He renounced drugs and alcohol, renewed his Christian faith, and began to seek a different artistic direction than Beckley or Bunnell. Years of life on the road with America had taken a toll on him.
In 2004, he released an autobiography about that era entitled An American Band: The America Story which was very difficult for him to write because of the bad memories it brought up. Peek abused alcohol and other drugs during his time touring with the band and elected to leave shortly after America's February 1977 release of the Harbor album, disenchanted with the travel, recreational drug use, and female groupies. "Lonely People" and "Today's the Day" also hit No. As a member of America, Peek wrote or co-wrote four Top 100 singles: " Don't Cross the River" (No. Known for singing the high harmonies, Dan Peek contributed lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, and harmonica to their recordings during his tenure in the band. Soon afterwards, the three former London Central High School classmates Peek, Beckley, and Bunnell began making music together. ( March 2018)Īfter a brief stint at Old Dominion University in Virginia during 1969, Peek returned from the U.S. Because the Ronald McDonald Houses exist to provide housing for families of hospitalized children close to hospitals around the United States and the world, Peek donated these five guitars to the San Diego house, which were subsequently sold to a collector, resulting in a $50,000 donation (equivalent to $67,000 in 2022). Peek remembered this experience when, about a year before he died, he decided to dispose of five of his vintage guitars. When Peek was a young boy, he suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and had to be hospitalized for weeks 100 miles (160 km) away from the family home his parents could only visit occasionally. March 11, 2021), with whom he would write a number of songs, including " Lonely People". It is there that he met Bunnell and Beckley at London Central High School. He moved again to England in 1968 with his family when his father was assigned to a base in London. For the 1965–66 school year, Peek attended San Angelo Central High School after his family relocated from Pakistan earlier that year. īeginning in 1963, Peek was educated at London Central Elementary High School at Bushey Hall in North London. Peek was born in Panama City, Florida, on November 1, 1950, while his father was in the U.S. He has been called a "pioneer in contemporary Christian music". Daniel Milton Peek ( November 1, 1950 – July 24, 2011) was an American musician best known as a member of the folk rock band America from 1970 to 1977, together with Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell.
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