| This photo of America's Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, with Barbi and Al Mora was taken at a post-performance meet and greet on April 13, 2008 at the University of Michigan in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It was our 7th America concert in three years! |
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| Photos |
| Free Verse Today |
| 2006. Sylvia Mora, Al's sister. She and Al loved to sing together as children, and Sylvia has been a singer and violinist in Mariachi De Colores (mariachidecolores.com) for many years. With the recording of Sing Your Song, Sylvia and Al realized a lifelong dream of recording an original together. |
| January 2006. Dad and Samantha working on a song in our basement studio. Mom took the photos. |
| Albert, Barbi, Samantha, and her twin sisters went to see America perform at the Amphitheater at Fairbanks Park in Terra Haute, Indiana in May 2006. The America equipment is ready just minutes before the start of the show. |
| America opens with Riverside. The Amphitheater is set on the shore of the Wabash River - how appropriate! America was the highlight of the 2006 Terra Haute Memorial Day Weekend Music and Art Festival. |
| Barbi, Samantha, and a new friend we met in line to meet Gerry and Dewey. Our new friend brought the America album for Gerry and Dewey to sign. |
| 2000. Barbi Mora, Al's wife and Sam's mommy. This was the cover photo for the first Free Verse CD, released in 2000. Taken at the foot of Newport Pier in Newport Beach, California. The images of people in the background were removed for the CD cover. |
| 1982. Front: Erica Nann - a model who did a very brief stint as singer. Back (left to right): Gerry Magallan, Dan Rodriguez, Al Mora, Pete Galvan, Chris Guerra. The neon Free Verse sign was a gift from fans. |
| 1985. Front: Pete Galvan. Back (left to right): Dan Rodriguez, Al Mora, Gabe Medina. |
| 1999. At this time Al was playing almost every Friday and Saturday night in front of the Donut Shop at the foot of Newport Pier in Newport Beach, California. |
| She's Got Everything |
| Free Verse |
| Al Mora |
| Free Verse Yesterday |
| Barbi's Aunt Sarah, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnel of America, Michele Mora, and Samantha Mora |
| A photo of Gerry and Al, with Dewey partially hidden, taken after the show. Samantha and Al spoke with Gerry and Dewey about the From London To LA song and gave them a copy of the From London To LA CD signed by Samantha. |
| Spring 2006. This was originally intended to be the cover of a new CD, but instead of creating a new CD we decided to add our new songs to From London to LA. We'll create a new CD when we have more material. |
| Around 1974. Practicing in a basement. Top Left to Right: Ric Coy, Sax; Gerry Magallan, Trumpet; Dan Rodriguez, Bass; Chris Guerra, keyboards; Mario Moreno, Guitar. Bottom: Peaches, Drums; Cesar Salinas, Congas. This lineup placed 2nd in the 1973 Chicago FM LOOP Battle of the Bands and placed 1st in 1974. Their average age here was 16! The band's powerful renditions of Chicago and Santana tunes were notorious, and Gerry Magallan wrote several originals including the catchy "Stay With Me Tonight." |
| 1981. Left to right: Al Mora, Dan Rodriguez, Unknown, Pete Galvan, Unknown, Chris Guerra, Gerry Magallan. Free Verse hits the road in matching GQ outfits. Some of the guys hated the matching outfits, but agents and club owners insisted on them. |
| 1981. Al grins as he tries to squeeze some feeling out of his Les Paul. |
| 1981. Janesville, Wisconsin. Cathy Nordman was the female singer for a brief time. Several other female singers quickly came and went. |
| 1981. A clipping from a newspaper on the road. The small photo of Free Verse on the bottom right includes Ric Coy, Dave Johnson, and Miriam Cancel. |
| 1982. Left to right: Pete Galvan, Gerry Magallan, Miriam Cancel, Al Mora, Chris Guerra |
| 1989. After Free Verse, Al worked in the The Big Apple Band out of Chicago for a year, then joined Free Verse's age-old rival, Together, for three years. Together was founded in the early-70s and is among Chicagoland's most-recognized bands. They are the Chicago Bulls unofficial/official band, and have performed alongside many of the greatest Motown, Latin, and Disco acts. In 2006 Together recorded an original CD, titled "Just a Taste," currently available. Learn more at togethermusic.com. Front (left to right): George Roldan (vocals & percussion), Ray Flores (vocals & percussion), Vince (keyboards). Back (left to right): Lucio "Beto" Barrajas (lead vocal), Craig Spann (vocals & bass), Al Mora (guitar), Val Miranda (drums). |
| On December 11, 2004, Al took Barbi and Samantha to see America as a Christmas present. The concert was outstanding, and Al was able to photograph Barbi and Sam with America's Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley. The Moras have since become die-hard America concertgoers. |
| Al and his sister Sylvia Mora sang together often as children and realized a dream when they recorded the Free Verse original Sing Your Song. Sylvia is singer and bandleader of Mariachi De Colores (mariachidecolores.com). |
| Free Verse The best things in life... |