Huey Lewis

In 1983, Lewis got married to Sidney Conroy in Hawaii and they have two children. The couple got separated after six years years but they are still cordial together.

Huey Lewis was born in New York City to Hugh Anthony Cregg, Jr. and Magda Lewis. His father was a doctor of Irish American heritage and mother was a polish immigrant. His parents got divorced when he was only 13.

Lewis was brought up in Marin County, California. He went to the Strawberry Point Elementary School and then did his junior high from Edna Maguire, Mill Valley. He graduated from New Jersey’s Lawrenceville School.

He was really good in studies and was accepted by the Cornell University, New York. He did not take the offer immediately and went on a tour across USA and learned to play harmonica. He toured across Europe as well.

Lewis took up an admission in the engineering program in Cornell University upon his return. He made musician friends there like Lance and Larry. His interest in studies was lost and he joined a band called ‘Slippery Elm’.

In 1971, Lewis became the member of a band called ‘Clover’. Other members of the band were Alex Call, John McFree, John Ciambotti, Mitch Howie, Sean Hopper, Marcus David and Mickey Shine. He used to sing and play harmonica for the band.

In 1976, ‘Clover’ decided to get out of the Bay Area and take their talent to Los Angeles. The band started playing at noticeable clubs there and they were offered by Nick Lowe to go on a tour with him to the UK.

Around this time, ‘Clover’s’ music started getting popularity in the UK and their genre started getting famous by the name of ‘pub rock’. Two of their albums were produced by Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, but they were not very successful.

In 1978, the ‘Clover’ returned back from the UK to California and it disbanded. Lewis played music as ‘Huey Harp’ in Thin Lizzy’s successful album ‘Live and Dangerous’. He played at a club in California and bagged a contract with Phonogram Records.

In 1979, Lewis formed a band called ‘Huey Lewis and the American Express’. The band played a few gigs and then changed its name to ‘Huey Lewis and the News’.

When Lewis was young he did many types of jobs like landscaping, carpentry, wedding planner, etc.

He is now debuting in the Broadway musical Chicago, playing the role of Billy Flynn.