Thuy Trang

Thuy Trang died upon impact because she did not have her seat belt on. Later on his post-America career Dan Peek became a born again Christian and released some marginally selling albums. The other woman driver remained unharmed, because she had on a seat belt. 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. She was hit by another car driven by another woman. But then Hideaway marked the beginning of America's decline. Dan Peek left the group. She was driving on Interstate Highway 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The next album Hearts featured "Sister Golden Hair," the band's second #1 single in the US.

Thuy Trang died in a car accident on September 3, 2001, in San Francisco, California. The group's third album Hat Trick was a relative failure, but their fourth album Holiday (with new producer George Martin) became a hit. She was also in the played in the movie "The Crow: City of Angels", "Spy Hard," and "Cyberstrike". 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. She played Trini Kwan, the yellow ranger, on the original cast of the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. "Ventura Highway", the first single off their next album, Homecoming, also became a huge hit. She graduated from Banning High School and then attended University of California, Irvine, while she also moonlighted as an actress. 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.

In 1980, they were reunited in Little Saigon, California, and she began to learn Kung fu at the age of nine. "A Horse With No Name" was the group's debut single, and it peaked at #3 in the United Kingdom. Thuy's father was contacted and he then petitioned the United States government for political asylum for his family. 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. In 1979, her mother, two brothers and sister, secretly boarded a cargo ship with hundreds of other persecuted Southern Vietnamese and arrived in Hong Kong. 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". government officials to politically pressure the Communist government of Vietnam. Horse with No Name - 2002.

He vowed to bring his family to the United States and work hard to contact U.S. Holiday Harmony - 2002. He decided to return home to retrieve his family, but the route was blocked by the North Vietnamese Army, fearing for his life he left South Vietnam and was given political asylum, by the United States. Hits You Remember Live - 2001. The Communist forces during a fierce battle overcame his battalion, due to their low ammunition and air support. Live (album) - 1999. Her father was a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and was defending the capital Saigon, from the Communist North Vietnamese Army and their Viet Cong agents, during the Fall of Saigon. Human Nature - 1998.

Thuy Trang (December 14, 1973 - September 3, 2001), was a Vietnamese-American actress, and was was born in the Saigon, South Vietnam. 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.