Person · Male
Huey Lewis
- From
- New York, United States
- Since
- 1950–present
- Releases
- 1
- rock
- blue-eyed soul
- pop
- soul
About
Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American actor and former singer-songwriter.
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Lewis sang lead and played harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, until being forced into retirement due to hearing loss in 2018; he also wrote or co-wrote many of the band's songs. The band is perhaps best known for its third, and best-selling, album Sports, and its contribution to the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.
Member of
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Huey Lewis and the News harmonica, lead vocals
Discography
Singles
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Also known as
Hugh Anthony Cregg · Hugh Anthony Cregg III · Hugh Cregg
Tags
- american
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- b0b6393a-a5fb-4246-921e-33e0c20371cf
- ISNI
- 0000000120272837
- IPI
- 00084665249
- IPI
- 00126238980
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.