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Michael
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Michael
Woods
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The first group Michael Woods played with was called TURNQUIST REMEDY.
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TURNQUIST REMEDY
1969 . 1971
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Scarnecchia gtr/vcl |
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Maggi dr/pcs |
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1970: TURNQUIST REMEDY - Iowa By The Sea (Pentagram PE 10 004) |
They recorded one album in Hollywood, which was produced by Barry Kane and Al Schmitt. All the songs were written by Michael Woods, with the exception of "Last Cigarette", which was written together with Dennis Hudson and Douglas Benson, and a cover version of Richard Farina's song "Reno, Nevada".
Michael Woods appeared at
various sessions throughout the seventies.
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AMERICA 8 78
- 80
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Beckley gtr/pno/vcl |
gtr/vcl |
Woods gtr/vcl |
Dickey bs/vcl |
Leacox dr/pcs |
Calire kybds/sax |
Walsh pcs |
During their lenghty tours the group was able to develope their own style. Jimmy Calire, who did not only play the keyboards but also added some fine saxophone playing, refreshed the music of AMERICA. The first release featuring the guitar of Mike Woods was a recording of the old MAMAS AND PAPAS song"California Dreaming", which they recorded for the doundtrack to the film of the same name. The live album was the last album AMERICA had to give to Warner Brothers. In 1978 Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley started to look for a new recording contract. Finally they signed a contract with Capitol Records. After signing the contract they went into a recording studio to record their first album for the new label. The album was released in 1979.
| AMERICA recording | |
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1978: AMERICA - California Dreaming (John & Michelle Phillips) (released on the soundtrack album "v.a. - California Dreaming"; American International AILP 3001) |
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1979: AMERICA - California Dreaming (John & Michelle Phillips) b/w ? (American International AI 700) |
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1979: AMERICA - Only Game In Town (Casey Kelly / Julie Didier / Lewis Anderson) b/w High In The City (Gerry Beckley / Dewey Bunnell) (Capitol 4752) |
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1979: AMERICA - All My Life (Gerry Beckley) b/w One Morning (Dewey Bunnell) (Capitol 4777) |
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1979: AMERICA - All Around (Gerry Beckley / Dewey Bunnell) b/w 1960 (Gerry Beckley) (Capitol 4817) |
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1979: AMERICA - Silent Letter (Capitol 064-85 917) |
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1979: AMERICA - Live In Central Park (Pioneer) (Laser Disc) |
| AMERICA DVD | |
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1979: AMERICA - Live In Central Park (EMI 724354 464294) |
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1980: AMERICA - You Could've Been The One (J. Batdorf / S. Sheridan) b/w Catch That Train (Dewey Bunnell) (Capitol) |
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1980: AMERICA - Hangover (Dewey Bunnell) b/w One In A Million (Gerry Beckley) (Capitol) |
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1980: AMERICA - Survival (Gerry Beckley) b/w Only Game In Town (Casey Kelly / Julie Didier / Lewis Anderson) (Capitol) |
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1980: AMERICA - Right Back To Me (Gerry Beckley) b/w ? (Capitol) |
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1980: AMERICA - Alibi (Capitol 064-86 201) |
The recording experiences led to the idea to transfer the new fresh sound to the concerts. Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley started to restructure AMERICA. Willie Leacox and Mike Woods stayed in the new line up but David Dickey who wanted to record his own compositions left AMERICA and joined BLUE STEEL.
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AMERICA 9 80
- 81
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Woods gtr/vcl |
Dickey bs/vcl |
Leacox dr/pcs |
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AMERICA 10 1981
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Woods gtr/vcl |
Garofalo bs |
Leacox dr/pcs |
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AMERICA 11 81
- 2002
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Beckley gtr/pno/vcl |
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Woods gtr/vcl |
Palmer bs/vcl |
Leacox dr/pcs |
For the next recordings
all members of AMERICA went to the recording studio, but Dewey Bunnell and Gerry
Beckley also used many session musicians for the recordings. The same was repeated
for all of the studio recordings of the eighties. If one listens to the live
recordings, which were recorded during the eighties ("King Biscuit Flower
Hour Presents America In Concert" 1982 and "America In Concert"
1985), it is difficult to understand the reasons for this decision, as the live
recordings in most cases sounded better than the studio recordings.
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1982: AMERICA - You Can Do Magic (Russ Ballard) b/w Even The Score (Dewey Bunnell) (Capitol 5142) |
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1982: AMERICA - Right Before Your Eyes (Ian Thomas) b/w Inspector Mills (Gerry Beckley) (Capitol 5177) |
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1982: AMERICA - Jody (Russ Ballard) b/w Inspector Mills (Gerry Beckley) (Capitol) |
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1983: AMERICA - The Border (Russ Ballard / Dewey Bunnell) b/w Sometimes Lovers (Gerry Beckley) (Capitol 5236) |
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1983: AMERICA - Cast The Spirit (Russ Ballard) b/w My Dear (Dewey Bunnell) (Capitol 5275) |
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1984: AMERICA - Special Girl (E. Schwartz / D. Tyson) b/w Unconditional Love (Gerry Beckley) (Capitol 5398) |
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1984: AMERICA - (Can't Fall Asleep To A) Lullaby (Dewey Bunnell / Steve Perry / Bill Mumy / Robert Haimer) b/w Fallin' Off The World (Dewey Bunnell / Bill Mumy) (Capitol 5430) |
After 1985 AMERICA seemed to have retired. There still were a few concerts but it should remain quiet till 1993. Rhino Records had asked AMERICA to record some new songs for a "Best Of..." compilation, which they were planning. "Encore" featured some new recordings. The five musicians really enjoyed their new cooperation in the studio and so they decided to become active again. In 1994 they released their first new album in almost ten years - "Hourglass". The next album was released in 1998 under the title "Human Nature". In 2000 Rhino released a 3-CD-retrospective covering the whole career of the group. The compilation even had some unreleased demo recordings. In 2001 another "Best of..." album was released and again this album had some new recordings. In 2002 AMERICA returned to their well known creativity. During the summer they recorded a christmas album together with Andrew Gold. Andrew Gold did not only produce the album but he also played all of the instruments.
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1994: AMERICA - Young Moon (Dewey Bunnell / Gerry Beckley) (American Grammophone) |
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1994: AMERICA - Hope (Gerry Beckley) (American Grammophone) |
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1994: AMERICA - Last Two To Dance ( ? ) (?) |
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1998: AMERICA - From A Moving Train (Gerry Beckley) (Oxygene Records) |
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1998: AMERICA - Wednesday Morning (Gerry Beckley) ( Oxygene Records) |
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1998: AMERICA - Moment To Moment (Gerry Beckley / Phil Galdston) (Oxygene Records) |
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1999: AMERICA - In Concert / Ohne Filter Live (InAkustik 07787 65077) |
When AMERICA returned to the stage in January 2003 the bass player was Trent Stroh. Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley did not want to rush things up, so they asked some friends to sit in. Trent Stroh played with AMERICA in January and February 2003.
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AMERICA 13 1/03
- 2/03
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Beckley gtr/pno/vcl |
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Woods gtr/vcl |
Stroh bs/vcl |
Leacox dr/pcs |
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AMERICA 14 2/03
- 3/03
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Beckley gtr/pno/vcl |
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Woods gtr/vcl |
Frichtell bs/vcl |
Leacox dr/pcs |
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AMERICA 15 4/03
- 4/05
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Beckley gtr/pno/vcl |
gtr/vcl |
Woods gtr/vcl |
Campbell bs/vcl |
Leacox dr/pcs |
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2004: AMERICA - Live At The Sydney Opera House (Roadshow Entertainment1042389) |
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2005: AMERICA - Live From Arena Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
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Campbell bs/vcl |
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