Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Music Deaths: Willie Leacox of the Group America

WILLIE WILCOX. 74

Died 2 February 2022

Drummer with America 1973-2014

Replaced David Atwood as drummer for America where he was on Top Ten hits:

"Tinman"  (#4-1974)

"Lonely People"  (#5-1975)

"Sister Golden Hair"  (#1-1975)

"You Can Do Magic"  (#8-1982)

Of interest, Willie Leacox is from the small town of Shenadoah, Iowa (population 4,925 in 2020).  Phil and Don Everly spent their childhoods there.


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