Huey Lewis and the News is an American Rock Band based in San Francisco, CA.
The group was first formed in 1979.
During the peak years of the 1980′s, the group consisted of:
Huey Lewis – Vocals, Harmonica
Sean Hopper – Keyboards
Bill Gibson – Drums
Johnny Colla – Guitar, Saxophone
Mario Cipollina – Bass
Chris Hayes – Guitar
To date, the group has released 8 Studio Albums.
They first reached the Billboard Charts in 1982 and have gone to release such hits as:
Do You Believe in Love?
Workin for a Livin
Heart and Soul
I Want a New Drug
The Heart of Rock and Roll
If this is It
The Power of Love
Walking on a Thin Line
Stuck With You
Hip to be Square
Back in Time
Jacob’s Ladder
I Know What I Like
Doing it all for my Baby
Perfect World
Small World
Couple Days Off
Hit Me Like a Hammer
and many others…
Seventeen of their singles have cracked the Top-40 of the Billboard Charts.
Three of their singles have reached #1 on the Billboard Charts.
The group has sold over 30 Million Albums worldwide.
The group has won Two Grammy Awards in their career.
The song “Power of Love“, featured in the film “Back to the Future“, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1986.
The group is still together and features original members Lewis, Colla, Gibson, and Hopper, along with some new backing members. The group is working on a new Studio Album due out in 2010 and they continue to tour, doing about 70 shows a year.
SF area has produced some greats!