RIP Dan Peek!

[Henry II]

I don't know how many America fans are here at HOD, but, that era and that band was part of the soundtrack of my life. It's always sad when someone who touched your life in an artistic way passes.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/07/27/america-s ... nd-member/

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/30/30 ... hs-in.html

"Dan Peek was a founding member of the 1970s band America, which recorded such hits as “A Horse With No Name,” “Sister Golden Hair” and “Ventura Highway.” Peek was found dead July 24 in his home in Farmington, Mo., about 60 miles southwest of St. Louis. The cause of death was not determined. Peek was 60. He left America in 1977 and turned to contemporary Christian music. His first solo album in 1979, “All Things Are Possible,” was nominated for a Grammy Award."