Huey Lewis

Huey Lewis, whose real name is Hugh Anthony Cregg III, (born July 5, 1950 in New York City) is a musician and singer. He sings lead vocals and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and The News, a rock group based in San Fr

Huey Lewis, whose real name is Hugh Anthony Cregg III, (born July 5, 1950 in New York City) is a musician and singer. He sings lead vocals and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and The News, a rock group based in San Francisco, California that was particularly popular during the 1980s. He also played with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.

Huey grew up in Marin County, California. In 1967, preparing to graduate from The Lawrenceville School, Huey applied and was accepted by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, having attained a perfect score of 800 on the mathematics portion of the SAT, but on the advice of his father, he postponed enrolling in college, and instead he headed for Europe. As he hitchhiked around the continent, he learned to play the harmonica whilst waiting for rides. Huey became an accomplished blues player, and gave his first concert in Europe, earning $150 for it before returning to the United States.