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Huey: Terrible news. Brian was among a handful of the most important American popular musical artists of all time. Extremely talented and vastly influential, his music will live on forever.

Johnny: Yours Truly, Brian Wilson, and my bride Christie-Claire . . . a magical backstage dream-come-true moment for me! Hands-down, Brian was my NUMBER ONE musical influence growing up in the early sixties. He made me aware that a chord could have more than three notes, a song could ‘live’ in more than one key, and it was okay for a man to express his deepest feelings on love, relationships, and the world at large. Brian, you now have all the time in the world to write that big chord progression in the sky…

When it comes to guitars in movies, no guitar was more iconic or more influential than the Cherry Red Gibson ES-345 used by Marty McFly to play “Johnny B Goode” in the movie Back to the Future. That scene has been cited by countless artists as the moment they knew they wanted to play guitar.

One problem: the guitar has been missing since 1985, and no one knows its whereabouts.

Join the filmmakers as they search the globe for the most important guitar in cinema history, all while telling the story of the iconic movie scene that inspired a generation to pick up the guitar.

Where we’re going, we don’t need roads—just clues. Do you know anything about the missing original Gibson ES-345? Or do you want to be the first to hear what we uncover? Click the link and come along for the ride or call 1-855-345-1955 to submit your tips! Click Here!

Huey joins Tim and Troy Green for a wide-ranging conversation about life, loss, fame and finding joy after adversity. Watch the entire interview!

Chris Hayes, the guitarist responsible for several Huey Lewis and the News Hits, plays his most iconic guitar parts and tells stories about writing, recording, and touring with one of the biggest Pop bands of the 1980s in this brand new 2-hour interview!

These videos are part of Vertex Effects’ upcoming “The Guitarist Behind…” interview with Chris Hayes, coming soon!

Tickets on sale NOW!

Huey: Sad news. Sam Moore has passed away. He was a great talent, an amazing singer, and 1/2 of Sam and Dave, who brought us “Soul Man,” “Hold On I’m Coming,” “Thank You,” and dozens of others. We had the pleasure of working with him on our PBS concert “4 Chords and Several Years Ago” in Chicago. He was wonderful, and it remains one of my/our favorite memories. He could, as they say, “sing the phone book.” His music will live on.

Huey: Sad news. Local musician Austin de Lone passed away yesterday. He was beloved. A great talent, a great person, and true friend to everyone in the music scene. He played with everyone from Elvis Costello to Jerry Garcia, and was the unofficial “governor” of the Mill Valley music scene. He will be sorely missed.

Johnny was thrilled to participate (as lead vocalist no less!) on Alex Call’s ‘Peace and Happiness Project’. If you’re not familiar with him, Alex was not just lead vocalist for his and Huey’s band, Clover, back in the seventies, but also responsible for penning many hits in the eighties we know and love, including “Livin’ In A Perfect World” for Huey and The News! Alex did a wonderful remake for all the right reasons, and the hope is it goes all the way to Playing for Change, another extraordinarily worthwhile cause! Watch video.