Chris Hayes--guitarist for Huey Lewis and The News: the interview

[Peegoo]

In the early 1980s you couldn't go anywhere in public without hearing this band's music. To describe them as rock stars would be an understatement because they were on the radio, on the TV and in movies.

Chris Hayes is a guitarist's guitarist--he's an atypical anti-hero--and plays to the song every single time. If you're a fan of this kind of player (Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers is the other one that comes to mind), you'll dig this.

 

[Bourbon Burst]

I didn't even know there was a guitar player in the band. I just remember hearing a saxophone.

 

[sax4blues]

I grew up in the Bay Area so I enjoyed hearing all the places he played growing up

 

[Rockinvet]

I played a lot of those covers. Those were the days.

 

[Jumbotronic]

Chris Hayes can flat-out play. Sports and earlier albums just drip with his playing. By Fore (that's the first album I ever bought with my allowance! on cassette!), he's featured less, though.

 

[Peegoo]

Chris Hayes can flat-out play. Sports and earlier albums just drip with his playing. By Fore (that's the first album I ever bought with my allowance! on cassette!), he's featured less, though.

I saw 'em play the first time when I was living in Monterey CA in 1984. They were a band that was unlike most pop bands at the time because they were playing not only original stuff--they were covering tunes by big names and doing a better job at it than the original versions. And they were TIGHT.

Chris was spot on and unintentionally hilarious when he said modern country music today is exactly like 38 Special in the 1980s.

 

[Jumbotronic]

Chris was spot on and unintentionally hilarious when he said modern country music today is exactly like 38 Special in the 1980s.

Preaching to the choir with that one, though YMMV.

 

[archetype]

Chris was spot on and unintentionally hilarious when he said modern country music today is exactly like 38 Special in the 1980s

Indeed. Both are uninspired, formulaic, audio product.

 

[teletimetx]

He’s Bonnie’s brother, man.