Huey Lewis - What's In My Bag?

[@TheAlexxStantonShow]

Huey Lewis is like your friends dad who's actually interesting and lovely.

[@Itelkner]

Great guy, I learned a lot of interesting stuff.

[@christianjohnson7228]

Yes. I agree!

[@blakfloyd]

Indeed! I've always thought of him as being that favorite uncle type.

[@slipperyjk]

Yeah... he's a good ole boy!

[@blakfloyd]

@Norm La Marche hopefully not too far for you, m8 :)

[@dawolf856]

You can tell he's a TRUE musician. Listen to his passion for Tower of Power.... hear how he breaks down Quincy Jones, with Sinatra and Count Basie's band. Wow... AWESOME

[@NealDamiano]

Huey Lewis at this point is pretty much a music national treasure for 80s kids.

[@lorireece1970]

Neal Damiano Amen to that!

[@sobie78]

Agreed.

[@moonboogien8908]

Here here

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@moonboogien8908 * Hear, hear!

[@topsyturvyy4558]

A legend!

[@spread7]

He looks pretty fresh for nearly 70!

[@djsoulfilter]

spread7 he’s doing great except for his hearing loss

[@cupcakes7015]

spread7 Yep, he's aged gracefully. 2/12/2020

[@blakfloyd]

I guess the heart of Huey Lewis is still beatin.

[@datdumbdude4126]

@D MD Yep, this new album will be his last and he will stop performing soon due to hearing loss. Like Danny Elfman with Oingo Boingo.

[@guitarlusteuphoria4507]

@@djsoulfilter Yeah, he must have to crank his home stereo. I know the feeling to be going deaf from loud music.

[@leggomyeigonosensei]

If I ever met Huey, I would simply say, "Thank you for making this world a better place."

[@bluwasaabi]

I sold him a lift ticket once at Squaw Valley (1991). All smiles and good vibes!

[@gwts1171]

Huey is one of the nicest guys in music. I met him a couple of times over the years and he was a genuinely good person.

[@majorblitz7219]

Me too. I met him opening up for Ambrosha , Toto, and the Doobie brothers. He was an incredibly nice person.

[@danieldaniels7571]

He seems like someone I’d love to drink a few beers with while listening to old records

[@backdraft916]

Had a blast a few ago in a southern Indiana casino he was playing at. Gave one hell of a show and then spent several hours on the casino floor shooting craps and regaling us with stories. Class act!

[@danieldaniels7571]

Fatman in the Forest the stories he tells in radio and TV interviews are the best. That must have been an absolute blast

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

@@backdraft916 Now that's freaking cool

[@bigneon_glitter]

Huey Lewis is class.

[@endofanera1983]

Huey Lewis was always on mtv, radio, and movie soundtracks when I was a kid. When I hear his music it brings back a lot of memories. Good to see he’s doing alright. Seems like a cool guy.

[@Tropical56_]

"Do you like Huey Lewis and The News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself."

[@g.rathbone764]

Someone had to do it

[@Tropical56_]

@@g.rathbone764 You already knew it had to be done.

[@CipherSerpico]

Don’t just stare at it - eat it.

[@golden-sun]

Iconic

[@thecinematicmind]

I have to return some video tapes.

[@storyoptics4964]

It's so nice to see Huey Lewis and that he seems to be doing good despite his hearing loss. It made me so sad when I read that. This really made me happy. Great picks!

[@talkingmudcrab718]

Same thing happened to me from working in factories. In my teens and twenties I thought I was invincible and didn't protect myself. I can't hear shit today. Take care of yo selves kids.

[@OlinKreutzRules]

Huh?

[@talkingmudcrab718]

@@OlinKreutzRules wat

[@crypttonite]

pretty sure he can hear FOOL, he is picking up albums to LISTEN TO...

[@PhiloBedo]

@@crypttonite kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ-5eJ-EorqBaJI

[@songswithryan]

This is why his own music is so great-he's such a music fan. His love for these records is genuine, and he did his homework. As they say, the cats who know, know-Huey's a gem in popular music.

[@moonboogien8908]

We all need a podcast where huey Lewis talks about music for an hour. I'd listen every day.

[@eze10gun8]

There is one, it's on Apple Music

[@tompatchak8706]

@@eze10gun8what’s it called?

[@eze10gun8]

@@tompatchak8706 Huey's 80s radio

[@tompatchak8706]

@@eze10gun8 right on!! Thanks

[@jasonbeatty831]

What a cool, humble dude. Still awesome after all these years.

[@fultonbecker4015]

HOLY SHIT!!! Umphrey’s on “what’s in my bag”!Never thought I’d see the day! Huey is the man!

[@BrentLane1]

“I’m afraid you’re just too darn loud. Next please.” Huey seems like a really humble and cool dude.

[@ashe984]

Brent Hoskins he seems so humble

[@chrismc.4437]

Why wouldn't he be humble? His success was a fluke. He was able to find mass appeal during a very mundane period in musical history. Nothing Huey did musically was remotely impacting or influential. Have you ever heard of any artist cite Huey Lewis and The News as an influence? And you likely never will.

[@jackdeprato4474]

Chris Mc. I bet you’re real fun at parties

[@moonboogien8908]

@@chrismc.4437 Bruh... I saw them live and it was actually a great show. Tight band with a unique sound.

[@donclanton701]

@@chrismc.4437 it's all just entertainment. Damn, get over yourself. His tunes were fun. All the little cuties dug him. Dude, you need a new drug! 😁

[@PoweredbyRobots]

I’ve worked shows with Huey a couple times and he’s the warmest guy, love him to bits # and sooo deeply knowledgable and enthusiastic about music. Him and Billy Murray at the last one, man what a night x

[@MizzWGGrrrl]

Huey Lewis and Bill Murray? Oh, geez, to be a fly on that wall...!

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Omg you are very lucky to hang with Bill and Huey !!!

[@damonknutson2855]

I met Huey Lewis around 1978 or 79 when I was about 9 years old. He was wandering through Bolinas and I happened to be eating dinner over at my friend’s house where he was joining us through the generosity of my friend’s mom. I became a fan from his first hit on MTV, and I was all, “hey... I met that guy in bobo like five years ago!”.

[@patdorn4436]

Nice story.. Some of the best bands/musicians came from Marin.

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Where is that

[@razorrob73]

Marin County, California.

[@kannonmcafee]

I love this. Huey's been around, knows a lotta cats, and has some cool stories. Huey, I wish your ears the best and hope you can get your hearing back to play again.

[@bluehornet6752]

Great guy, and a great segment. I met him once, when they just got their first radio hit...back in the early 80s. My friend's band opened for them in a little hole-in-the-wall bar in Wisconsin, and I was helping out my friend's band as basically a roadie. I didn't have a gig so my friend asked if I could help schlep his drums, as they weren't going to have much time to move gear after their set. So we all showed up and ended up hanging with HL & The News for the night. A nicer bunch of guys you couldn't find--and even then they were a tremendously tight band. What power. My friend and I (both drummers) were talking backstage with Bill Gibson about drum stuff, and HL walks up and joins the conversation. Just the nicest dude. Great memories, and from my experience the guy we see in this video was absolutely the guy that I remember.

[@carlosconesa]

Great story, thanks for sharing!

[@wolfgangrittner6637]

i had a life-changing moment when I first met him and never even heard of Huey Lewis before. I remember thinking what a great and kind guy this is. I was wishing him to have a great life. The next day I saw him on Austrian TV kicking ass with the Sports album. I was so confused and amazed at the same time, telling myself my wishes do come thrugh..lol

[@LafemmeDLux]

I still scream "Heart and Soul" at the top of my lungs whenever possible ♥️

[@Joe-yi8xj]

Was a big fan in the 80's as a kid. Was too young to go to "The Arena" to see him but legend has it he was seen in the hotel lobby after the show drinking a jug of orange juice and poured it all on his face and shirt. Must have been refreshing. All of these things he's sharing make so much sense. A great glimpse into his history.

[@manelew7482]

Huey has heart and soul 💜

[@mcraft2240]

I see what you did there. Ha

[@SomeoneCommenting]

Huey looks like the coolest guy that you would love to have as a friend to hang around at home watching a football game or something. Looking at him back in the 80s. he never tried to have "an image" like other acts with weird haircuts, outrageous clothing, etc. None of that. He was always just a plain regular guy, casual well dressed, normal appearance, and all that he needed was the *real talent * that he had to be so successful.

[@patrickseacor5890]

CD's!! This dude is legit music nerd. He's solid in his choices and passion for what he digs. Heart and Soul is a great 80's jam

[@thislazylife]

Did you know it's a cover? It was originally done by Exile in '81, then covered by Bus Boys in '82. All three versions are great!

[@patrickseacor5890]

@@thislazylife didn't know that. Thanks for the scoop!

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Feel the Power of Love

[@Emlizardo]

Over at my place it's all CDs, all the time. Yes, I am rapidly approaching 60 yrs old. . .

[@fixxxer3456]

It makes me so sad a good guy like Huey Lewis can't tour anymore. Also the News from 83-91 was one of the best bands out there. Period!

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Huey Lewis and the News were untouchable live in their prime

[@robf6105]

The tightest group of musicians that I have ever seen. Got to see the original line-up numerous times. Those shows were LOUD. It is no wonder that Huey has hearing problems now.

[@Andy-kw5nw]

This just became my favorite “what’s in my bag” episode.

[@jimmaculate5]

Huey's singles are passion personified. Can't speak too highly of them.

[@seagullpoet]

Man - Huey’s voice - just chatting music - so cool sounding - still !

[@poppinpatty2507]

Go a head Huey, go a head! This dude was part of the soundtrack of my life growing up🎷🎸🎹🎼🚀

[@antonionexus1434]

This was really enlightening, and I'd have to say I hear a pinch or more of each of these singer's voices in Huey's own voice!

[@lorireece1970]

My favorite band since I was 12 back in 1982! Finally saw one of their shows in Atlanta in 1991! Best two hours of my life so far! I swear!

[@PhenominAl67]

It's a pleasure to listen to Huey talk about music as he has such a great knowledge of rock and roll history. Probably one of the smartest people in the business.

[@rrrrrr2137]

It is so happy to see him again. I war born in 80' but I never heard about them (except Back to the Future) before I started to collect some old Japanese LPs since last year. Great band and great personality. Love from China.

[@youngmanchego]

Huey was a lot cooler than I was anticipating. That says more about me than him. I’m such a butthole.

[@sprittel]

It's butthead! You sound like an idiot when you say it wrong. Now make like a tree and get out of here!

[@wolfgangrittner6637]

You are obviously not! Admitting this makes you a good dude..in my books, at least!

[@electrolinks]

A self-aware butthole. There is hope for us yet!

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

We all have those moments.

[@tomlund4951]

Yeah if you read up on him a little.... really an interesting guy with a great story.

[@user-mg6dw4xn9h]

People in their teens -30’s In the 1980’s were almost all fans of Huey Lewis. Catchy songs, solid lyrics.

[@mustafahajj]

Everyone screaming Huey was too new wave. Damn right. One of the best new wave artists that ever did it. 1980's Rock on!!!

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Takin what they’re givin!!!!

[@sundance9042]

What the world needs now is more Huey Lewis ... Thank you Huey Lewis and The News for the soundtrack of my youth ❤️🕴️🎺🎹📼🎧🎤 It's Hip to Be Square ⬜⬛

[@tdunph4250]

Sports is one of the 10 most important records of the 80's. Hands down! Soundtrack of my teenage years

[@miketomlin6040]

Is that true? Finding a muso with any Huey Lp's in the crates is a needle in a haystack task.

[@tdunph4250]

@@miketomlin6040 Can't you say that about a lot of 80's bands that were say, just popular mainly in the 80's? Obviously you wouldn't put say U2 or Madonna or whom ever in that category because they had the same success as Sports but spread out sporadically over a longer period of time. I still say in terms of chart/radio hits, sales, and musical impact, Sports would be a top 10 album of the 80's. I am not sure where you live but in any creditable music store where I live, Huey Lewis is there, Like I said, I am talking 80's. Give me an example of an album or albums that were as big as Sports, whose band was extremely popular over a small chunk of a decade, and you can still find that album in some one's record/CD crates?.

[@miketomlin6040]

@@tdunph4250 A muso might have a U2 album in the racks, although most might not. Some chart hits contain quality music. Popular is not always indicative of a lack of merit or value. Huey's band was more light, comical........music in the sense Polka or similar is music.

[@tdunph4250]

@@miketomlin6040 I might not totally agree with your assessment but I do grasp and respect your opinion and see value in it. At least we didn't have to resort to name calling and or putting each other down such as what probably half the people here do on platforms such as KZbin.

[@miketomlin6040]

@@tdunph4250 I don't see it as my assessment, more so consensual reality. I was singing along to a pop tune this morning I heard a lot aged 4-8ish, lots of memories, associations. I enjoy listening to it. But it is objectively speaking a 2/10, if that product.

[@polianarchy]

A living legend -- he seems as nice and real as I've heard tell

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Huey rules

[@heavysoulbrutha]

Huey is the best! One of the great Soul voices ever!!

[@dillonmacpherson3350]

One of the best episodes in a while

[@GustavoJacob]

Probably the only comment section in KZbin that I would read all the way through the bottom, only love and admiration for the guy, all well deserved.

[@ericrausch5122]

Huey...sooo much class / respect. Hope those Ears come back Huey ! S.F. Native now living in Philippines.

[@palpatine775]

Interesting fact about Huey Lewis & the News' album Sports: it was actually the 2nd best-selling album of 1984, only behind Michael Jackson's Thriller album. Sports even out-sold other gigantic albums that year like Born In The USA and Purple Rain.

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Sports kicks a$$ great album

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

My wife and I met Huey Lewis at OHare airport in Chicago about 10 years ago on our way to Hawaii and he was the kindest nicest guy, super sweet, he let me take a photo with him and even gave me a guitar pick.

[@NurtureNurture]

Was expecting a newspaper but Huey was just giving the news straight this time. Awesome segment 🙌

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Just the Sports section please

[@sundance9042]

😂🤣

[@redbeard36]

TOP was everything back in the Bay Area in those days. I don't even remember how many times I saw them play at various venues, festivals and fairs.

[@amyntut]

Huey was my childhood . My mom loves him to this day. He's a very underrated singer.

[@kylecoffman9013]

Huey Lewis and the News needs to be in the Rock and Roll hof.

[@LJScott]

Definitely the most interesting and sincere WIMB episode I’ve seen yet.

[@Journeyman-Fixit]

What I always loved about Huey is his light shines POSITIVE - probably key to his incredible success! 😊

[@b9bot148]

I love the Sinatra at the Sands Huey, got most of Sinatra's albums.

[@therealdjkendo]

Love Huey - great taste not surprisingly. Huey is underrated and underappreciated. Thank you for having him!

[@hunterdavis3003]

How do you guys do it!?! Unreal guest! TY!

[@davidwavidshmavider]

He’s cooler than I thought. 🙂

[@ghendar]

Thank you Huey Lewis for turning me on to Umphree's McGee.

[@markgriffinphoto]

What a lovely humble guy Huey Lewis is!

[@crisprtalk6963]

I just love watching people talk about the music they love.

[@bvg83]

Now I know why I love Huey Lewis and the news he had great music inspiration

[@schuylersilverstein1935]

My mum has been good friends with Huey since the 80s. She used to date their original guitar player. Their manager Lol gets her free vip tix back when they would play. Super nice people, all around.

[@waltermanhead2249]

So, Huey's illegitimate are you..? Humm...

[@JEBVIXXEN720]

Did she date Chris Hayes?

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

No way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell your mom to ask Huey if he remembers “tiger boy jones”

[@schuylersilverstein1935]

@@JEBVIXXEN720 yes she did date Chris Hayes back in the 80s lol

[@thatonedude1003]

He is a stud. I love that he digs the Armstrong album. It’s one of my favorites as well. It sounds amazing on vinyl...

[@z.norton3326]

Love Huey.....and the News.....listened to his stuff back in the day so to speak....

[@jimllfaxit]

Love Huey Lewis and he seems like a lovely guy. He also played harmonica with Thin Lizzy. another of my favorite bands

[@rubendekker]

Doin’ it all for my baby.. such a great song

[@acerjuglans383]

Huey Lewis--AND the News!--are no slouches themselves. Solid band, in tune with each other, successful songwriters, beautiful singers.....

[@getthepapersgetthepapers]

When Sports came out in 83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically

[@creepfighter4536]

🤣🤣🤣

[@creepfighter4536]

The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism, that really gives the songs a big boost.

[@kronosb]

Classic American Psycho |m|/

[@boywonders]

HEY PAUL!!!!

[@mitchellhughes5180]

🤣

[@unkindestcut]

His first band, Clover, backed Elvis Costello on “My Aim is True.”

[@waltermanhead2249]

I HATE Elvis Costello...

[@Pwrcritter]

@@waltermanhead2249 Brilliant mistake, lol.

[@kevingalego]

I know he's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

[@unkindestcut]

@@kevingalego I completely forgot about that line.

[@STONESGAM]

One of my earliest musical memories as a little kid in the 1980's my parents took me to a bar b que/cookout at one of their friends cottage on a lake and I remember "Happy to be Stuck with You" coming on the top 40 radio twice and just loving it. Lol

[@drummingwithjeff]

First albumI bought with my own money as a kid was Sports! Will always dig Huey & The News.

[@frankgrizza2120]

Great to see Huey. One of the best harp players of all time. Harmonica. Not the one from heaven

[@nickhulston5842]

Seems like a nice guy, good picks & even better leather jacket. 👌 Can definitely hear the Ray Charles influence on his vocals

[@seedub]

Huey is in my top 5 musicians Love his work Have a rule in my shop, No Talking while Huey Lewis is on the radio

[@S8NSAYS]

What a surprising insight into Huey's genuine love of music! Joyful in every way! Thank you for this! Unexpectedly, this is one of my favorite episodes.

[@jds2010ful]

HL&TN ... One of my all time favorites. I pray he gets his hearing back.

[@sto620]

Seems like a genuinely nice guy, and a true music aficionado.

[@craigjgomez]

What cracks me up as I listen to Huey, when I had a day job managing The Record Factory and Tower Records, on my 4 hour cashier shift I picked out the records I wanted to play and the first and last picks were Sports and Fore. Huey, do you even know how many people your music has inspired, rescued and lived by?

[@sbgoldma]

Gd bless you Huey!!! We love you 👍🤟🤟🎵🎶🎵🎸

[@mojopin2000]

I love the history lessons/shopping lists i get from this series.

[@johnmoyle4195]

Get well soon Huey

[@Jeff-ELBEL]

I'm not a hardcore fan of Huey's, but nonetheless have plenty of love and respect for him. He's a hard worker and a lifelong servant of music. Plus, he seems like such a sweetheart. This clip is marvelous, and is a killer recommendation for everything on Huey's great list of favorites.

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

Sinatra Live at the Sands has been my favorite Sinatra record for the past 3 decades! I am glad finally someone has agreed! It is a must have.

[@thefutureofdarbs]

I smoked a joint with Mr Lewis. He's as cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce

[@JilmM7936]

You can't front on that.

[@robf6105]

What was the occasion?

[@dankenton]

I'm fairly certain that once the J is shared, you may then refer to him by his Christian name, lol.

[@thetrustybutterknifean80sa19]

You are a LEGEND in my book!

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

I read that Huey Lewis never used drugs, didn’t drink or smoke either

[@pbrninja19]

This is the first one of this series that actually made me pay attention. Mr. Lewis is doing a great job of explaining why he cares about these records. I was persuaded. Thanks.

[@dandelcastillo8176]

Never been a great big ol fan of Mr. Lewis but the man knows his music.

[@waltermanhead2249]

His music on an am radio for a few brief moments in the 80s was OK, but man, it sounds so HAS BEEN, it's ridiculous. So tiny and cheesy and dated.

[@waltermanhead2249]

@NaghaviSystem I think a little education might have helped you in life. You sound like a dropout, a quitter. Yeah, the English language sure is a tough one: requires study and focus. I'm not a fan of a band that sounds exactly the same as it did at the time of its debut. No growth whatsoever in their sound. Apparently, this is enough for you. I ask for more. Congratulations on settling for mediocrity. Now, hit the books and get educated- or have you too settled?

[@MrRwk314]

@@waltermanhead2249 he had tons of hits. And his band was excellent. If you dont like him that fine but come on.

[@dandelcastillo8176]

I have respect for anyone who makes a living through music, either performing or recording in a bedroom. If you can make it work that is feat most just dream of, and it's not easy. His music is not my taste, but seems like a nice enough guy.

[@b9bot148]

You've got great taste Huey.

[@macdaddyjill]

Huey Lewis seems like a sweet person with a ton of awesome life experiences.. I could listen to him talk all day.

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

Huey's always been a cool dude who listened to the right stuff.

[@bluecent]

Easily the best piece on KZbin featuring the great man. Brilliant. Simply Brilliant.

[@paolo-n2000]

Sinatra at the Sands.... gotta check that one out! Thanks Huey!!!

[@styxcreek]

paolo-n2000 his between song raps are almost as good as the music.

[@michaelolz]

Huey Lewis & the News is still one of my all-time favorite bands. Can’t stop listening to them. Their songs are fun to play bass along with. Can’t beat ‘em.

[@thetrustybutterknifean80sa19]

Huey Lewis songs are the MOST nostalgic songs---takes me right BACK to 1985! That feeling is what I tried to capture!

[@joelybgood]

Huey Lewis is STILL and will forever be..the man. I have always loved his voice. I remember borrowing his cassette tape, Fore!, from the library when I was like, 6 and played the heck out of it. Fond memories of Huey and the News. I hope to meet him one day. He's had a lot of hits.

[@IveGotToast]

HEY PAUL!!

[@ihasmdb389]

hes such a dad and i feel like he never ages

[@eddiebrown8549]

Love Huey Lewis and the News since the early 80s. Listening to Huey here in 2020 is so comforting... What can I say, you can take a teenager out of the 80s but you can't take the 80s from a 50 year old...

[@tylerrjohnson68]

He seems so down to earth. I walk a thin line too

[@bigmaxy07]

I'd buy that Sinatra record purely based on how Huey sold it right here. Amazing.

[@HenrysHere]

Huey Is still one of the greatest , Thankyou for your music , you have made the world a better place .

[@DuckmansRevenge]

I asked my buddy who this guy was and he said 'You've seriously never heard of Huey Lewis?' and I said.. 'News to me'

[@jimmydroid7838]

Kids out here don't know what you did there but I see what you did there. Good job 👍

[@timmackey11six]

Agent Froggy that’s golden 😂

[@Squirrelconga]

"it's alright."

[@uncvic1]

#dadjokes 🍻

[@Squirrelconga]

@@uncvic1 ...you guys are good "sports"