Huey Lewis & The News Play the Van Wezel, 11/1

On Tues. Nov. 1 @ 8:00 PM Grammy winners Huey Lewis & The News are bringing the house down at the Van Wezel!

Writers and performers of such classic Top Ten Hits as "Heart of Rock & Roll", "Stuck With You", "I Want A New Drug", "If This Is It", "Hip To Be Square" and "Workin' For A Livin'," Huey Lewis & The News is especially unforgettable for their "The Power of Love" (nominated for an Academy Award on its way to #1 on Billboard's Singles Chart) and "Back in Time" for the hit film Back To The Future. The triple platinum success of Sports followed, reaching number-one on the Billboard 200. The album spawned five top-ten singles including number-one singles, "Stuck with You" and "Jacob's Ladder". Formed from two rival Bay Area bands in 1979 Huey Lewis & The News' contagious brand of straight-ahead rock n' roll has outlasted countless trends, selling over 20 million albums worldwide in the process.

They have carried the banner as the quintessential American rock band, endearing them to millions of fans and earning them the right to mark their place on the pop history map. The band has had a fantastic recording career but it's their live performances that remain the stuff of legend. These guys have toured worldwide continuously for more than 30 years. Highlights of their shows include a cappella renditions of early rock n' roll classics such as "Sixty Minute Man", "Under The Boardwalk" and "It's Alright". The band returned to the studio in 2010, recording their first album of new material in nearly a decade and releasing their first album in nine years-- Soulsville on W.O.W. Records. Recorded at historic Ardent Studios in Memphis, the album features 14 classic songs from the vault of Stax Records. The CD pays tribute to the rich Stax legacy of the 1960's & 70's. Huey Lewis & The News, joined by their long time horn section, captures the energy and excitement of this important era.

Huey Lewis & The News are: Huey Lewis (vocals and harmonica), Johnny Colla (saxophone, guitar and vocals), Bill Gibson (drums, percussion and vocals), Sean Hopper (keyboards and vocals), Stef Burns (guitars and vocals) and John Pierce (bass). Their live show features a horn section of San Francisco bay area luminaries: Marvin McFadden (trumpet), Rob Sudduth (tenor saxophone) and Johnnie Bamont (baritone saxophone).

For more information and to buy tickets, contact the Van Wezel Box office at (941) 953-3368 or log onto www.vanwezel.org.

 

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