Huey Morgan

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Huey Morgan
funk
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, writer, television personality, radio DJ
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar
Years active1993–present
Websitehttp://www.hueymorgan.com

Hugh Thomas Diaz Morgan (born 8 August 1968) is an American musician best known as the former frontman of rock/hip hop band

hip hop, jazz, reggae, and funk
influences in his music. He is also a presenter for BBC Radio and has made film and TV appearances.

Early life

Morgan is an American, born to Puerto Rican-American and Irish-American parents. In his youth, he committed petty crimes and dealt cocaine, and he was arrested while driving a stolen car.[2]

Music career

In 1993, Morgan formed

Plan B's single "Prayin'", and in 2012, he collaborated with JetTricks on the track "See Us Through" from their album Better Than Real Life. Also in 2012, Morgan released his début solo album Say It to My Face, credited to Huey and the New Yorkers. [3]

Appearances in other media

Writing

Morgan had a short-lived, ghost-written wine column for the British magazine Mondo from 2000 to 2001.[4]

In June 2015, Morgan released his first book, Rebel Heroes: The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them.

Television

In television, Morgan has appeared on the UK comedy music quiz show

Question Time. In April 2018, Morgan appeared on Million Pound Holiday Club on Channel 4 with stunt driver Ben Collins
racing cars in the countryside. In July 2020, Morgan hosted a series for BBC Four titled Huey Morgan's Latin Music Adventure, which saw Morgan travel to Brazil, Cuba and Puerto Rico, meeting famous musicians who shaped and inspired the sounds of Latin music.

Film

Morgan starred in Clubbing to Death with

Northern Soul scene starring Martin Compston, Felicity Jones and Alfie Allen. He starred in the 2000 film Once in the Life with Laurence Fishburne, playing the character Carlos. He played The Yank in the 2003 film Headrush
.

Voice-over

Morgan did a voice-over for the video game

Lynx
(Axe) deodorant.

Radio

On 5 October 2008, Morgan began hosting The Huey Show on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Sony Radio Academy Awards
. The show currently broadcasts from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturdays.

Since April 2011, Morgan has hosted an array of shows on BBC Radio 2, beginning with Saturday 12:00 am - 3:00 am, replacing the show's previous host Mark Lamarr. He presented from 4 am to 6 am on Saturdays until 24 April 2021.

Other business ventures

Morgan previously co-owned The Voodoo Lounge, The Dice Bar and DiFontaine's Pizza Place in Dublin. Morgan also opened Notting Hill Tattoo Studio, Love Hate Social Club with New York tattoo artist Ami James in November 2012.

Personal life

Morgan has previously lived in New York City, Dublin, Hawaii, London, and Frome in Somerset. He now lives in Bath, Somerset. He married his wife Rebecca in 2007; they have a son named Beaumont.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Cambridgeshire - Interview". Bbc.co.uk. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Classic Album: Fun Lovin Criminals on 'Come Find Yourself'". musicradar.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "SAY IT TO MY FACE - HUEY AND THE NEW YORKERS". Tomtom Audio Shop. Tom Tom Audio.
  4. ^ "Huey Morgan's Wine Column". Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. ^ Plunkett, John (26 May 2015). "Never Mind the Buzzcocks: top five moments". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "The Underdog Show - Contestants - Hugh 'Huey' Morgan". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  7. ^ "uk.viva.tv".
  8. ^ Film, British Council. "British Council Film: Clubbing to Death". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Gamasutra - Audio Postmortem: Scarface: The World is Yours".
  10. ^ On Air Now: 19:00 - 21:00. "6 Music - Shows - The Huey Show". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Huey and the New Yorkers Biography". Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Huey Morgan Full Interview". Bristol Live Magazine. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

External links

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