An American Band"An American Band", the America Story, tells the story of the formative years of AMERICA, Dan's personal road to success in music and the turbulent times that followed, leading ultimately to his spiritual awakening. |
Contents
1 Starting from Zero | 11 |
2 Kipling and Cobras | 13 |
3 The Heat Was Hot | 17 |
4 On The Road to Mangla | 23 |
5 Two Lonely Guys | 27 |
6 American Gothic | 33 |
7 Doe Run and Dont Look Back | 39 |
8 The ExCentrics | 45 |
36 Magical Mystery Holiday | 189 |
37 Getting Fuzzy | 193 |
38 Come Fly With Me | 195 |
39 A Dogs Life | 197 |
40 Hobnobbing | 201 |
41 Sting Like An Eagle | 203 |
42 The White Rose of Malibu | 207 |
43 Accept No Substitutes | 211 |
9 Up Anchor Again | 49 |
10 Oh To Be In England in 1968 | 55 |
11 School Daze | 61 |
12 Thunderbolt | 67 |
13 Turnup Tunedown and Drop | 71 |
14 Perchance to Dream | 77 |
15 Goodbye Greasy Mops Hello Amer ? | 81 |
16 Dirtpit Manor | 87 |
17 AMERICA America | 93 |
18 Top Of The Pops | 97 |
19 Up Down and UpDownUp | 101 |
20 Guitar AGoGo | 105 |
21 It Only Hurts | 111 |
22 Tax and A Hard Place | 117 |
A Confidential | 121 |
24 Homecoming | 125 |
25 The Sword Of Damocles | 129 |
26 Raw Milk and Cooked Roadies | 133 |
27 Eight Weeks A Day | 137 |
28 California Nights | 141 |
29 A Wedding Royale | 145 |
30 Honeymoon Over | 149 |
31 Head and Heart Games | 153 |
Photos | 157 |
32Into The Desert | 173 |
33 Trick Shots | 177 |
34 Over The Rainbow | 181 |
35 By George I Think Weve Got It | 185 |
44 Winds of Change | 213 |
45 Hope for you Pilgrims | 215 |
46 Hurky Jerky Hearts | 219 |
47 Road Warriors | 223 |
48 Ramblin Dan | 227 |
49 My Stop | 231 |
50 In Your Face | 235 |
51 Pacific Rim Shot | 239 |
52 In My Own Life | 243 |
53 Hurricanes Happen | 247 |
54 Kingdom By The Sea | 251 |
55 Rush Hour | 255 |
56 Dancing Chickens | 259 |
57 Neighborhoodlum Watch | 263 |
58 Juggling Act | 267 |
59 Love Was Just Another Word | 271 |
60 Workin In A Gold Mine | 275 |
61 Honey Is That You? | 279 |
62 The Santa Ana | 283 |
63 A Silent Goodbye | 287 |
Epilogue | 291 |
64 Hollywood Bowl Part 1 | 293 |
65 Hollywood Bowl Part 2 | 295 |
66 Goodwill Hunting Jacket | 299 |
67 Random Reminiscences | 303 |
68 A Sheeps Tale | 305 |
69 Sedalia The End for now | 309 |
Common terms and phrases
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