Showing posts with label Dewey Bunnell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dewey Bunnell. Show all posts

Thursday, January 18, 2024

January 19


Artists & Songs related to the broadcasts of Thessaloniki's radio legend, Yorgos Alexiou (mostly birthdays of musicians but also releases & charts)


Dewey Bunnell, born on January 19, 1952, is a member (vocalist & guitarist) of the band America.



America are famous in Hellas (& all over the world), mainly for major 70s hits such as "A Horse With No Name" (1971), "I Need You" (1972) & "Ventura Highway" (1972)...

...and minor 70s hits such as "Don't Cross The River" (1972), "Muskrat Love" (1973), "Tin Man" (1974), "Lonely People" (1974) & "Sister Golden Hair" (1975).

In the 80s, America released an album that became one of the 10 most popular Albums of the 80s in Thessaloniki's Radio (the whole list in the first comment).



Apart from the Russ Ballard penned hit "You Can Do Magic" (US # 8), the LP produced several other popular songs & hits in Thessaloniki's Radio. The biggest of them, the magnificent power ballad "Inspector Mills"



"Right Before Your Eyes" (cover version of the 1977 Ian Thomas song)


"Sometimes Lovers"



In 1983, America released the LP Your Move, that produced 3 more (minor) hits in Thessaloniki's Radio.

"The Border"


"She's A Runaway"


"Your Move"




April 4

Σαν σήμερα, Τετάρτη 4 Απριλίου 1984, σε μια εκπομπή στο πειρατικό Ράδιο 1 (Θεσσαλονίκης), όπου ο Γιώργος Αλεξίου (Σερίδης) και ο Στέφανος Δ...