Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News are a blue-eyed soul group who were the leaders of the genre in the eighties along with Robert Palmer, Hall and Oates, and Steve Winwood. They had four certified albums. They had numerous hit singles, two gold. They won two Grammys. They contributed to the Back to the Future soundtrack. Lewis was a part of the charity supergroup USA for Africa. They were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic. Despite their success they have never been considered for the Hall of Fame, a shame.

Recommended Songs

 * The Power of Love
 * Hip to be Square
 * Back in Time
 * Stuck With You
 * Jacob's Ladder (Step by Step)
 * Do You Believe in Love
 * Workin' for a Livin'
 * Heart and Soul
 * I Want a New Drug
 * If This is It
 * The Heart of Rock and Roll
 * Walking on a Thin Line
 * Doing it All for My Baby
 * Small World
 * Couple Days Off

Trivia
They were involved in a lawsuit regarding the theme song to the film Ghostbusters, claiming it sounded to similar to I Want a New Drug. Lewis had previously been approached for the song, but refused. Ghostbusters theme performer Ray Parker Jr claimed in 2001 after many years of confidentiality that he got a lot of money from the settlement.