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Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News. Born July 5, 1951 - Hugh Anthony Cregg III. Born in New York City Moved to Marin County, CA at age four. At 13 he began to learn the Harmonica (self taught). Graduated from Lawrenceville at age 16. Attended one semester at Cornell before dropping out.

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Huey Lewis and the News

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  1. Huey Lewis and the News

  2. Born July 5, 1951 - Hugh Anthony Cregg III • Born in New York City • Moved to Marin County, CA at age four. • At 13 he began to learn the Harmonica (self taught). • Graduated from Lawrenceville at age 16. • Attended one semester at Cornell before dropping out.

  3. Rival Bands in UK Clover Soundhole Sean Hopper (Keyboard) Huey Lewis (Vocals) Bill Gibson (Percussion) Johnny Colla (Guitar/Sax) Mario Cipollina (Bass) Late 1979 Huey Lewis and the American Express Early 1980 name changed, Huey Lewis and the News

  4. The Music First big hit on 2nd album “Picture This!” Do you Believe in Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzIbyDbmsyg Album Reach number 13 in United States in ‘82 (Release Year)

  5. The Music The Power of Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkAVfsw5xSQ Naturally Doing It All for My Baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpdZvewjwJs

  6. Awards • Academy Award nomination for best song, 1986, for “The Power of Love” • Grammy Award for long-form video, 1986, for “Heart of Rock and Roll” • International Artists of the Year, British Phonographic Industry, 1986 • Grammy Award for “We Are the World” 1986 • Sports Album goes Platinum 1983 • Fore! Album goes Platinum 1986 • “No matter that the band’s message has all the depth of Huey’s chin dimple, or that its bouncy good-time sound seems straight out of rock ’n’ roll’s archives. Echoes of street corner doo-wop singing and urban gospel of ’50s rockabilly and ’80s rock blend together like primary colors.” (People magazine contributor Roger Wolmuth Jan 1987) Huey Lewis Harmonica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efo4vxjAdws

  7. References • http://www.hueylewisandthenews.com • http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3492700046.html • http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/02/hes-a-soul-man-an-interview-with-huey-lewis/ • http://www.northjersey.com/community/family/myers/117713718_Huey_Lewis_on_how_fame_can_destroy_art.html

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