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America is a rock band, formed in England in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio first met as sons of U.S. Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. The band achieved significant popularity in the 1970's, and was famous for the trio's close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk rock sound. This popularity was confirmed by a string of hit albums and singles, including their 1972 hit 'A Horse with No Name'.

Links To Peel
According to Sheila in Margrave Of The Marshes, the group made the decision for Peel to move out from London to village life in East Anglia: "'What did it for John was when an entire band - America, in fact, who went on to achieve that all important number three spot in the charts in January 1972 with 'Horse With No Name' - turned up on our crumbling doorstep at two in the morning, bursting to sing us a selection of their songs. John was uncommonly forthright in expressing his determination to return to bed with their bleatings unheard. So that was it. Goodbye, London.'"

Current playlists available on the site does not show Peel playing any tracks from the group.

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