Gerald Linford Beckley was born on September 12,1952 and is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, and a founding member of the band America.
13 Facts About Gerry Beckley
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Gerry Beckley was born to an American father and an English mother.
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Gerry Beckley began playing the piano at the age of three and the guitar a few years later.
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Gerry Beckley spent every summer in England and soon discovered British invasion music.
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In 1967, Gerry Beckley's father became the commander at the United States Air Force base at RAF West Ruislip, near London.
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Gerry Beckley attended London Central High School in Bushey Hall in north west London, where he played in various school bands and met his soon-to-be bandmates, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek.
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Gerry Beckley sang their '80s top-10 hit "You Can Do Magic".
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Gerry Beckley continues to write and record music both as a solo artist and with other musicians.
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Gerry Beckley has worked with a wide variety of musicians on many projects.
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In May 2006, Gerry Beckley released another solo album, Horizontal Fall.
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In March 2007, Gerry Beckley appeared as a guest on the Australian musical quiz TV show Spicks and Specks.
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Gerry Beckley debuted his 2016 Blue Elan Records solo album Carousel on September 7,2016, with a live performance at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, California.
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Gerry Beckley, now married to an Australian, splits his time between homes in California and Australia.