Huey Lewis & the News

Some of their hit songs are:. Frank Sinatra used to privately refer to him as "The African Queen". Their bass player is Mario Cipollina, younger brother of John Cipollina. Mathis has recorded over 100 albums of original music and has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide. "The Power of Love" was nominated for an Academy Award. His hit songs include "Wonderful Wonderful", "A Certain Smile", "Chances Are", "The Twelfth of Never", "Misty", "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late", and "I'm Coming Home", and the original recording of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed composition "Life Is a Song Worth Singing", later made popular by Soul/R&B vocalist Teddy Pendergrass. The band's lead singer is Huey Lewis, who has a cameo appearance in the film as the teacher who rejects Marty McFly's band's audition for the school's 'Battle of the Bands' contest - ironically, the piece the band plays is an instrumental version of "The Power of Love". Although frequently described as a "Romantic" singer, his vast discography contains Jazz, Traditional Pop, Brazilian & Spanish music, Soul, Soft Rock, and Broadway Show Tunes.

Their song "The Power of Love" was a #1 US hit and featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future, with which they also recorded the theme song "Back In Time". Around the same time, he had his first number one hit with "Chances Are". Huey Lewis & the News are a popular rock band from the 1980s. He sang one of his first hits, "It's Not For Me To Say", in the film, Lizzie, in which he also had a small acting role. Plan B (2001). While training to become a teacher, he was talent-spotted at a concert and signed by Columbia Records. The Best of (1996). Mathis grew up in San Francisco, and began singing at school.

Time Flies.. Johnny Mathis (born September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American popular singer, and one of the few remaining male vocalists associated with Traditional Pop music. Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994). Hard at Play (1991). Small World (1988).