Peek with his America bandmates: (L-R) Dewey Bunnel, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley
Thanks for the Great music.......Rest in Peace........................
Posted on 07/27/2011 10:41:47 AM PDT by Red Badger
Co-founder of folk rock group America and singer of hits such as A Horse with No Name Dan Peek has been found dead at his home in Missouri. He was 60 years old.
The cause of death is as yet unknown, however a post mortem examination is planned.
Peek co-founded America after meeting band members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell at London Central High School, a school for children with parents in the US Armed Services.
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Peek with his America bandmates: (L-R) Dewey Bunnel, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley
Thanks for the Great music.......Rest in Peace........................
Left the band, when he became a born-again Christian.
They still have to answer for Muskrat Love, though.
So young — prayers for the family.
I agree, that was their best song.
Yes, good music.
Prayers.
Didn’t the Captain and Tenielle do the definitive version?
Or was that a completely different song?
Gosh, it sounded so innocent...
Yep. I had a Sister Golden Hair too.
Nay, their best was “Ventura Highway”.
Neil Young rip offs... but in a good way.
It amazes me I can’t find “Muskrat Stew.”
I know I heard it on Dr. D. but I guess it didn’t make it to the interwebz...
Willis Alan Ramsey wrote that one.
Prayers up for him and his family.
“They still have to answer for Muskrat Love, though.”
Wasn’t that the Captain and Tennille?
(I want to punch myself for just knowing that.)
I saw them in concert in ‘87. They could jam pretty good, lots of instrumentals.
I used to sing their song with the line ‘I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no MANE’ when I was a kid. I really thought those were the words.
They played that at Jesse Ventura's Inauguration as Minnesota Governor.
A parody of the song called “Hamster Love” was written and performed by Big Daddy and included on Dr. Demento’s 30th Anniversary album.
>>Nay, their best was “Ventura Highway”.<<
Agreed — I was born and raised in So. Cal and when I was driving PCH (which becomes sort of “Ventura Highway” north of Oxnard with the top down on a typical So. Cal. sunny day, that song hit all the emotional notes.
“Horse with No Name” was a singularly bizarre song. Nice to listen to, sing-along for sure. It HAD to have been written under the influence of mind-expanding substances.
“A Horse with No Name” has got to be one of the top ten worst rock tunes. “Sister Golden Hair” not too bad although the lyrics are pretty archaic now.
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