Happy 62nd Birthday to John Hiatt (August 20, 1952) American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters. He learned to play the guitar when he was eleven, and began his musical career in Indianapolis, Indiana as a teenager. Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song “Sure As Im Sittin’ Here” was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Hiatt finally came into success in 1987, when he released his first big hit, Bring the Family. For the album, Hiatt had a backing band consisting of Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner. Most of the songs on the album have since been extensively covered, especially Have a Little Faith in Me, which has been covered by a number of artists, including Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Jewel, Bill Frisell, Mandy Moore and Bon Jovi; and Memphis in the Meantime, which has been covered by Carl Perkins, and Gregg Allman. Since then he has released twenty one studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. His songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Willy DeVille, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Paula Abdul, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Buffett, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Suzy Bogguss, Jewel, Aaron Neville, Jeff Healey, Keith Urban, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Paulini and many others. 2000 Nashville Music Awards: Songwriter/Artist of the Year. 2008 Americana Music Association: Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:13:38 +0000
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