LAS VEGAS NOW (KLAS) — Las Vegas Now caught up with Dewey Bunnell, founding member of the legendary band America, forward of their present at Virgin Lodges Las Vegas this Friday.
Dewey seemed again on the band’s unbelievable historical past that features 23 studio albums and 17 Billboard Scorching 100 hit songs.
However the place did the inspiration for all of that music come from? Particularly the band’s most iconic track, “A Horse With No Name.”
Dewey mentioned that on the time he was residing in wet England and was eager for the Arizona desert landscapes he visited as a baby.
“It was the first thing I wanted to imagine and put into words… Those sights and sounds of the desert.”
As for the identify America? Dewey revealed it got here naturally. Rising up as Air Pressure youngsters stationed in London, he and his bandmates have been also known as “those American guys.” Dewey mentioned the identify was half impressed by their roots and half impressed by bands like Chicago and Kansas, which named themselves after locations within the states. Dewey added that the blokes determined to skip the identify of a metropolis and simply “go for the whole shebang.”
“Ventura Highway” was one other smash hit from America and Dewey defined that the inspiration got here from household journeys alongside the California coast, the place he developed a love of the Pacific Ocean and wide-open outdoor.
He additionally spoke about how America as soon as labored with legendary Beatles producer George Martin. It seems that a part of the Beatles’ musical DNA is in a few of the band’s songs. Throughout a recording session, Martin introduced out a cowbell that was used on “Yellow Submarine.”
“We thought, oh, that’s great. We’ve got a Yellow Submarine cowbell in there,” Dewey mentioned,
After greater than 5 many years, America’s music continues to attach with followers, one thing that isn’t misplaced on Dewey and the band.
“It’s always exciting stepping on stage… I take it very seriously.”
Tickets for America’s present at Virgin Lodges on Sept. 26 are nonetheless accessible.
