Wrecking Crew Bassist Joe Osborn, Dead at 81 Though unknown by name to most of the general public Osborn helped shape the sound of Rock and Roll. You have heard him on many records from Simon & Garfunkel and the Mamas & the Papas. He was part of a unique […]
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Their first 8 albums which included their Greatest hits collection ‘History” in 1975 were all hits. That “best of” went 4 times platinum in the US, and six time platinum in Australia. The group worked hard to get there. Gerry Beckley talked about that amazing creative atmosphere at Warner Brothers […]
America’s Gerry Beckley On the Challenges With Russ Ballard & Their 80’s Comeback When the band reached #8 on the Billboard chart in 1982 with “You Can Do Magic” this served as a big comeback for America. It was their first hit since “Today’s the Day” in 1976 (written and […]
In the last 35 years in radio I’ve easily interviewed over 3-4 thousand artists and I’ve kept everything on old reel-to-reels or cassette tapes. We are slowly digitizing them now. One of my favorite interviews was with two of the three members of America. First I interviewed Gerry Beckley and […]
America had 11 Top 40 hits and 2 number 1 songs. Their first was 1972’s “A Horse With No Name” and then 1975’s “Sister Golden Hair.” They had seven Top 10 hits. Their most fruitful period were the seventies when they were a trio with Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and […]
INTERVIEW – America’s Gerry Beckley Explains Why The Bands Early Album Started with “H” This is part two of our five part series on our exclusive interview with Gerry Beckley, one of the lead voices of America. The band so far has released about 20 albums if you don’t count […]
