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On 11 March 1973, Atwood was replaced by Dickey's former Captain bandmate, Willie Leacox. America's second album, Homecoming, was released in November 1972. Awarded a gold disc in December 1972, the album's million sales figure was confirmed by the RIAA in 1975. The group reached the top 10 again with Bunnell's "Ventura Highway".
The Last Unicorn. (1982) View from the Ground is the tenth studio album by British-American folk rock duo America, released by Capitol Records in August 1982. This album marked a comeback for a group that had been generally written off since Dan Peek 's departure five years before. It was a modest hit in the US, reaching number 41 on the ...
Alibi, released in August 1980, was the second America album not to feature a picture of the band members on the cover. (The first was a Kauai sunset photo on Harbor, where the album was recorded.) Instead, the cover sported a picture of a doll's head in the foreground of a desert landscape. Dewey Bunnell said he chose the picture while looking ...
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Jay Weaver Big Daddy Weave: 42: January 2, 2022: COVID-19: Lewis 'Lew' Jordan The Jordan Brothers: 74: January 3, 2022
He was in a high school band with Morris West, son of country star Dottie West. In 1970, Stinson first worked professionally in Dottie West's band the Heartaches, touring with Red Sovine and Don Gibson, and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. [1] In 1974, Stinson substituted for Willie Leacox for the band America 's tour. [1] [2]
March 17, 1995. (1995-03-17) (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Actor, Stand-up comedian. Years active. 1980–1995. Rick Aviles (October 14, 1952 – March 17, 1995) was an American stand-up comedian and actor of Puerto Rican descent, best remembered for portraying the villainous Willie Lopez in the film Ghost .
Wally Cox. Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He began his career as a standup comedian and then became the title character of the popular early U.S. television series Mister Peepers from 1952 to 1955. He also appeared as a character actor in over 20 films and dozens of television episodes. [1]
Willi Ninja. William Roscoe Leake (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006), better known as Willi Ninja, was an American dancer and choreographer known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning. [1] Ninja specialized in voguing and was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem 's drag balls who took inspiration from sources as far ...