Huey joins Tim and Troy Green for a wide-ranging conversation about life, loss, fame and finding joy after adversity. Watch the entire interview!
Check out the full 2-Hour Interview with Chris Hayes on Vortex Effect!
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!
Chris Hayes Discusses “If This Is It,” “Hip To Be Square” and “I Want a New Drug” with Vertex Effects As Part of Upcoming 2-Hour Interview
These videos are part of Vertex Effects’ upcoming “The Guitarist Behind…” interview with Chris Hayes, coming soon!
Huey on the Passing of Sam Moore
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 Lewis honors Mill Valley’s Austin De Lone
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.
OFF THE CUPP podcast episode with Huey Lewis now available on iHeart Radio
This week, it’s Huey Lewis! S.E. grew up listening to Huey Lewis and the News and now she gets the chance to ask him all the things — from Huey’s early days busking with his harmonica in Morocco to the surprising impact 80s punk had on him starting his own band. Huey also shares some fun stories about his segue into the movies — with songs in Back to the Future and American Psycho — and then acting. SE also asks how his diagnosis with Meniere’s Disease – a chronic inner ear disorder – has affected his life, his relationship with music, and his mental health. And in the lightning round, SE finds out that she and Huey share a funny and familiar connection. LISTEN HERE
Meet Huey Lewis at FAN EXPO New Orleans!
The power of love is headed straight for the Big Easy! Don’t miss your chance to meet music legend, Huey Lewis when he makes his first-ever convention appearance to join the cast of Back To The Future at FAN EXPO New Orleans! Get tickets now!
Huey and Johnny on the passing of producer, Jim Gaines
Huey: When we signed with Chrysalis Records in 1979, Bill Schnee produced our first record. It flopped, despite what I continue to think were some good songs. For our second effort, we auditioned a handful of “hot, up-and-coming” producers, including a guy who was anything but hot or up-and-coming, Jim Gaines. Jim came up in the Stax system, engineered with Steve Cropper and others, and had a southern way about him which was welcome and turned out to be important for our creativity. He lived in Oregon and repaired windshields (a new epoxy system!). I convinced him to quit the windshields and make records with us. He at once demystified the recording process and legitimized our endeavors. After all, he’d engineered Steve Miller’s albums Fly Like An Eagle and Book of Dreams. He encouraged us to experiment and find our way. We fell in love with Jim, and revere him to this day. He was genuine. He was an integral part of our Sports record and so much more. He and our band made wonderful art together. I’m saddened today, but I want the world to know that Jim Gaines was a great talent, a great friend, and he made the world a better place.
Johnny: Over the years I had the pleasure and honor of working with my friend, Engineer/Producer extraordinaire Jim Gaines. From Van, Tower of Power, Stevie Ray Vaughn and countless others, I always felt like I was in the presence of Rock & Roll Studio Royalty working with Gaines, and I eked the stories out of him! Jim had the single most important talent in the recording studio… keep the session positive and make sure it’s fun, as evidenced in this shot from HLN’s ‘Soulsville’ session, Memphis, 2010.I already miss you old pal…
