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'''Chris Hayes''' is an American guitarist and songwriter. From 1979 to 2001, he was a member of [[Huey Lewis and the News]].
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== Biography ==
Hayes joined [[Huey Lewis and the News]] in 1979. The News' sound draws upon early pop, rnb, doo-wop, blue-eyed soul and new wave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CORRESPONDENT |first=HELENA FINNEGAN |title=Huey Lewis and the News find it's still 'Hip to Be Square' |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2003/01/03/huey-lewis-and-the-news-find-its-still-hip-to-be-square/28734836007/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-23 |title=Huey Lewis: Bearing Down |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/07/09/huey-lewis-bearing-down/58ad8f9f-0fe8-4a55-b8ab-56492cf9fb5e/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>Tratner, Michael (February 25, 2021). ''Love and Money: A Literary History of Desires''. [[Taylor & Francis]]. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/9781000339819|<bdi>9781000339819</bdi>]]. <q>The chapter reads as a review evaluating the qualities in Huey Lewis' albums— some are New Wave... some bring out his quintessential bluesiness— and these shifts in musical style of this bands are as much 'events' in the novel as anything happening in the lives of the characters.</q></ref> They had many top ten hits in the 1980s, including "[[Do You Believe in Love]]", "[[Heart and Soul (Exile song)|Heart and Soul]]", "[[I Want a New Drug]]", "[[The Heart of Rock & Roll]]", "[[If This Is It (Huey Lewis and the News song)|If This Is It]]", "[[Hip to Be Square]]", "[[I Know What I Like]]", "[[Doing It All for My Baby]]" and "[[Perfect World (Huey Lewis and the News song)|Perfect World]]". Chris co-wrote "I Want a New Drug" and "Power of Love", the latter was their first number one in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huey Lewis & the News {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/huey-lewis-the-news/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-01 |title=HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS RISE TO NO. 1 SPOT ON 'POWER OF LOVE' |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001114457/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/doc/290863043.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug%2023,%201985&author=Jan%20DeKnock&pub=Chicago%20Tribune%20(pre-1997%20Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=&desc=HUEY%20LEWIS%20AND%20THE%20NEWS%20RISE%20TO%20NO.%201%20SPOT%20ON%20%27POWER%20OF%20LOVE%27 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> Hayes was in [[USA For Africa]], and sang in the chorus for the charity single [[We Are the World]].

In 2001, Hayes announced his retirement, to focus more on his family.
{{Quote|text=“I had a son who I didn’t see that much because I was traveling. Then I got a divorce and stopped drinking – things had gotten out of hand. When I hit 42 and started a new family, I decided I wanted to be present for my children. Being on the road with a band is no way to raise kids. It was time to change everything, so I did.”|author=Chris Hayes<ref>https://www.guitarworld.com/features/huey-lewis-and-the-news-chris-hayes</ref>}}

== References ==
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[[Category:American songwriters]]
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Revision as of 21:37, 14 March 2024

Chris Hayes
Born (1957-11-24) November 24, 1957 (age 67)
Lake County, Illinois, USA
Instrumentguitar
Years active1979-2001
Formerly ofHuey Lewis and the News

Chris Hayes is an American guitarist and songwriter. From 1979 to 2001, he was a member of Huey Lewis and the News.

Biography

Hayes joined Huey Lewis and the News in 1979. The News' sound draws upon early pop, rnb, doo-wop, blue-eyed soul and new wave.[1][2][3] They had many top ten hits in the 1980s, including "Do You Believe in Love", "Heart and Soul", "I Want a New Drug", "The Heart of Rock & Roll", "If This Is It", "Hip to Be Square", "I Know What I Like", "Doing It All for My Baby" and "Perfect World". Chris co-wrote "I Want a New Drug" and "Power of Love", the latter was their first number one in the US.[4][5] Hayes was in USA For Africa, and sang in the chorus for the charity single We Are the World.

In 2001, Hayes announced his retirement, to focus more on his family.

“I had a son who I didn’t see that much because I was traveling. Then I got a divorce and stopped drinking – things had gotten out of hand. When I hit 42 and started a new family, I decided I wanted to be present for my children. Being on the road with a band is no way to raise kids. It was time to change everything, so I did.”

— Chris Hayes[6]

References

  1. ^ CORRESPONDENT, HELENA FINNEGAN. "Huey Lewis and the News find it's still 'Hip to Be Square'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-03-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Huey Lewis: Bearing Down". Washington Post. 2024-02-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ Tratner, Michael (February 25, 2021). Love and Money: A Literary History of Desires. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000339819. The chapter reads as a review evaluating the qualities in Huey Lewis' albums— some are New Wave... some bring out his quintessential bluesiness— and these shifts in musical style of this bands are as much 'events' in the novel as anything happening in the lives of the characters.
  4. ^ "Huey Lewis & the News | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS RISE TO NO. 1 SPOT ON 'POWER OF LOVE'". web.archive.org. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  6. ^ https://www.guitarworld.com/features/huey-lewis-and-the-news-chris-hayes
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