HLN contribute to Christmas CD
Posted by debP, HLN Today Co-Editor.
17 November 2009: Back in 1984, Huey and the News mailed a Christmas cassette exclusively to fan club members as a little holiday surprise. On this tape was an a'capella version of our fave band singing the timeless holiday tune, "Winter Wonderland." Aside from being featured on hln.org during the holidays in 2008, this tune lay dormant in the hln archives for many years.
Recently, this all changed when Mr. Ken Kessler contacted the band and asked if they would be willing to contribute their tune to a project he was working on. The band agreed; which set our own Johnny Colla into action. Johnny actually dug up the 20-something year old analog 2 track master, digitized it and remastered it to sound better than it ever has, and delivered it to Mr. Kessler for use on his project!
Many thanks goes to Mr. Kessler for bringing this project together; and to our own Johnny Colla, for the work he's done giving this tune new life!
CD (& downloads) of "The Sounds of Christmas 2009," are available: http://www.socmusic.net
Amazon and itunes will also carry the CD throughout this holiday season.
Read the full story of how this cd came to be, written by the gentleman who brought this project together, Mr. Ken Kessler.
HLN appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' for Outdoor Mini Concert
Posted by debP, HLN Today Co-Editor
17 November 2009: Huey and the NEWS' appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show, Friday, 13 November 2009, was a smashing success for the home audience and especially for everyone in attendance.
If you'd like to experience two of the tunes played that nite, please do so:
Huey to appear at 'Norton Buffalo' Tribute Concert
Ticket Presales begin 11 November 2009
Posted by debP, HLN Today Co-Editor
10 November 2009: Huey will join a group of fellow musicians in a tribute to Norton Buffalo on Saturday, 23 January 2010.
The tribute concert will take place at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA.
Ticket presales begin 11 November 2009. Please see this link for presale password and further details.
100% of net proceeds from this concert benefit the Buffalo family. Tickets are a non-deductible contribution.
Huey and the News to make 'Bonnie Hunt Show' appearance
Posted by debP, HLN Today Co-Editor
05 November 2009: Huey and the band will be taping The Bonnie Hunt Show, on Wednesday, 11 November 2009.
The show will air Thursday, 19 November 2009! Exciting times ahead!!
Interview from Huey's appearance at James Cotton Tribute
Posted by debP, HLN Today Co-Editor
14 October 2009: (updated 05 November 2009:) Huey was honored to participate in the Tribute to the Great James Cotton in Boston on 29 October 2009. Here is a most enjoyable interview with both Huey and James concerning the event.
In Loving Memory of Ron Stallings
Posted by debP, HLN Today Co-Editor
13 April 2009: Huey and The News suffer the loss of a dear member of the HLN Family; Mr. Ron Stallings. A touching tribute was written in honor of Ron by Bill Gibson, and includes thoughts and memories from band members.
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Band Shares "Your Love is Killin' Me" with Their Fans through HLN.org!
HLN Today Exclusive
24 October 2008: Here you go folks! A vintage rehearsal version of "Your Love Is Killin' Me" for your listening and downloading pleasure! This was recorded at our studio sometime in November of 1995. Nothing new I know, but Huey, Johnny, Sean, J.P., myself and the rest of the cats figured it was time we did something cool like this for our fans. Our old pal Chris Hayes is burning up the guitar solo, and if you listen close you can hear him yelling when the horns come in on the second verse!
Our long-time friend and sound man, Jim Moran, was overseeing the recording with the mix going straight to DAT. These tapes were originally intended for the band to take home and critique, and few people outside the group ever got to hear them. Johnny unearthed this little gem in the process of archiving our back catalogue (who knows what else is in there?), and it kind-of 'shined' and jumped out for all of us . . . . Hope you enjoy it as much as we did 'rediscovering' it!
--Bill Gibson on behalf of Huey Lewis and the News
Download or listen to "Your Love is Killing Me"
Johnny Colla Radio Interview and Three Acoustical Songs with Stef Burns
HLN Today Exclusive
By debP, HLN Today Co-Editor
17 October 2008: While touring with Chicago and promoting his “Lucky Devil” CD a couple of summers back, Johnny Colla took part in an extraordinary thirty minute radio interview with Chad Blake of Jones Radio Network. We’re pleased to announce that Johnny has sent us this interview for our listening pleasure, and it was well worth the wait!
The interview includes the lighthearted Johnny speaking of growing up with parents supportive of his musical talents, his musical influences, and of working with different artists before beginning an accomplished career with Huey and The News.
After getting to know Johnny, we’re treated to three of his songs performed acoustically, on the spot, accompanied by Stef Burns! Hearing these songs “unplugged” is phenomenal – two of them aren’t even on the “Lucky Devil” CD!
More information and play the interview!
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