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John Hiatt

John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. 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. When Hiatt was nine years old, his 21-year-old ... brother Michael committed suicide. Only two years later, his father died after a long sickness. To escape from the stress of his early life, Hiatt watched IndyCar racing and listened to Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and the blues. In his youth, Hiatt reports that he and several others stole a Ford Thunderbird, a crime for which he was caught by the owners but got away with, posing as a hitchhiker. He learned to play the guitar when he was eleven, and began his musical career in Indianapolis, Indiana as a teenager. He played in a variety of local clubs, most notably the Hummingbird. Hiatt played with a variety of bands, including The Four-Fifths and John Lynch & the Hangmen. Hiatt moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was eighteen years old and got a job as a songwriter for the Tree-Music Publishing Company for twenty-five dollars a week. Hiatt, who was unable to read or write scores, had to record all 250 songs he wrote for the company. He also began playing with the band White Duck, as one of three singer-songwriters within the group. White Duck had already recorded one album before Hiatt joined. He wrote and performed two songs on their second album, In Season (1972). Hiatt performed live in many clubs around Nashville with White Duck, and as a solo act. Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song “Sure As I'm Sittin’ Here” was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. 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, 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, the Desert Rose Band, 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 and many others. The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs See more [+]

Have a Little Faith In Me |||||

When the road gets dark, and you can no longer see. Just let...

Thing Called Love |||||

Don't have to humble yourself to me I ain't your judge or yo...

Drive South |||||

I didn't say we wouldn't hurt any more that's how you learn...

You Must Go |||||

When that howling wind, Comes to carry you again Just like y...

Crossing Muddy Waters |||||

baby's gone and i don't know why she headed out this morning...

Buffalo River Home |||||

I've been taking off and landing, but this airport's closed ...

Down Around My Place |||||

The radio is busted, down around my place Every tool is rust...

One For The One For Me |||||

Some women where passion like a most recent fashion Some wom...

Something Broken |||||

There's something broken in my heart oh it was nothing you d...

What do We do Now? |||||

What do we do now? What do we do now? What do we do now? Wha...

Adios To California |||||

Smokey room and a thin blue light Her arms were pale as whit...

Haulin |||||

Haulin', I'm haulin' Fort Smith to Louisville I'm gonna see ...

I Can't Wait |||||

Tonight I'm howling at a foreign moon Might as well be a jun...

I Know How To Lose You |||||

I don't know how to keep a good thing I've lost it all befor...

I Just Don't Know What To Say |||||

You took my Love You took my trust And turned them in To a p...

Sure As I'm Sittin Here |||||

Get up; ya get down. Get lost and then ya get found. Sure as...

Were Alright Now |||||

Done pretty good now babe Keepin' the lights on this last li...

Where Nobody Knows My Name |||||

There's a town down the road where I ain't been before. Nobo...

Is Anybody There |||||

Well I'm out here on my own following the stars Asking on my...

Learning How To Love You |||||

I'm 34 years old now and I've come to you Baby I don't even ...

My Dog And Me |||||

She marked our trail up by the backbone ridge. How many time...

Can Love Stand The Test |||||

Did I lose your love a long time ago Or did I just wear it o...

Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder |||||

Verse She has the wind as a witness She has feelings that fl...

Dont Know Much About Love |||||

Baby can you teach me - how to do Baby can you reach me, I'...

Far As We Go |||||

Broken love out on the highway I thought I knew you like the...

Your Dad Did |||||

Well the sun comes up and you stare your cup of coffee up Ri...

Blue Telescope |||||

I've got a blue telescope, I'm looking at the world tonight ...

Feel Like Rain |||||

Down here the river meets the sea And in the sticky heat I ...

Perfectly Good Guitar |||||

Em D Em D Em Well he threw one down form the top of the stai...

Straight To The Heart Of Love |||||

We take the long way around We get lost and we get found I w...

Angel Eyes |||||

Girl, you're looking fine tonight And every fella's got you...

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