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Huey Lewis

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Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American actor and former singer-songwriter. Lewis sang lead and played harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, until being forced into retirement due to hearing loss in 2018; he also wrote or co-wrote many of the band's songs. The band is perhaps best known for their third, and best-selling, album Sports, and their contribution to the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huey Lewis is the 799th most popular musician (down from 542nd in 2019), the 4,346th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,794th in 2019) and the 259th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Huey Lewis ranks 799 out of 3,175. Before him are John Michael Talbot, Stephen Heller, Ira Gershwin, Franz Konwitschny, Kenny G, and Arthur De Greef. After him are Scotty Moore, Sammy Hagar, John Illsley, Eduard Nápravník, Christian Ferras, and James Kottak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Huey Lewis ranks 209. Before him are David Duke, Chung Sye-kyun, Richard Chase, Li Yuanchao, Carl Palmer, and Richard Galliano. After him are Josipa Lisac, Luigi Delneri, Geraldine James, Pasteur Bizimungu, Waldemar Cierpinski, and Carlos Aguiar Retes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Huey Lewis ranks 4,346 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Sorbo (1958), Kenny G (1956), Jennifer Lee (1971), Mark Granovetter (1943), Thom Mayne (1944), and Lara Flynn Boyle (1970). After him are Bobby Morrow (1935), Anthony Delon (1964), Scotty Moore (1931), Anne McCaffrey (1926), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), and Barbara O'Neil (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Huey Lewis ranks 259. Before him are Andrew Hill (1931), Eddie Vedder (1964), Horace Silver (1928), John Michael Talbot (1954), Ira Gershwin (1896), and Kenny G (1956). After him are Scotty Moore (1931), Sammy Hagar (1947), James Kottak (1962), Ron Carter (1937), Alec John Such (1951), and Joe Pass (1929).

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