Johnny Colla
John Victor Colla (born July 2, 1952 in Sacramento ) is an American musician and founding member of the band Huey Lewis & The News . He plays guitar and saxophone , composes for other artists and works temporarily as a producer and sound engineer. Colla, together with Huey Lewis and Chris Hayes author of the song The Power of Love , which for the soundtrack of the film to the Future Back was recorded.
biography
Until its dissolution, Johnny Colla was a member of the group Sound Hole, which Mario Cipollina also belonged to and which released the single Everyday (For The Rest Of My Life) in 1975 . After leaving Sound Hole, he joined the band that played every Monday night at Uncle Charlie's Club in Corte Madera . The singer of this group was Huey Lewis , with whom Colla founded the band Huey Lewis and the American Express in 1979 and with whom he has been a close friend ever since. After a name change, the group traded under the name Huey Lewis & The News and celebrated great success worldwide, especially in the 1980s.
In addition to his engagement in the band, Colla worked as a composer for Fats Domino , The Dave Clark Five , Dolly Parton , Freddie King , Air Supply , BB King and many others, as well as a producer for Angela Strehli and SVT. He also worked as a sound engineer for Albert Lee and the Doobie Brothers .
In 2002 he released his first solo album, Lucky Devil , which was followed by another, I Hear Voices, in 2013 .
Discography (excerpt)
With Sly & the Family Stone
- Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976)
With Huey Lewis & The News
- Huey Lewis and The News (1980)
- Picture This (1982)
- Sports (1983)
- Fore! (1986)
- Small World (1988)
- Hard at Play (1991)
- Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994)
- Plan B (2001)
- Live at 25 (2005)
- Soulsville (2010)
solo
- Lucky Devil (2002)
- I Hear Voices (2013)
With Nick Lowe
- The Rose of England (1985)
With Heart
- Heart (1985)
With Grace Slick
- Software (1984)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mario Cipollina's discography on bay-area-bands.com , accessed on May 16, 2016
- ↑ Huey Lewis biography on hln.org ( Memento from May 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Johnny Colla at allmusic.com , accessed May 14, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colla, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colla, John Victor (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sacramento , California , United States |