Gerald Linford "Gerry" Beckley (born September 12, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a founding member of the rock band America. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. America is an English-American Folk rock band originally composed of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek.
Beckley was born to an American father, and an English mother. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English He began playing the piano at the age of three, and the guitar a few years later. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles By 1962, he was playing guitar in The Vanguards — an instrumental surf music band in Virginia. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vanguards was a rock band from Oslo, Norway that debuted in 1961 Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state He spent every summer in England and soon discovered 'British invasion' music. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers
In 1967 Beckley's father became the commander at the U.S. Air Force base at West Ruislip, near London. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. West Ruislip is a Network Rail station located on Ickenham Road between Ickenham and Ruislip in western Greater London; it is served by London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Gerry attended London Central High School in Bushey, Hertfordshire, where he played in various school bands, and met his soon to be band members, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. For other meanings see Bushi and similar. Bushey (population 24000 is a Town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Dewey Bunnell (born 19 January 1951, in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) is an Anglo-American Musician, Singer Dan Peek (born 1 November 1950, Panama City, Florida) was a member of the Rock band, America from 1970 to 1977 together Originally, they played on Friday nights at the local American teen club, mostly doing acoustic covers of Crosby, Stills and Nash tunes. Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash The original drummer was a fellow classmate, Dave Atwood. This formed the core of the band that was to become known as 'America' and which got a recording contract under the auspices of former Beatles producer Sir George Martin. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. No doubt some of the inspiration for the name of their band derived from the interesting fact that they were all Americans (Although Beckley and Bunnell said it was inspired from an "Americana" jukebox on the base where they lived when they were forming the band -from PRI, Bob Edwards Weekend interview of Beckley and Bunnell, March 17, 2007) living in England.
When Gerry was younger, America toured with Jimi Hendrix. Beckley has worked with a wide variety of musicians on many projects. One of the most notable is the recording Like a Brother, done with Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys (now deceased), and Robert Lamm of Chicago. Like A Brother is a collaborative album released by members of three famous recording acts - America's Gerry Beckley, Chicago's Robert Lamm Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American Rock and roll Singer and Guitarist The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American Keyboardist, Singer and Songwriter best known for being a founding Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Beckley-Lamm-Wilson released Like a Brother in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
America, (largely Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek), is one of the more popular bands from the 1970s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Their songs from that era continue in their appeal, especially "A Horse With No Name", their debut single which went to number one on the Billboard charts; "Sister Golden Hair" (also #1 on Billboard in 1975); "Tin Man", "I Need You", "Ventura Highway", "You Can Do Magic" and "Daisy Jane", amongst others. " A Horse with No Name " is a song by the band America and their first single In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine " Sister Golden Hair " is a popular song written by Gerry Beckley and recorded by the band America for their fifth album Hearts (1975
Beckley continues to write and record music both as a solo artist and with other musicians well into the first decade of the 21st century. With Dewey Bunnell, Beckley continues touring worldwide as "America".
In May 2006, Gerry Beckley released another solo album Horizontal Fall which is a steady seller thanks in part to a loyal fan base and Beckley's uncanny ability to find the hook and the harmony; this denotes an amazing longevity for an artist who has had a lasting and significant influence on the music scene for 35 years.
In March 2007, Gerry appeared as a guest on the Australian musical quiz TV show Spicks and Specks on the ABC network.
On April 14 2007, Gerry appeared as a special guest at a Ben Kweller show at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. Ben Kweller (born 16 June 1981, San Francisco, California) is an American rock Musician. The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria is one of Melbourne 's most popular and respected medium-sized rock venues Gerry, Ben and the band performed "Sister Golden Hair" together. " Sister Golden Hair " is a popular song written by Gerry Beckley and recorded by the band America for their fifth album Hearts (1975
Discography
- Gerry Beckley Van Go Gan (1995)
- Gerry Beckley Go Man Go (2000)
- Beckley, Lamb, & Wilson Like A Brother (2000)
- Gerry Beckley Horizontal Fall (2006)
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