The America member …
Gerry Beckley is a founding member of the rock band America. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 12, 1952 to an American father and an English mother. He began playing the piano at age 3 and the guitar a few years later. By 1962 he was playing guitar in The Vanguards an instrumental surf music band in Virginia. He spent every summer in England and soon discovered British invasion music.
In 1967 Beckley’s father became the commander at the U.S. Air Force Base at West Ruislip, near London. Gerry attended Central High School in Hartfordshire where he played in various school bands and met his soon to be band members, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek.
Gerry has continued success with the rock band America as well as his solo releases Van Go Gan , Go Man Go (a re-mix of Van Go Gan) and the Horizontal Fall and more.
Gerry has worked with a wide variety of musicians on many projects. One of the most notable is the recording Like a Brother done with Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys and Robert Lamm of Chicago. Beckley-Lamm-Wilson released Like a Brother in 2001.
Words and picture from the official website.
Discography
Gerry Beckley
Human Nature 2024
Tracks: My Life, Amnesia, Well Worn Shoes, Crazy, Everybody's Talkin', Simone, Arrow, Folly, Where There's a Will, Even If Tomorrow, Red And Blue & One Lit Window.
Musicians on the Gerry Beckley album: Gerry Beckley, Jeff Larson, Brian Eichenberger, Steve Fekete, Jason Scheff, Brian Young, Nick Lane, Matt Combs, Stan Behrens & Ryland Steen.
Aurora
Human Nature 2022
Tracks: Aurora, I Fall Down, Never Know Why, Tickets To The Past, Way To Go, Friends Are Hard To Find, Peace Of Mind, Indy's Gatho, Aerial, Superscope & Tears.
Musicians on the Aurora album: Gerry Beckley, Jeff Larson, Jason Scheff, Ryland Steen, Nick Lane, Chris Bleth, Jeffrey Foskett, Dewey Bunnell, Steve Fekete, Jonathan Zwarth & Chatter.
Keeping The Light On
Human Nature 2021
Tracks: Disc 1: 3am, Crying, Emma, Watching The Time, Calling You, Self Image, Now Sue, Goodbye Higway, Norman & Always. Disc 2: Hang Your Head High, (I'm Your) Hear Slave, Life Lessons, Once A Distant Heart, Tokyo, Cup Of Rain, How Can I Turn You Away, Calling, Home Again & Keeping The Light On.
Discovering America
Morgan Blue Town Limited 2020
Tracks: Side 1: We Should Be Free, Empty Roads, (Our Love Is) Spinning Around & Coca Cola. Side 2: Turning, Today & Aphrodite. Bonus CD: We Should Be Free, Empty Roads, (Our Love Is) Spinning Around, Coca Cola, Turning, Today & Aphrodite.
Musicians on the Discovering America album: Gerry Beckley and others.
Van Go Gan + Go Man Go (The Van Go Gan Remixes)
Human Nature 2020
Tracks: CD1: Emma, Van Go Gan, House Of Cards, Sunrise Sunset, Goodbye Highway, One Day's Duning, Only A Kid At Heart, Playing God, International, What Happened, I Need You, Now Sue, Kiss Of Life, Hard To Sleep, Till The Sun Comes Up Again (Backwards), Now Sue (Vocals Only), Kiss Of Life (Acoustic) & Brothers And Sisters. CD2: Van Go Gan (In Arles We Can All Breathe), Goodbye Highway (The Sporty Remix), I Need You ('72 Vintage Reissue), House Of Cards (The Parsons Mix), Van Go Gan (Oil & Water Mix), What Happened? (And Then What Happened?), Now Sue (What It Ain't And Is), Location Location Location (Hollywood Hills W/Vu), Sunrise Sunset (Coming Home), Gliss (Just Gliss), Kiss Of Life (98% Sure Remix), Hard To Sleep (Insomnia Variations), Van Go Gan (Ravi MacTaggart Fife & Drum Corps Mix), Daisy & Di (The Bells Of Alfriston) & Tuesday's Child (1974 Demo).
Musicians on the Van Go Gan + Go Man Go (The Van Go Gan Remixes) album: Gerry Beckley, Fritz Lewak, Hank Linderman, Matt Beckley, Jeff Foskett, Dewey Bunnell, Mark Isham, Jason Scheff, Willie Leacox, Joe Beckley, Phil Hartman, Timothy B. Schmit, Richie Cannata, Robert Lamm& Carl Wilson.
Five Mile Road
Blue Elan Records 2019
Tracks: Life Lessons, Something To Remember, Home Again, Five Mile Road, Hang Your Head High, So Long Marni, Vagabond, Heart Of The Valley, Stop Feeling Sorry, Calling, Sudden Soldier& Two People At Once.
Musicians to the Five Mile Road album: Gerry Beckley, Jeff Larson, Hank Linderman, Dave Raven, Jason Scheff, Ryland Steen, Jeff Pevar, Rusty Young, Bill Mumy, Brian Young, Nick Lane, Larry Klimas, Jeffrey Foskett & Larry Treadwell.
Carousel
Blue Elan Records 2016
Tracks: Tokyo, Nature´s Way, Minutes Count, Don´t Let The Sun Catch You Crying, Lifeline, Widows Weeds, No Way I´m Gonna Lose You, Once A Distant Heart, To Each And Everyone, Fly, Serious & Carousel.
Musicians on the Carousel album: Gerry Beckley, Matt Beckley, Jeffrey Foskett, Jeff Larson, Nick Lane, Larry Klimas, Charles Adelphia, Jeffrey Parish, Ryland Steen & Dave Raven.
Unfortunate Casino
Human Nature Records 2011
Tracks: Always, Unfortunate Casino, Feelings Flow, Remembering, Dark River, Feel, Hello, Cup Of Rain, Simpson Sky & Fortune Fells.
Musicians on the Unfortunate Casino album: Gerry Beckley and others.
Happy Hour
Human Nature Records 2008
Tracks: Sunrise Sunset (Coming Home Remix), Emma, Watching The Time, Kiss Of Life, Crying, So Long Miami, Hang Your Head High, Van Go Gan, I´ll Be Gone, Vagabond, Only A Kid At Heart, Playing God, Goodbye Highway ´09 (The New Sporty Remix), Sheltering Sky, Smile (Happy Hour Mix), Submarine Ladies (Live), Til The Sun Comes Up Again (Live) & Monster (Live).
Musicians on the Happy Hour album: Gerry Beckley and others.
Horizontal Fall
Human Nature Records 2006
Tracks: 3am, Crying, Here & Now, Saturday Sky, Lazarus, Warm Gone Gray, I´ll Be Gone, Fireman, With My Always, Keeping The Light On, The Farmer Is A Man, Love & Leaving, Arms, 3am Reprise & Somewhere Somehow.
Musicians on the Horizontal Fall album: Gerry Beckley and others.
Go Man Go
Human Nature Records 2000
Tracks: Van Go Gan, Goodbye Highway, I Need You, House Of Cards, Van Go Gan, What Happened?, Now Sue, Location Location Location, Sunrise Sunset, Gliss, Kiss Of Life, Hard To Sleep, Van Go Gan & Daisy and Di.
Musicians on the Go Man Go album: Gerry Beckley, Fritz Lewak, Hank Linderman, Matt Beckley, Jeff Foskett, Dewey Bunnell, Mark Isham, Jason Scheff, Willie Leacox, Joe Beckley, Phil Hartman, Timothy B. Schmit, Richie Cannata, Robert Lamm, Carl Wilson and others.
Van Go Gan
Dyna Records 1996
Tracks: Emma, Van Go Gan, House Of Cards, Sunrise Sunset, Goodbye Highway, One Day´s Duning, Only A Kid At Heart, Playing God, International, What Happened, I Need You, Now Sue, Kiss Of Life & Hard To Sleep.
Musicians on the Van Go Gan album: Gerry Beckley, Fritz Lewak, Hank Linderman, Matt Beckley, Jeff Foskett, Dewey Bunnell, Mark Isham, Jason Scheff, Willie Leacox, Joe Beckley, Phil Hartman, Timothy B. Schmit, Richie Cannata, Robert Lamm, Carl Wilson and others.
Van Go Gan
Human Nature Records 1995
Tracks: Emma, Van Go Gan, House Of Cards, Sunrise Sunset, Goodbye Highway, One Day´s Duning, Only A Kid At Heart, Playing God, International, What Happened, I Need You, Now Sue, Kiss Of Life, Hard To Sleep, Till The Sun Comes Up Again, Now Sue (Vocals Only), Kiss Of Life (Acoustic Version) & Brothers And Sisters (Phil Hartman Televangelist).
Musicians on the Van Go Gan album: Gerry Beckley, Fritz Lewak, Hank Linderman, Matt Beckley, Jeff Foskett, Dewey Bunnell, Mark Isham, Jason Scheff, Willie Leacox, Joe Beckley, Phil Hartman, Timothy B. Schmit, Richie Cannata, Robert Lamm, Carl Wilson and others.