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Check out Gerry and Dewey's interview with Apple.com! |
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 America's performance on Soundstage will air this month on PBS. Please check your local listings here for the broadcast date and time in your area.America’s Soundstage performance highlights all their greatest hits, along with some surprise guests. Famed album photographer/banjo session musician Henry Diltz joins in for “Don’t Cross the River,” and Christopher Cross makes a special appearance during “Lonely People.. |
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Gerry and Dewey have joined with artists from around the world to record a song called "Grief Never Grows Old" to benefit the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis. Some of the other artists participating are Boy George, Cliff Richard, Steve Winwood, Robin and Barry Gibb, Gary Moore, Bill Wyman, Brian Wilson and many, many more. The single will be released soon under the name "One World Project" and proceeds will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee which is coordinating the British relief effort. See International Tsunami Aid Organizations >> 12.7.04 NEW! Interview with Gerry & Dewey available in Real Audio. (THANKS TO ANITA BLOOM!!) |
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 AVAILABLE NOW:"WHAT IS HIP? REMIX PROJECT VOLUME ONE" featuring "Ventura Highway" remixed by Deepsky. |
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It's time to start your holiday wish lists! America has released their very first Holiday collection which includes 3 brand new original songs! "Let It Snow""White Christmas" "A Christmas To Remember" "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" "Winter Wonderland" "Sleigh Ride" "Silent Night" "Silver Bells" "Winter Holidays" "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" "Christmas in California" "Frosty The Snowman" "The First Noel" |
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 Hey everybody! Welcome to venturahighway.com. Thanks for taking a few moments to check out the world of America.We’ve had a very busy 2004 so far. We’ve taken our show to Hawaii, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Paris, Rome, Milan and that’s just to name a few! We had two sold out shows at the Sydney Opera House which we’ve recorded for a live DVD. We are looking forward to a very busy summer concert schedule. We’ve added a few new features to the website. Gallery now has “Photos From The Road”. This will feature photos taken by band and crew as we travel the country and the world. Also check under Gallery for downloadable wallpaper. Keep checking back with us for news about the Australia DVD as well as brand new America music coming soon. Thanks very much for visiting and we’ll see you soon! -Gerry, Dewey and all with America At our recent stop in San Diego at Humphreys Concerts By The Bay, Gerry and Dewey caught up with award-winning writer Randy Wayne White. His current book "Everglades" is #20 on the NY Times Best-Seller List. Congrats Randy!  Photo: Dewey Bunnell, Randy Wayne White, Debbie Flynn, Gerry Beckley Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell are pleased to announce the addition of Richard Campbell on bass and vocals for their 2003 tour dates. Campbell began his music career in the 1980s, spending most of the decade touring with Natalie Cole. With Cole, Campbell made several television appearances including "The Tonight Show," "Top Of The Pops," "Solid Gold," and "The Nelson Mandela Freedom Fest Concert" broadcast worldwide live from Wembley Stadium and was part of her international concert performances throughout North America, Asia and the U.K. In 1989 Campbell joined with the 70's rock group Three Dog Night, featuring Cory Wells and Danny Hutton, touring North America and the Far East through 1996. After a seven week tour with Ringo Starr's All Starr Band in 1997, Campbell joined with Three Dog Night's former lead singer Chuck Negron touring and recording through 2000. Over the past 10 years, Campbell has performed often with classic rock artist Edgar Winter and singer-songwriter Dave Mason, and Campbell joined the Dave Mason Band full time in the spring of 2000. Campbell has appeared in co-billed concerts with America while performing with Three Dog Night and others, and is very excited to now have this opportunity to join Beckley and Bunnell onstage and share their music with the world. "I've always enjoyed the strong harmonies and timeless performances of this group, as well as Gerry and Dewey's songwriting genius. Being given this chance to tour and perform with these industry giants is truly an honor and a privilege, and it's an understatement to say I'm anxious to hit the road!" said Campbell." Read all about America's participation with this year's "Carl Wilson Foundation" benefit Click here: Vibrations Better Than Good at Wilson Benefit This is an open letter to anyone who attempted to see the cancelled America show in Ft. Walton Beach, FL on May 27, 2002. We wanted to offer our apologies and an explanation for the cancelled show. We had been contacted by the venue in Ft. Walton for a show at their club but due to noncompliance of the contract by the promoter, the show was cancelled on May 17, 2002. As it appears now, the local promoter for this club chose not to tell anyone that the concert was cancelled. It is unfortunate that the public, the press and the production folks were led to believe that America would be playing at that club. It has been a very unfortunate situation and the real victims are America fans and for that, we are truly sorry. We are looking forward to finding another opportunity to bring our show to the Ft. Walton Beach area and we will let everyone know when that might be scheduled. Again, we are sorry for all the inconvenience. -Gerry, Dewey and Morey Management Group
 Catch America in The Cayman Islands: Rhino Records and Ebay.com are currently auctioning off a trip to The Cayman Islands to see America in concert at the historic SeaView Hotel in April, 2002. The auction includes accommodations at the Marriott Resort on Seven Mile Beach, a rental car from Budget, two front row seats to the concert, backstage passes and a lunch with the band. This auction’s profits go to sponsor the very special PROJECT AWARE nonprofit organization, helping inform and educate the public on the condition of marine sea life. Check out Rhino-Auctions and get your Caribbean vacation with America! Click here to go to the auction.  America goes Platinum in New Zealand! |
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| Garth Brooks and America? Country superstar Garth Brooks has recorded a version of "Don't Cross The River" for his upcoming release Scarecrow. The album is slated to be released on November 13, 2001.
As production duo the Neptunes, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams have crafted
a simple symbol of our support for our fallen friends
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 UNITED WE STAND: America recently took part in the eight-hour live concert that took place October 21st at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Proceeds from the event will benefit several of the Sept. 11th funds including the American Red Cross Liberty Fund, Salvation Army Pentagon Fund and the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund. Gerry and Dewey, with the help of Brad Palmer on bass and Hank Linderman on guitar, played "Ventura Highway" and "Sister Golden Hair" for the sold-out crowd of over 50,000. Shown here is Gerry Beckley with Kelly, Michelle and Beyonce of Destiny's Child backstage at "United We Stand". More photos to come. AMERICA RISING: Between a desire for anything associated with America and the success of Janet Jackson's "Someone to Call My Lover" (which samples the song "Ventura Highway"), it's no surprise that America the group has its first entry on The Billboard 200 in 17 years. A single disc compilation of hits, "The Complete Greatest Hits" (Warner Archives/Rhino) enters the album chart at No. 193. It is the first appearance of America on the chart since "Perspective" peaked at No. 185 in November 1984. Billboard's "Chart Beat" 9.28.01 |
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"IT'S TRUE, MAN, DEWEY WINS: The 12-3 rise of Janet Jackson's "Someone To Call My Lover" (Virgin) on The Billboard Hot 100 is good news for the artist, who collects her 28th top 10 hit. But it's better news for songwriter Dewey Bunnell, who has his first top 10 hit since America's "Tin Man" peaked at No. 4 some 27 years ago. "Someone," which samples America's 1972 No. 8 "Ventura Highway," is the second-highest-ranked song of Bunnell's career - runner-up to the tune that brought America to America's attention earlier in 1972, "A Horse With No Name." Bunnell was the sole writer on that song, which spent three weeks at No. 1. As an artist, Bunnell was last in the top 10 in summer 1982, when "You Can Do Magic" went to No. 8." Billboard "Chart Beat" 9.1.01 |
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America rode onto the pop charts on "A Horse With No Name," which hit #1 in 1972. Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek (who left the band in 1977) fashioned an appealing blend of rock, pop, and folk sounds into such mellow '70s touchstones as "Ventura Highway," "Tin Man," and "Sister Golden Hair." Rhino's recent The Complete Greatest Hits gathers all these and more, bringing those Warner Bros. hits, the best of their Capitol output (including 1982's "You Can Do Magic") and a pair of new recordings on one must-have CD. We caught up with Dewey and Gerry who, in between their continuing touring and recording duties, rattled off answers to some of our nosy questions... 1. What was the first record you ever bought? Dewey: "Walk Don't Run" - The Ventures Gerry: "Surfin' Sufari"- Beach Boys 2. What's was the last record you listened to and what did you think of it? Dewey: Exerpts from "Produced By George Martin", the 50-year retrospective box set. I was amazed by the diversity of artists! Gerry: garbage "2.0" - near perfect 3. What song do you wish you had written? Dewey: "Caroline No", "All Along The Watchtower", "Born To Be Wild", "Strawberry Fields Forever" ?? Gerry: "For No One" - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney) 4. Who is your favorite Beatle? Dewey: John Lennon Gerry: George Harrison - for a life well done 5. What's your all-time favorite movie? Dewey: Wizard of Oz Gerry: "Being There" 6. If you could sing the praises of one underappreciated artist, who would you choose? Dewey: John Martyn, a British artist we worked with in the 70's, comes to mind. Gerry: Alan Sparhawk (Low) 7. Tell us about life in the entertainment biz.. Dewey: With all the public attention, it truly can be a solitary life. There certainly is no such thing as "routine" or "predictability" about the life I lead. The process of maturation into a fully functioning adult appears to be stunted...although, how can I be sure?! Gerry: Draining 8. What gets your nomination for the most absurd thing about the music/movie/TV business? Dewey: Its ability to convince the public what they like, and sell it to them until the next idea comes along. Gerry: The strangle hold that commercial radio has on what the public hears 9. Were there other names you considered performing under? If so, what were they? Dewey: We were "The Daze" momentarily, but have been "America" from the first recording. I remember playing with the idea of forming an alter-ego jam band to be called "The Flying-A Band"...which never developed! Gerry: No 10. What has been the most thrilling moment of your career so far? Dewey: The combination of having #1 records, winning a Grammy and earning Platinum awards is quite a thrill, but the energy of spending the day at a stadium gig, as we did in the 70's, with The Beach Boys, and following Santana onto the stage in the afternoon to play for 50,000 people was very thrilling! Gerry: Working with George Martin 11. For what project that you've worked on did the outcome turn out to be most different from your initial expectations? Dewey: Probably the "Harbor" album that we made on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. It had all the elements in place to have been a much better album than it turned out to be. It is memorable for the experience more than the music, in my mind. Gerry: Beckley/Lamm/Wilson - "Like A Brother" 12. What was the first thing you bought when you got your first check from playing music? Dewey: Furniture Gerry: Lancia Zagato - an Italian sportscar 13. What was the best thing about working with George Martin? Dewey: We all enjoyed the daily humor in the studios and restaurants and pubs with George and Geoff Emerick. George always made the projects an adventure by supporting our mutual desire to record in different locations, London, San Francisco, Monserrat, W.I., Colorado, etc. Gerry: the martinis 14. Tell us about your life in general... Dewey: I have had a very full life. My childhood was secure and interesting, as I moved with my Air Force family several times around the U.S and England. High School was fun in England, where I met Gerry and Dan and we ventured out into the world of pop music and culture, miraculously finding and securing our lifetime careers in the music business. I have known the joys of being married and being the proud father of my, now adult, children, Dylan and Lauren. As I have gotten older I have lost loved ones, including my mother, experienced divorce, and found new love. Along the way I have developed outside interests in art, scuba diving, fishing, baseball, memorabilia collecting etc. Gerry: Amazed by every new day... 15. What do you remember most about your hometown? Dewey: I never had a "hometown"...because of the transient nature of being an Air Force dependant. However I have fond memories of all the places I lived, notably Biloxi, MS, Omaha, NE, San Jose, CA etc. Gerry: Don't have one 16. Did you play any sports in school? Dewey: I played baseball, and lettered on the track team in high school. Gerry: Tennis 17. Tell us about your first car. Dewey: I learned to drive in England and bought my first car from a young airman on the base for $60! It was a 1950 Morris Minor, with "flip-up" indicator lights for turn signals and a split wind-shield! Gerry: Red Mini 18. What's your favorite food? Dewey: Probably, in general, seafood. I like sushi, shellfish, fried catfish, baked salmon, etc. I'm not a vegetarian...but I love vegetables of all kinds, too. Then there's always a good Cajun Rib-Eye.....hmmmm! Gerry: Italian 19. What is your most prized possession? Dewey: I have a small collection of Bay Area Figurative paintings from the 50's and 60's which I prize highly. And my autograph collection includes The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, James Dean, John Kennedy, Marlon Brando, etc. Gerry: My wedding ring 20. When did you realize for the first time that you are a grown-up? Dewey: Watching my children enter college made me feel older, and I suppose that's like feeling "grown-up". But I'm still a kid at heart and sometimes don't feel as responsible as a true grown-up...and don't really want to!! Gerry: Still waiting 21. Where is the one place you've never been that you'd most like to visit? Dewey: We've had wonderful oppurtunities to see places I've always dreamed about...trips to Australia, Japan, South America, Europe, Indonesia...safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Galapagos Islands. I even saw the Komodo Dragon in the wild! But I've never been to the Greek Isles or visited the Scandinavian countries...maybe next? Gerry: Bali |
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