Little America

Small America was a middle-’80s quartet that arrived from the so-called “paisley underground,” though their sound was closer in soul to ’60s folk-rock than to psychedelia. Andy Logan was going to the University or college of California at Santa Barbara when he crossed pathways with John Hussey. Both performed acoustic guitar and sang, and had been admirers of ’60s folk-rock rings like the Byrds as well as the Beau Brummels, and each of them created the Colors, a name that could later on become something of the albatross around their necks because they weren’t English — together with which, there experienced already been an organization documenting using that name. They ultimately headed to LA, where Logan fulfilled Mike Magrisi, who was simply the bassist in an area group known as the Change that was area of the after that energetic psychedelic revival picture, also known as the paisley underground. Magrisi was as very much a Byrds enthusiast as Logan, just his idol was Gene Clark, whereas Logan affected a glance and sound comparable to David Crosby; a team-up appeared not only reasonable but organic and unavoidable, and Magrisi brought his ex-Turn bandmate, drummer Kurt Custer, along with him. The quartet cut a three-song demonstration financed by Capitol Information, and appeared destined to become agreed upon to the last mentioned label until a unsatisfactory live gig triggered the company to reduce interest. Rather, they finished up agreed upon to Geffen Information, where they trim their self-titled debut record, released in 1987. It proceeded to market over 100,000 copies on the effectiveness of the one “Walk burning,” and among those adding to the record was Poco/Eagles alumnus Timothy B. Schmit on vocals. They toured a whole lot and were accumulating a following, however they discovered it hard to get over the two-year difference between their initial and second albums, or the poor sense that resulted when the label insisted on attracting another songwriter to augment their function, Magrisi providing the majority of their originals up compared to that stage. The group split up after getting dropped with the label following poor showing from the Fairgrounds record. Since that time, Logan and Custer been employed by together, as well as the latter in addition has been an associate of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and used Steve Earle, while Logan provides recorded solo and in addition written songs.