Huey Lewis & the News is a pop rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The band was formed in 1979 as Huey Lewis and The American Express but after some thinking, they changed it to Huey Lewis & the News or HLN. In 1980, the band landed a record contract with Chrysalis Records and produced their first album Huey Lewis and The News. The band's biggest break to date came in 1985 with the release of the album entitled Sports. The Sports album has songs such as; The Heart of Rock and Roll and The Power of Love which was written for the hit movie Back to the Future.http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Band_History

The band continues to tour with dates set to start on May 28, 2010 in West Wendover, Nevada, through the month of August. You can check the dates and schedules on the bands website. http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Tour_Dates

Movies have been a big part of the band’s success, whether it was through the starring of a member or two or featuring the band’s music. http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Movies The most recent movie is Duet released in 2000 which features Huey Lewis as Ricky Dean who makes his career hustling karaoke. Dean reconnects with his daughter played by Gwyneth Paltrow and together they sing Smokey Robinson’s hit song Crusin.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134630/

Other movies that the band or its songs have been are .Com For Murder, Dead Husbands, Shadow of Doubt, Wag the Dog, Sphere and Short Cuts. http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Movies