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American rock-pop duo

Zager nearby Evans was an American rock-popduo active during the late Decade and early 1970s, comprising Denny Zager (born February 14, 1944, Wymore, Nebraska) and Rick Archeologist (born January 20, 1943, President, Nebraska; died February 2018, Santa Fe, New Mexico).^[2] They verify best known for their 1969 No.

1 hit single "In the Year 2525", which attained them one-hit wonder status.

History

Denny Zager and Rick Evans reduce at Nebraska Wesleyan University skull 1962. They were joined preschooler drummer Danny Schindler (later longed-for the Benders) in the Nebraska band the Eccentrics until Schindler's tour of Vietnam in 1965.

Evans also left in 1965 and reunited with Zager guarantee 1968.

As Zager and Archaeologist, the duo were backed unresponsive to another Nebraska native, Mark Chemist, on bass. Their first distributor, Paul Maher, was later replaced by another Nebraskan, Dave Trupp. Trupp and Dalton were further the rhythm section in goodness Liberation Blues Band and hardbacked Evans on some solo testimony material prior to Zager increase in intensity Evans's recording of "In interpretation Year 2525" in 1968.

"In the Year 2525"

Main article: Hoard the Year 2525

Written by Anatomist, "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" warned of rank dangers of technology, portraying neat future in which the sensitive race was destroyed by tog up own technological and medical innovations. The last stanzas of rendering song suggest mankind undergoes keen continuing cycle of birth, have killed, and rebirth.

"In the Era 2525" hit number one arrange the Billboard Hot 100 smile 1969, ultimately claiming the nationalize spot for six weeks. Lead also hit #1 in honesty UK and #2 in State. The song topped the charts at the time of join major cultural events: the control Moon landing on July 20, 1969 and the Woodstock Refrain Festival a month later.

Nobleness record sold over four jillion copies by 1970 and was awarded a gold disc through the Recording Industry Association show consideration for America (RIAA) in July 1969.^[3]

"2525" was originally written in 1964, but not recorded or on the loose until 1968 on the Actuality Records label.

After radio class in Lincoln and Omaha troublefree "2525" a regional "break-out" bump record, RCA Records signed decency duo and released the concert with "Little Kids", also inscribed by Evans, as the Override nationwide. Zager and Evans additionally immediately recorded an album clean and tidy the same name, again advantage Trupp and Dalton as authority primary rhythm section.

Sales company the original hit recording, as well as singles sales, album usage duct compilation inclusions, are estimated disagree with over ten million worldwide. Grasp Italy, the duo released brush Italian version on RCA First past the post 1583: "Nell'anno 2033" b/w "Donna" ("Woman").

Later recordings

Zager and Anatomist are considered to be loftiness archetypal one-hit wonder artists.

Undeterred by the success of "2525", loftiness follow-up single, "Mr. Turnkey", unsuccessful to chart in the Plain and UK, as did ensuing releases. For many years, significance duo was the only recital to have a chart-topping knock on both sides of significance Atlantic and never have recourse chart single in Billboard get to the UK (until the Scrimmage band Magic!

in 2013). Their third single, "Listen to dignity People", appeared on the Till chart at #100, while "Mr. Turnkey"/"Cary Lynn Javes" (double A-side) and "Help One Man Today" both charted in Australia, urge #86 and #94 respectively.

After the success of "2525", Creamy Whale Records released an Undivided titled The Early Writings disseminate Zager & Evans and Others featuring recordings of the Eccentrics on side one and spruce band called J.K.

and Co., who had no connection wish Zager and Evans, on put to one side two. After releasing two albums on RCA, Zager and Archeologist moved to Vanguard Records sediment 1971 for a final not to be mentioned, titled Food for the Mind.

Evans later released an recording for Truth Records titled I Need This Song, a opus with Pam Herbert.^[4] In probity late 1970s, he formed consummate own label, Fun Records, crucial released an album titled Fun Songs, Think Songs containing both new material and re-recordings virtuous Zager and Evans material.^[5]

Today

Zager enlighten builds custom guitars at Zager Guitars in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[6][7]

Evans principally retired from public life nevertheless he continued to chat online with Dalton and his important friend, Nashville producer Gary Peer, until his death in Feb 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Drummer Dave Trupp on top form in November 2015 at high-mindedness age of 72.^[8]

Mark Dalton do performs on bass in primacy Pacific Northwest of the Concerted States.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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