Rockers on Broadway To Honor Huey Lewis and Peter Bradley Jr. at Sony Hall Concert

Rockers on Broadway‘s 31st annual concert, themed Back in Time, will be presented October 28 at 8 PM at New York’s Sony Hall.

The evening will honor rock legend Huey Lewis and music historian and former musician Peter Bradley, Jr. Performers will be announced at a later date.

Lewis, the Grammy-winning front man of Huey Lewis and The News, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Bradley, a longtime board member of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, is this year’s Ambassador of Rock honoree. Read full article.

Huey Lewis Set to Star and EP Mockumentary Series in the Works at Fox

The half-hour series, titled “Whatever Happened to Huey Lewis,” will follow the rock ‘n’ roll legend as he navigates his life after losing his hearing. “With the help of his codependent family and eccentric celebrity friends, Huey will tackle this hilarious next phase with his signature Heart and Soul,” per the official logline. Read the full articleby clicking here.

Singer Daunielle “Pie” Hill Passes Away

Know by Huey Lewis and the News fans by her superb backing vocal contributions on the 2010 release, “Soulsville,” Daunielle “Pie” Hill passed away yesterday. Memphis born and raised, Daunielle came from a musical background. Her father, William Brown, was an original member of a vocal group that recorded for the Stax/Volt label called The Mad Lads and in addition did some engineering work at the famous Stax Volt Studios. Daunielle’s background vocals can be heard on albums from Solomon Burke’s “Nothing’s Impossible” and Huey Lewis & the News’ “Soulsville”, as well as recent CDs from Cee Cee James, Sandy Carroll and Jackie Johnson. Daunielle also toured with Huey Lewis and the News for four years.

“Very sad news. Daunielle “Pie” Hill passed away this morning. She was one of the background singers on our Soulsville tour, and she toured with us extensively. She was a delight. Smart, funny, sweet, and talented, she brightened every room. My thoughts are with her family.” – Huey

Huey Talks About Willie Mays

So sad to hear about Willie Mays. National Treasure. So glad I got to spend time with him. We played golf twice. Sweet, funny, generous, and such humility. The greatest baseball player of all time. They don’t make em like that anymore. RIP – Huey