James Jones has never missed the playoffs.
Gerald Linford `` Gerry '' Beckley -LRB- born September 12 , 1952 , in Fort Worth , Texas -RRB- is a founding member of the band America .. America. America ( band ). Beckley was born to an American father and an English mother .. He began playing the piano at the age of three and the guitar a few years later .. By 1962 , Beckley was playing guitar in The Vanguards , an instrumental surf music band in Virginia .. The Vanguards. The Vanguards. surf music. surf music. Virginia. Virginia. He spent every summer in England and soon discovered ` British invasion ' music .. British invasion. British invasion