Legend says the trio picked their name from an Americana-brand jukebox in a London pub. on March 10, 1972, and certified platinum on Oct. 19, 1972, America's eponymously-titled debut album was the number one album in the US for five weeks and remained on the charts for 40 weeks. He liked the group and booked them as the opening act for many of the headliners who played at the venue, including Pink Floyd. They wrote their own songs and eventually auditioned Jeff Dexter, a concert promoter who ran a popular London club called the Roundhouse. With two members from the Daze departed, the three friends decided to put together an acoustic trio. Dan took off for college but returned a year later. Gerry's father was the commanding officer at the base and he handed the three boys their high school diplomas in 1969. Before forming the Daze, the three would-be musicians also worked in a tire warehouse and a storage area, operating forklifts. While Gerry was off recording, Dan's father found jobs for Dan and Dewey in the cafeteria on base. One of his groups won a talent contest and were rewarded with a recording session. At 15, he started playing bass in school bands. ![]() A year later he started taking lessons, but as his father was transferred so often, he had a number of teachers over the next six years. Gerry, born in Texas, started playing the piano when he was three years old. Gerry, Dewey and Dan were all interested in music and had played in various other bands before forming a five-man unit called the Daze. The school was primarily for children of military families, although there were children who had parents employed by private corporations as well as the American embassy. Erry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek were all sons of American military personnel based in England when they met at London's Central High School in Bushey Park.
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