. The Friend 22. The Video 23. The Corporation 24. The Bowling Alley 25. The Farm(house) and the Home Studio 26. The Work 27. The Relevance 28. The Tour 29. The New Notes Bibliography