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  America (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
America are an American rock and roll band, most popular in the early and mid 1970s and early 1980s and now best known for their #1 hits "A Horse With No Name" and "Sister Golden Hair." They are also known for the classic rock radio staple "Ventura Highway".
America and their label could not agree on which side of the Alibi LP should be considered Side One, so they came to a unique compromise.
America was briefly caught up in controversy in 1981 when they broke the anti-apartheid international cultural boycott against South Africa and played several concerts in that country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/America_(band)   (3798 words)

  
 The Presidents of the United States of America (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Presidents of the United States of America is a Seattle alternative rock band best known for their quirky, often nonsensical songs that defied the typical sound of most bands from the Pacific Northwest at the time.
The band was formed in late 1993 by Chris Ballew (basitar) and Dave Dederer (guitbass).
In late 2004, the rights to the debut album were returned to the band, who have since reissued the album through PUSA Inc. twice: once as a Ten Year Anniversary edition with extra tracks, and again in the spring of 2006 in a low-price edition.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Presidents_of_the_United_States_of_America_(band)   (1332 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : United States of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Presidents of the United States of America are a Seattle alternative rock band best known for their quirky, nonsensical songs that defied the typical sound of most bands from the Pacific Northwest.
The band was formed in 1992 by Chris Ballew (basitar), Dave Dederer (guitbass), and Dave Thiele (drums).
The band made up names for themselves at each show, eventually settling on "The Presidents of the United States of America," since it was the longest name they thought of.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /United_States_of_America   (1130 words)

  
 Band Of America, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Band of America® has been organized to revive the quality and splendor of Paul Lavalle's Band of America for the Houston area through their director, Ralph G. Gutierrez.
 Band of America® has been organized to revive the quality and splendor of Paul Lavalle's Band of America for the Houston area.   During the 1950s, Paul Lavalle was the envy of bandleaders around the world.
The purpose of Band of America is to provide an opportunity for all adult musicians to become more proficient on their instruments, provide an opportunity to perform great musical compositions and impart lasting musical and social values to both the members of the symphonic band and the community.
houston.zami.com /BOA   (244 words)

  
 America's Pep Band - History
It was customary during that time, as it is today, for the band to play the fight song to salute the hockey team's arrival on the ice at the start of the period, or the football team's arrival on the field for the start of a half.
At one time it was customary for the band to play the alma maters of both schools prior to the start of the thrid period of hockey games.
If the band was that much of a distraction to Nichol without meaning to be, think how much of a distraction it could be to the OTHER team's goalie if HE had to play in front of the band two periods a game.
pepband.union.rpi.edu /history.html   (2037 words)

  
 National Concert Band Festival
With the opportunity to rehearse and perform with renowned conductors, perform with world-class guest artists, premiere new commissioned works for concert band and perform for a "dream audience" of outstanding high school musicians and educators from across the country, the Honor Band of America is a "must" for your band's finest musicians.
Honor Band of America members are chaperoned by Bands of America, with a staff of parents and teachers assigned to make sure they have a safe, educationally sound and positively life-changing experience.
Honor Band of America members are eligible for nomination for The Revelli Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship awarded to a National Concert Band Festival participating senior intending to pursue a career as a music educator.
www.bands.org /public/events/ncbf/hboa_info.asp?section=3   (956 words)

  
 President of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii.
The President of the United States of America (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States.
Virginia was arguably in the Confederate States of America, not the United States, at the time of Tyler's death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_the_United_States   (5309 words)

  
 Book A Band - America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The members of America met on a US Air force base in England, where their parents were stationed.
America hit the U.S. top 10 once again in 1982 With the single You Can Do Magic off of their View From The Ground Album.
America continues releasing albums, and touring in the 90's.
www.bookaband.com /browseBands/band.cfm?BandId=5973   (263 words)

  
 Mid America Freedom Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Mid America Freedom Band is a community band that was not founded on a geographical community, but on the gay community.
The band also has an Executive Director, who is in charge of making all the pieces of the organization and the band come together in harmony.
Band members can choose to pay nominal dues to ensure their voting rights in the organization at any organizational membership meeting or at the annual business meeting.
www.freedomband.com /Pages/FAQ/FAQ.aspx   (760 words)

  
 USAF Heartland of America Band – News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The USAF Heartland of America Band Concert Band performed at the Lewis and Clark Landing in downtown Omaha for the Arts on the Green Summer Concert Series.
The sounds of big band jazz entertained the crowd as the 55th Wing and the Heartland of America Band presented its first “Sundays on Parade” summer series concert on the parade grounds at Offutt AFB.
The 55th Wing presented “Kaleidoscope,” a groundbreaking joint concert with the Heartland of America Band and the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, at 2 p.m.
www.offutt.af.mil /Assoc_Units/Band/htmlpages/News.html   (406 words)

  
 America
The other two members of America kept the group going with the help of guitarist Michael Woods, fulfilling their contract with Warner Brothers with a 1978 live album and then moving to Capitol.
In 1993, after eight years without a record deal, America was finally offered the chance to record a new album with the right amount of creative control.
Beckley and Bunnell continued on and in April 1998, it was finally announced that not only was America going to be releasing a new album in June called "Human Nature", but that they had also signed a multi-album contract with a new record company, Oxygen Records, a branch of the King Biscuit Entertainment Group.
www.classicbands.com /america.html   (713 words)

  
 Amazon.com: America: Music: America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The classic rock group America was formed in the United Kingdom(you read that right) in the late sixties by the sons of soldiers in the United States military stationed there.
Unlike many rock bands of the day who were experimenting with harder, heavier sounds, or sticking to the psychedelia of the sixties, the group took on a mostly-acoustic, folksy sound that is often said to have echoed that of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
The band would release a number of albums over the years, often experimenting with different musical trends of different eras, but their debut album is probably their most consistent and their most fulfilling.
www.amazon.com /America/dp/B000002KDX   (1944 words)

  
 Miss America :: Scholarships
These scholarships were initiated in the 1990s as part of the Miss America Organization's effort to extend scholarship giving to people outside of its network of competitions.
The band director and/or school administrator are responsible for selecting a student or students to win scholarships from the award.
Band directors must contact the Miss America Parade Committee prior to the student's graduation to confirm that the funds have been awarded.
www.missamerica.org /scholarships/marchingband.asp   (251 words)

  
 The Presidents of the United States of America (band... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Durell Coleman Band - America's Premiere Party Band
The Durell Coleman Band, America's Premiere Party Band, is also Hollywood's favorite party band when it comes to putting on an event that rocks.
The band can be heard on Queen Latifah's "Dana Owens Album" and was seen on "Dr Phil's Romance Rescue" special on CBS.
And, people are still talking about the Golden Globe after- party where Prince joined the Band to bring down the house as well as Shaquille O'Neal's wedding reception where everyone took to the dance floor when the DCB took the stage.
www.dcband.com   (371 words)

  
 USAF Heritage of America Band Returning to Thurmont for Concert
The USAF Heritage of America Band has a rich history of fostering our national heritage, building and sustaining American patriotism, and enhancing the espirit de corps in the United States Air Force.
In 1946, the band moved to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and became known as the Tactical Air Command Band and had an immediate impact on the musical life of the East Coast.
Major Douglas Monroe is the new Commander and Conductor of the USAF Heritage of America Band.
www.emmitsburg.net /banner/editions/05/sept/band.htm   (473 words)

  
 Solas: America's Own Irish Band
Forming a patchwork of parkas, slickers, and umbrellas, the capacity crowd sat and stood in a pelting chill rain to catch one of the most exciting Irish traditional bands to emerge in many years, Solas, who were performing in an open-air theater on the spacious grounds of Wolf Trap Farm Park.
This brilliant acoustic quintet was the headlining act at the 20th annual Washington, D.C., Irish Folk Festival sponsored by the private, not-for-profit National Council for the Traditional Arts, the nation's oldest organization for presenting folk and ethnic culture.
Their imaginatively arranged medleys of Irish dance tunes are tight, polished, and propulsive, while the singing of lead vocalist Karan Casey, blessed with a two-and-a-half-octave range, is as clear and beautiful as the famous hand-cut crystal from her home county of Waterford.
www.celticcafe.com /archive/Hitchner/solas.htm   (1144 words)

  
 Kevin M. Cherry on The Beach Boys on National Review Online
The Family and Friends band can be dismissed somewhat easily, at least in relation to the other two.
Yet it is the early, upbeat hits of the Beach Boys that are most preserved in the current, Mike Love-led incarnation of the band.
Yet with Mike Love — the most recognizable voice of the band, and lyricist of many of the early hits — as well as Johnston, who has been a member since 1965, the Beach Boys are worthy of the name.
www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment-cherry070802.asp   (868 words)

  
 America Fans Home Page
Welcome to the America Fans web site which was created for the fans of one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time.
You'll also be able to read about some of the wonderful fans of this great band.
If you have a Java enabled browser, you can also join in the weekly live chat sessions that are held every Wednesday and Sunday night from 10 pm to 2 am ET (7 pm to 11 pm PT).
www.accessbackstage.com /america   (368 words)

  
 Item #8898714FK - God Bless America - Concert Band
Technical Notes: America's unofficial national anthem was composed by an immigrant who left his home in Siberia for America when he was only five years old.
The original version of "God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of 1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style revue, "Yip, Yip, Yaphank".
However, Berlin decided that the solemn tone of "God Bless America" was somewhat out of keeping with the more comedic elements of the show and the song was laid aside.
www.superdupermusic.com /cb/8898714.html   (478 words)

  
 Spirit of America Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Designated as "Best representing the Spirit of America" at the Washington D.C. Independence Day Parade, Spirit of America Band garners its name through its mission: spreading a love of music, a spirit of family, and the values upon which our nation was founded, to young people all over the country.
The band has been featured in exhibition with Drum Corps International and Bands of America, and includes a marching band, field band, wind ensemble, and authentic period fife and drum corps.
Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps were honored to play for the Head of State Arrival Ceremony for President Kagame of Rwanda in April, at the State House in Boston.
www.bird-feeder.com   (329 words)

  
 Bands of America: Band Together
To schedule an interview please contact Crystal Grave, Bands of America, Crystal.G@bands.org, 317.524.6221, or Emily Bowman, WTTS, emily@wttsfm.com, 317-972-9887 x229.
Instrument Donations can be made at any performance location, the Bands of America offices (39 W. Jackson Place, Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46225), the WTTS studios (92.3 WTTS Indianapolis, 10 South New Jersey Street, Suite 220, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204), and at the Indianapolis Artsgarden (Circle Centre Mall).
Representatives from WTTS-FM and Bands of America will be present to collect cash and instrument donations during this time.
www.bands.org /public/resourceroom/bandtogether06.asp   (301 words)

  
 Service Band CD's
Each of the main branches has a main band, stationed in or near Washington D.C. These bands record on a regular basis, and have since the days of John Phillip Sousa.
Not all the bands require the principal's signature, but some do, and you may as well do them all the same way.
It's a lot of work, but the net gain for your band is well worth the effort.
bandtek.com /free-cds   (521 words)

  
 The Concord Band - Discography
The CD is titled The Concord Band Salutes America, and is a collection of 17 patriotic songs including marches such as Stars and Stripes Forever and Washington Post, armed forces songs such as Semper Fidelis, and patriotic favorites such as God Bless America and America the Beautiful.
The Concord Band Salutes America is $15 and is available for purchase by phone (978-897-9969), at the Band's souvenir table at Fruitlands concerts, and at select shops in Concord Centre during the holiday season.
The CD is titled The Best of the Concord Band in Concert, 1992-1994, and features a representative set of selections from concerts during the last few years that the Band was under the baton of William M. Toland.
www.concordband.org /wintercd.html   (398 words)

  
 Bands.com - Main
Their first release, entitled 30 Days, was created in thirty days by thirty different artists, and is quite impressive.
By joining Bands.com, you'll be able to do tons of awesome stuff that normal visitors can't, like make lists of your favorite songs, create blogs, comment and vote on bands, and much more.
What's more, if you're a band, we'll give you all the space you need to upload and share your music, videos and pictures, and the capability to connect with your fans in a whole new way.
www.bands.com   (129 words)

  
 Band Membership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
NOTE: The Band Membership year begins on the first day the information is published on the Bluegrass America Web Site.
Band information is published in the Bluegrass America Band Directory for the world to see.
Member bands will be given consideration for MABC sponsored festivals and shows.
www.bluegrassamerica.com /bandmembership.html   (165 words)

  
 Reviews of America Gomorrah's debut CD Exchanging Truth for a Lie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Like all good progressive bands most of their songs are over the five minute mark, they're also quite diverse in style and contain a fair amount of melody for a metal band.
This is not the case with America Gomorrah who manage to merge the mellow and subtle opening section with a nice rocking middle section...As I mentioned initially, this album cannot be defined as a totally progressive rock album.
America Gomorrah manage to fuse classic melodic rock with progressive rock influences at times to create a very encouraging album.
www.americagomorrah.com /reviews.html   (1537 words)

  
 WHS Bands - Wheeling High School Bands
Wheeling High School's Wind Symphony has been selected as one of 17 High School concert bands invited to attend this year's Bands of America's National Concert Band Festival on March 15-17, 2007 in Indianapolis.
Since its debut in 1992, the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival has been acknowledged as one of the premier educational events for America's high school concert bands.
John Hersey High School's Symphonic Band, also a District 214 band will also be attending the festival.
www.wheelingbands.org   (176 words)

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