4 Non Blondes

4 Non Blondes was a 1990s alternative rock band. Its most notable member is the lead vocalist, Linda Perry, who has done solo work and has produced songs on Pink and Christina Aguilera's latest albums.

4 Non Blondes had a hit single in 1993 with "What's Up". A year later, DJ Miko remixed the track as a dance song and it became a hit again, on radio and in the clubs.

In 1995, 4 Non Blondes contributed the song "Misty Mountain Hop" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. Linda Perry went solo in 1996 and the group disbanded after recording, but not releasing, their second album.

Members

  • Linda Perry -- Vocals
  • Roger Rocha -- Guitar
  • Christa Hillhouse -- Bass guitar
  • Dawn Richardson -- Drums

Discography

  • Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992)

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Linda Perry went solo in 1996 and the group disbanded after recording, but not releasing, their second album. Later on his post-America career Dan Peek became a born again Christian and released some marginally selling albums. In 1995, 4 Non Blondes contributed the song "Misty Mountain Hop" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. The remaining duo produced a few more albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s to little fanfare, but had one more significant hit, "You Can Do Magic", in 1982. A year later, DJ Miko remixed the track as a dance song and it became a hit again, on radio and in the clubs. But then Hideaway marked the beginning of America's decline. Dan Peek left the group. 4 Non Blondes had a hit single in 1993 with "What's Up". The next album Hearts featured "Sister Golden Hair," the band's second #1 single in the US.

Its most notable member is the lead vocalist, Linda Perry, who has done solo work and has produced songs on Pink and Christina Aguilera's latest albums. The group's third album Hat Trick was a relative failure, but their fourth album Holiday (with new producer George Martin) became a hit. 4 Non Blondes was a 1990s alternative rock band. America won Best New Artist at the 1972 Grammy Awards. Homecoming became a huge hit in the US, and slightly less so in the UK. Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992). "Ventura Highway", the first single off their next album, Homecoming, also became a huge hit. Dawn Richardson -- Drums. Their first album, America, reached #14. After the group moved to the United States, "A Horse With No Name" hit #1 there and so did the album soon after.

Christa Hillhouse -- Bass guitar. "A Horse With No Name" was the group's debut single, and it peaked at #3 in the United Kingdom. Roger Rocha -- Guitar. Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley, all singers and guitarists, met in high school and formed a folk rock group called "Daze." After changing their name to "America", the group received a contract with Warner Brothers Records. Linda Perry -- Vocals. America was a light rock band, most popular in the early 1970s and now best known for their #1 hit "A Horse With No Name". Horse with No Name - 2002.

Holiday Harmony - 2002. Hits You Remember Live - 2001. Live (album) - 1999. Human Nature - 1998.

King Biscuit Flower Hour - 1996. Hourglass - 1994. Ventura Highway & Other Favorites - 1992. In Concert - 1990.

Perspective - 1984. Your Move - 1983. The Last Unicorn (movie soundtrack) - 1982. A View from the Ground - 1982.

Alibi - 1980. Silent Lhhhhetter - 1979. Harbor - 1977. America Live - 1977.

Hideaway - 1976. Hearts - 1975. Holiday - 1974. Hat Trick - 1973.

Homecoming - 1973. America in Concert Live - 1973. America - 1972.