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Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll

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Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll (1985)

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Huey Lewis and the News are at present (1984) the most successful rock band in the USA. They have become quite an attraction in the last few months after having several Top Ten Singles and selling three million LPs. Huey Lewis was born in 1951 in New York and was named Hugh Anthony Cregg III. His mother was a Polish artist that had to emigrate to the USA because of the World War. His father was a student with a well-known strong drive as a jazz drummer. After many moves, the family finally landed in Marin City in Mill Valley, near San Francisco, an area preferred by many rock musicians. In these surroundings, it was clear that Huey Lewis would somehow also be making music. There were many bands during high school and college times. Finally, Lewis met the band 'Clover', discovered in a club by Nick Lowe again . They became friends and then Clover decided that going to England would probably offer them better chances in the future than hanging around playing in small clubs in the Bay Area.

In the mid '70s, Clover belonged to the solid English 'Pub-Rock' regulars, including other bands such as 'Brinsley Schwartz', or 'Ducks Deluxe'. The group accompanied Elvis Costello on his first LP 'My Aim is True'. Lewis appeared on different LPs from Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe played harmonica. Unfortunately, the longed-for career-break in England didn't happen: In 1976/77, punk rock started up in England and hardly anyone was interested in rhythm and blues bands. Huey Lewis returned to the USA and had steady engagement in a club called 'Uncle Charlie's', outside of San Francisco (Corte Madera). He organized jam sessions and slowly formed the band that is nowadays called 'The News'.

The rest is history. A record contract, and in 1983, the release of the third album, 'Sports', which wasn't listened to for months. The singles 'Heart and Soul', 'I Want a New Drug' and 'The Heart of Rock and Roll', from the album, made them a hit with the American public. Huey Lewis and The News belong to the bands that really enjoy this success. They've done hundreds of live appearances for many years and are well experienced for the big tours in stadiums and halls. They represent the tradition of rock'n'roll, just as Bob Seeger and The Silver Bullet Band or Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band, whose careers also ran similarly to that of Huey Lewis and The News.
Huey Lewis and The News will be celebrating their premiere performance in Europe on October 13th in the Grugahalle in Essen.

"Huey Lewis and The News gave a concert that will not be quickly forgotten and since then, cannot be overlooked, even in Europe; in America, they were already way at the top sooner. It's like Huey Lewis said in an interview with Ken and Evelyn: "You can't quite explain what rock'n'roll is, but you can feel if it's happened or not." We believe that everyone here felt it. The music is by far not over for Huey Lewis; at the interview, the band sang 'So in Love' a capella. Whether on- or off-stage, Huey Lewis is busy around-the-clock with music. Behind stage, he let them acoustically play 'The Heart of Rock'n'Roll' for Evelyn. The next morning at the hotel, at 8 o'clock and having breakfast (after the Rockpalast Nacht), he sang country songs to us. Two hours long."

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