Huey Lewis (b. 1950)

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Biography

Hugh Anthony Cregg III, known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American actor and former singer-songwriter.

Timeline

The story of Huey Lewis, told in moments.

1950 Birth

Born Hugh Anthony Cregg III in New York City. Raised in Marin County, California. He was a prep school kid who played harmonica in bars during high school.

How does a prep school kid end up playing harmonica in bars? Was Marin County too comfortable?

1982 Event

Formed Huey Lewis and the News. Their first album tanked. The second one, Sports, sold 10 million copies. "The Heart of Rock and Roll" and "I Want a New Drug" became inescapable.

What does it feel like when your second album sells 10 million after the first one tanked? Did you always believe?

1985 Event

"The Power of Love" from Back to the Future hit number one. Lewis had told the filmmakers his band was "too hip to be square." They put the joke in the movie.

Is 'too hip to be square' the most accidentally perfect movie joke? What did Back to the Future do to your career?

1988 Event

Small World released. The album underperformed. The band's moment had crested. Lewis kept touring anyway. He never pretended to be anything other than a bar band that got lucky.

How do you handle the moment cresting? Was touring anyway stubbornness or love?

2018 Event

Announced he'd lost most of his hearing to Meniere's disease. He can't hear music well enough to sing in tune anymore. He described it as "a crummy thing for a musician."

What is it like losing your hearing when music is everything? How do you describe a crummy thing?

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