America

USA

Formed: 1970

Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock, Country, Folk

Styles: Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock

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America was a light folk-rock act of the early '70s who had several Top Ten hits, including the number ones "A Horse with No Name" and "Sister Golden Hair." Vocalists/guitarists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley met while they were still in high school in the late '60s; all three were sons of U.S. Air Force officers who were stationed in the U.K. After they completed school in 1970, they formed an acoustic folk-rock quartet called Daze in London, which was soon pared down to the trio of Bunnell, Peek, and Beckley. Adopting the name Ame...

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