The Story of Huey Lewis Is Not a Tragedy

[HUSKER HOT SAUCE]

I found this to be an interesting read on Huey Lewis and his hearing problem that caused him to stop performing live. It's a relatively short but worth it read.

For the past three decades, Huey’s been relying on one good ear. His right one went out just before a gig in Boston in the mid-eighties, and a specialist in San Francisco told him to get used to it. “You only need one ear,” he says. “Brian Wilson had one ear.”

Then came January 27, 2018.

The Story of Huey Lewis Is Not a Tragedy

Without warning, the beloved pop star lost his ability to hear amplified music. Now, from his remote Montana ranch, he's on a search for answers.

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[Porkchopexpress]

That's too bad. I randomly came across Sports on Amazon Music a few months ago, and I knew that Huey Lewis and News had some hits, but that album was packed with good songs. Looking up their discography, they had something like 6 #1 songs in the span of 3 years. Crazy.

 

[NUinID]

That's too bad. I randomly came across Sports on Amazon Music a few months ago, and I knew that Huey Lewis and News had some hits, but that album was packed with good songs. Looking up their discography, they had something like 6 #1 songs in the span of 3 years. Crazy.

How old are you? For about a 3 year period from like 83-86 they were as big as any band in the world. They actually came to Northwest Missouri State University where I went to school in the fall of 84 right before Sports really took off and played a concert.

 

[Porkchopexpress]

How old are you? For about a 3 year period from like 83-86 they were as big as any band in the world. They actually came to Northwest Missouri State University where I went to school in the fall of 84 right before Sports really took off and played a concert.

Old enough to have lived through the band's peak, but not old enough to remember anything. A fellow Bearcat! Just out of curiosity, where would they have played on campus?

 

[NUinID]

Old enough to have lived through the band's peak, but not old enough to remember anything. A fellow Bearcat! Just out of curiosity, where would they have played on campus?

They played in the gym. Saw the Romantics in the gym the next year. What years were you there?