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Background information
Also known as Huey Lewis & The American Express (1979-1980)
Origin San Francisco, California, U.S.
Background information
Also known as Huey Lewis & The American Express (1979-1980)
Origin San Francisco, California, U.S.
Wikipedia
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Huey Lewis and the News - Wikipedia
3 weeks ago - The B-side of this record, "Kick Back", is a song that had previously been performed live by Lewis and his former band, Clover. In 1979, the band was joined by lead guitarist Chris Hayes and moved to Chrysalis Records, which occurred after their demo tape was heard by Pablo Cruise manager Bob Brown, who helped them land a record deal with the label.
Instagram
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Chris Hayes (@chrishayes800) • Instagram photos and videos
1,560 Followers, 118 Following, 9 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Chris Hayes (@chrishayes800)
Videos
Chris Hayes, guitarist of Huey Lewis and the News, breaks down the solos in “If This Is It” | TikTok
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Chris Hayes Breaks Down His Signature Guitar Parts - YouTube
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"If This is It" was NEVER Meant to Have a Guitar Solo - YouTube
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Chris Hayes: Back to the Future and the Early Days of Huey Lewis ...
Happy birthday to Chris Hayes! An incredible guitarist and a ...
Facebook
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Chris Hayes talks about the guitar work on "If This Is It"...
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Reddit
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r/SteelyDan on Reddit: Chris Hayes (guitarist in Huey Lewis and the News) and his admiration of Donald Fagen
June 11, 2025 -
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V0zlxWvoToo?feature=share
I know Fagen was really discouraged after releasing The Nightfly, so I think it's cool to hear another professional musician really praise Fagen's work. You can also really hear the influence of "I.G.Y." on "Stuck With You."
Spotify
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Ep 794 : Chris Hayes / Guitarist and Songwriter for Huey Lewis and the News - Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK. | Podcast on Spotify
March 18, 2025 - Listen to this episode from Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK. on Spotify. Today we have a Bay Area legend on the show Mr Chris Hayes, former Guitarist and Songwriter for Huey Lewis and the News.
Telecaster Guitar Forum
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Chris Hayes--guitarist for Huey Lewis and The News: the interview | Telecaster Guitar Forum
May 10, 2025 - 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 ...
IMDb
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Chris Hayes - Biography - IMDb
Lead guitarist for Huey Lewis & The News. No longer an active member of "The News". Quit to raise his family. Sometimes plays with "the News" on local gigs. Brother of Bonnie Hayes, Jonathan Hayes and Kevin Saunders Hayes.
Guitar World
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Huey Lewis guitarist Chris Hayes: unappreciated guitar hero | Guitar World
May 1, 2023 - Throughout the 1980s and into the ’90s, Hayes had a dream job. As lead guitarist for Huey Lewis and the News, he was part of a hit-making pop-rock machine that dominated radio airwaves and MTV like few other acts.
Podbean
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Episode 247 - Chris Hayes of Huey Lewis and the News | The Hustle
January 29, 2020 - This week we are lucky to welcome the guitarist for one of the biggest bands of the 80s - Chris Hayes from Huey Lewis and the News! Chris and I discuss his time in the band and the stories behind many of the songs, but what I mostly wanted to ...
Facebook
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Chris Hayes "The Kid On Guitar" | Facebook
Chris Hayes "The Kid On Guitar" Chris Hayes The kid on guitar from HLTN · Page · Musician/band · chrishayes-music.com · See all photos · November 24, 2019 · · Happy birthday Chris ! All reactions:217 · 52 · 9 · Like · Comment · View more comments ·
Quora
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Why did the lead guitar player of the NEWS leave Huey Lewis? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): If you mean Chris Hayes, it was because he wanted to spend more time with his family AND he had an affinity (and desire) to play more jazz influenced music. I didn’t hear this from him directly but I know this was what was going around and it came from pretty reliable sources (hi...
BANDS TO FANS
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Interview with Chris Hayes of Huey Lewis & The News - BANDS TO FANS
April 9, 2019 - In this interview with Chris Hayes, founding member of Huey Lewis & The News, we discussed: > Writing songs with Huey > The challenge of recording backing vocals > Guitar solos > What made him step away from the band > And more
Vintage Guitar
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Have Guitar Will Travel 098 – Chris Hayes (Huey Lewis and the News) | Vintage Guitar® magazine
June 13, 2024 - In episode 98 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan. speaks with Chris Hayes, Guitarist with Huey Lewis & the News throughout their rise to fame.
The Press Democrat
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Former Huey Lewis guitarist enjoys slower Santa Rosa pace
March 30, 2009 - Musician Chris Hayes is a songwriter and former guitarist for Huey Lewis and the News.
Guitar World
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“I could barely play his guitar. He had 12s on the top. It was like a G string. I was like, ‘How do you do that?’”: Huey Lewis and the News' Chris Hayes looks back on his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan – and the blues great's notorious guitar setup | Guitar World
April 3, 2025 - (Image credit: Left-Scott Sommerdorf/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images; Right-Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) ... As the former lead guitarist of Huey Lewis and the News – a bonafide hit machine back in the ’80s and ...
Instagram
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What a fun hang with two dear friends.. Chris Hayes ...
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Hultcenter
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Exclusive Interview: Chris Hayes of Huey Lewis and the News | Hult Center
November 27, 2024 - We had the opportunity to chat with Chris Hayes (Guitarist of Huey Lewis and the News) to talk about the first number one song that he wrote, “The Power of Love” from the hit film Back to the Future.
IMDb
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Chris Hayes | Actor, Composer, Additional Crew
Christopher John Hayes was born on November 24, 1957 in Sacramento, California. He got his first guitar when he was nine years old, and he took whatever lessons he could - from folk to jazz (he is now a self-confessed jazz freak).
Reddit
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r/Guitar on Reddit: Anyone here familiar with the guitar Chris Hayes is using?
February 20, 2025 -
The headstock says MJ Guitar but I cannot find a match. Picture is probably early nineties for reference if it was maybe a short lived model. Appreciate any input.