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Half century of America: Classic rock group performs at Palace on Friday

Republican American 28 Oct 2021
Fifty-plus years on, America is still flying its flag of harmonic rock and roll ... Among the group’s most notable tracks are the ubiquitous “Horse With No Name,” “Tin Man,” “Ventura Highway,” “Sister Golden Hair” and “You Can Do Magic.”. America was founded in London, of all places, in 1970.
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7 things to do in the Wilmington area during an event-packed autumn weekend

Star News 14 Oct 2021
America. Best known for their indelible hit "A Horse with No Name," the rock band America has been making music for more than five decades now ... Other well-known hits by America include the poppy "Sister Golden Hair" and the laid-back "Ventura Highway.".
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Bop Shop VMA Edition: Songs From Chlöe, Lorde, Polo G, And More

MTV 10 Sep 2021
However, the penultimate track on the album, “There is a Light” is a joyful celebration, a spiritual sequel to ’s danciest track, “High Horse.” With the “Ventura Highway”-esque guitar intro, “There is a Light” sounds like a lost America song, one that will have you grooving along ...
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The 50 Best Songs of 2001

Spin 30 Jun 2021
Over a snappy acoustic guitar sample from America’s 1972 hit “Ventura Highway,” Janet Jackson delivers a fun — and iconically sexy — performance on “Someone To Call my Lover.” The record, written and produced with regular collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, bounces with ease ...
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Rep. Wright remembers America's Dan Peek

News-Press Now 28 Apr 2021
I had the pleasure to meet with the Dan Peek family at the highway naming ceremony held on Saturday on April 17th in Farmington ... America recorded several gold and platinum records, including Ventura Highway, Horse With No Name, Sister Golden Hair, Tin Man, You Can Do Magic, and Lonely People, which Dan Peek wrote and sang.
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Janet Jackson’s 30 best songs – ranked!

The Observer 15 Apr 2021
30. Feedback (2008) ... 29. Better Days (2001) ... 2 B Loved (2015) ... Janet Jackson at the 2018 Essence festival in New Orleans in 2018. Photograph ... Enjoy (2006) ... Over a sampled riff taken from 70s rock band America’s sun-dappled Ventura Highway and a web of splintering synths, All for You’s second single is Jackson at her most straightforwardly goofy best ... .
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Colorado, a muse, elicits songs that connect heart to soil

Aspen Times 14 Jun 2020
... my heart in San Francisco,” by Douglass Cross, or “California dreamin’ ” from The Mamas and the Papas? If you love the southern part of the golden state, America’s “Ventura Highway” reminds you of an experience “Where the days are longer/The nights are stronger/Than moonshine.”.
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‘Why We Drive’ Takes Aim at Self-Driving Vehicles and Other Threats to Car Culture

New York Observer 10 Jun 2020
Why did Jack Kerouac write On The Road, and Willie NelsonOn The Road Again?” Why did America sing “Ventura Highway,” and why do people take cross-country road trips? In a book called Why We Drive ... Matthew Crawford, the book’s author, could have opted to examine American culture, from manifest destiny to the highway project of the 1950s and beyond.
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Classic covers planned for creative online watch party

NJ dot com 03 Jun 2020
The Friday, June 5, event will be streamed on Facebook at 9 p.m ... It’s going to feel like a live broadcast ... On what should be a fun listen, Calleo will sing lead on Canned Heat’s 1968 novelty tune “Going Up The Country.” America’s “Ventura Highway,” Paul Simon’s “Heart And Bones,” and Mandolin Orange’s “Hard Travelin’” complete the set list.  ... .
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Coronavirus listening: Finding comfort in the California sounds of '70s soft rock

Finger Lakes Times 17 Apr 2020
Best known for hits such as "A Horse with No Name," "Ventura Highway" and "Tin Man," the Los Angeles band America is an archetype of Southern California musical tranquility ... The Burbank-born Gold, who played on some of America's sessions over the years, was the son of ...
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Coronavirus listening: Finding comfort in the California sounds of ‘70s soft rock

The Los Angeles Times 16 Apr 2020
Best known for hits such as “A Horse with No Name,” “Ventura Highway” and “Tin Man,” the Los Angeles band America is an archetype of Southern California musical tranquility ... The Burbank-born Gold, who played on some of America’s sessions over the years, was the son of ...
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America returning to Dover Downs for 50th anniversary

Delaware State News 15 Jan 2020
DOVER,— America will perform at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino’s Rollins Center on Friday, June 26 ... America became a global ... Other hits include “Sister Golden Hair,” “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man” and “Sand Man.”.
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Funny, inspiring ‘Little America’ tells immigrant stories that are pleasing without preaching

Chicago Sun-Times 15 Jan 2020
Marisol (Jearnest Corchado) stumbles into success as a squash player in one of the immigrant stories on “Little America.” ... Gordon (“The Big Sick”), “Little America” kicks off with an episode titled “The Manager.” The year is 2003 ...The Silence” is bookended by “Lonely People” and “Ventura Highway,” two pop hits by the group America.

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