Sorry there is no Biography!


He is the leader of Huey Lewis and the News. Has two children, son Austin (born 1985) and daughter Kelly (born 1983). In 1967 he graduated from Lawrenceville Prep at the age of 16 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He has a brother named Jeff. Attended Cornell University, majoring in engineering, but dropped out after his junior year, because he was in a band called Clover and they were preparing for rock stardom. Clover (minus Huey Lewis) provided the instrumentals for Elvis Costello's debut album, "My Aim Is True". Huey Lewis successfully sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarizing the medley to his song "I Want A New Drug". They settled out of court and agreed not to talk about the case in public. In 2001, Lewis talked about the case in public when he revealed that Parker paid to settle the suit on an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music" (1997). Parker then sued Lewis for violating the terms of their agreement. On the song "Hip to be Square", from the album "Fore!", the backup singers at the end of the song include San Fransisco 49er stars Dwight Clark, Ronnie Lott and Joe Montana. Huey Lewis & The News won the British Phonographic Industry Award for International Group in 1986. During an interview, he said that he learned how to play the harmonica while hitchhiking across Europe. Played in a band called Clover prior to forming the News. Tattoo (Givin' It All Up For Love), on the Picture This album (Huey's second album), is a cover of a Phil Lynott song (whom he had played with prior to forming the News).