O no, I'm so sorry to hear this! I grew up listening to America. Their first album was one of the very first I owned, and remains one of my favourites to this day. I don't know what else to say. But I know what I'll be listening to the rest of the day. >________________________________ >From: horseofamerica07 <forceofamerica@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:08:09 AM >Subject: [klaatumail] A Music and Personal loss. > > >My cousin Dan Peek ( original member of 70's group AMERICA ) died in his sleep >last night around 9:45. >His wife called me at 6 this morning...Dan had been in tremendous pain due to >Rhumatoid Arthritis and may >have took too many pills....I won't call it an overdose till we get the >autopsie report back. > >Dan and I became extremly close over the past decade , not because of music , >but because of our >love for Jesus and our love for St.Louis Cardinals baseball...and for our >weekly discussions of >current politics...Hermain Cain featured Dan's song "Train Coming" in his >first Presidential >announcement ( on youtube) , hence the Cain Train.. > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHI2OuPcUSo > >Jimmy Askins > >________________________________________ >PeoplePC Online >A better way to Internet >http://www.peoplepc.com > > > >