Today we got word that Dan Peek, a founding member of 1970s folk rock band America, has passed away. When I heard the news, I went straight to my favorite song of theirs — one that’s on many of my personal playlists and has been part of my life since I was a kid.
It might not be the most iconic America song (that honor probably goes to “A Horse With No Name”), but “Sister Golden Hair” was a No. 1 hit in 1975. Growing up in the ’70s as a blond girl with a blond sister, I couldn’t escape this song — and I didn’t want to. It’s pretty, it’s touching, and it still sounds fresh today.
News editor, Legacy.com. Named 2017's Obituary Writer of the Year by the Society of Professional Obituary Writers. Quoted by CNN, the New York Times, and Macleans.
