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Retrieved October 10, 2012. Peek was born in Panama City, Fla., to a U.S. Air Force officer father. He moved to England in 1963 when his father was assigned to a base there, meeting Bunnell and Beckley at London Central High School. Peek and Beckley played in a band called The Days, and after Peek left to attend Old Dominion University in ...
America are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1970 by US artists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. Achieving significant popularity in the 1970s, the trio was famous for its close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk ...
Doer of the Word is the second solo album by former America member Dan Peek. [1] It was released in 1984, five years after the release of his first album, All Things Are Possible, and produced by Chris Christian. [2] Several songs from the album received airplay on contemporary Christian music radio. The title track hit number 2 on the ...
Background. According to Dan Peek, "Today's the Day" was the inspiration for the Rod Stewart hit "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" a US #1 single for eight weeks from November 1976 to January 1977 which also afforded Stewart an international smash hit. Peek would recall that one evening when he and his guest Rod Stewart were playing ...
After Dan Peek left America in 1977, he recalled performing "Lonely People" to close his concerts, introducing the song "with words to the effect" "that Jesus is the answer to loneliness". On the advice of a fan, Peek rewrote the lyrics of the song to convey a pro-Christian message and he recorded a revised version of "Lonely People" for his ...
Electro-Voice. (album) Electro Voice is the third solo album by former America member Dan Peek, released in 1986. [1] The first single from the album was a remake of Peek's 1975 hit with America, "Lonely People". The song reached No. 2 on the contemporary Christian music chart and No. 1 on the Christian Adult chart for four weeks.
The Best of Dan Peek. The Best of Dan Peek is the fifth solo album by former America member Dan Peek and his first compilation. Released in 1988, it includes songs from his first four albums, All Things Are Possible, Doer of the Word, Electro-Voice, and Cross Over. Several of the songs were hits on contemporary Christian music stations.
Harbor is the seventh studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in February 1977. It was the last to feature Dan Peek, who embarked on a solo Christian career shortly after the album's release. The album was produced by longtime Beatles producer George Martin, the fifth of seven consecutive albums he ...