And the Hey folks welcome to episode 161 of so the jker on songwriting.

This is Brian, here as always with Simon.

We sincerely hope you're all hunkering down

and staying safe and well during this very strange

and unsettling time for us all.

We've certainly never known a situation like it,

nor have you, I'll wager.

But hopefully this episode will provide a welcome distraction for you

and put a much needed smile on your face.

Joining us today is a Grammy winning Oscar nominated American singer, songwriter,

musician and beloved frontman of one of the most commercially successful pop rock bands of all time.

They achieved 19 top 10 singles during the 1980s and early 90s

and to date have sold something in the region of 30 million albums.

We're delighted to welcome the wonderful Huey Lewis to the show.

As this episode reaches you, the band recently released Weather, their first album in 10 years

and first of original music since 2001 2001 and we met with Huey at the

B. M. G. offices in Paddington, London back in late February when the world was

very different to talk about the record and a good deal more besides.

It was a real thrill to meet him and as you'll hear he was in good spirits and a very gracious interviewee.

Huey was born Hugh Anthony Craig III in New York in 1950, but moved with his family to California around the age of five

and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. His dad was a physician who moonlighted as a jazz drummer

while his mother was an artist and a beatnik, through whom

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