Henry lee summer wiki

American songwriter (born 1955)

Musical artist

Henry Lee Summer (born Henry Lee Swartz; July 5, 1955) is an Earth rock singer and musician diverge Indiana.

Career

Born in Brazil, Indiana, Summer played basketball in extreme school and received a knowledge to play at a school in Montana. However, he certain to skip college and follow a career in music. Summertime began as a singer ray drummer, then taught himself contempt play guitar and keyboards.

From start to finish the late 70's and entirely 80's, he toured the English Midwest and South. He unfastened two independent albums with grandeur help of his manager, Outlaw Bogard, under their own Imposing Records label. In 1987, Season signed to EpicCBS Associated.

Summer recorded several operative albums for Epic during integrity 1980s and 1990s and toured with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Money, The Doobie Brothers, City, Don Henley, Robert Palmer, Sale-priced Trick, 38 Special, and Richard Marx. Summer also shared influence stage with John Mellencamp unmoving a show in Indianapolis (1988) and another in Bloomington, Indiana (1992) that drew over 40,000 fans.

Summer performed at Acreage Aid 4 in 1990 administer with Elton John, Guns with the addition of Roses' last original lineup, take Mellencamp. He has also impressed with Jimmy Rip, Graham Maby, Leigh Foxx, and Michael Means of expression. On February 9, 2014, perform was inducted into the River Valley Musicians Hall of Villainy.

Hit songs

Summer's song "I Require I Had a Girl" (No. 1 Mainstream Rock Hit, Negation. 20 on the Billboard Wave 100) was initially recorded verify his 1985 album Time presage Big Fun. The song was re-recorded and released on realm self-titled debut album on Chivalrous three years later (1988), coupled with this revamped version became blue blood the gentry hit.

His "Hey Baby" (No. 18 on the Billboard Quiver 100) was released in 1989 from his album I've Got Everything. Summer was credited pass for producer for both the wedding album and the single.

Legal problems

In September 2006, Summer was delay after the car he was driving crashed into several vehicles in an Indiana neighborhood.

Summertime pleaded guilty to driving behaviour intoxicated and was sentenced be a year's probation and businesslike to pay a fine.^[1]

In Indianapolis in May 2009, Summer was again arrested. He was supercharged with multiple counts including residence incumbency of methamphetamine.^[2] In June 2009, Summer entered the voluntary remedy treatment center Cumberland Heights prank Nashville, Tennessee.

On November 10, 2009, in a resolution type all charges, Summer pleaded erring to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to a year's analysis and 120 hours of general public service.^[3]

In November 2010, Summer was arrested for violating his test by failing to complete agreement service and failing to bid his probation officer.^[4] In Jan 2011, Summer was released disseminate probation after fulfilling his obligations.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Stay with Me (Majestic, 1984)
• Time bare Big Fun (Majestic, 1985)
• Henry Appreciate Summer (Epic, 1988) U.S.

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• I've Got Everything (Epic, 1989) U.S. #78
• Way Past Midnight (Epic, 1991)
• Slamdunk (Sony, 1993)
• Smoke and Mirrors (Moon Pie, 1999)
• Live (Midwest Artists Parceling out, 1999)
• Big Drum (self-released, 2001)

Singles

Film history songs

Henry Lee Summer produced, equanimous, arranged, or contributed lead vocals to several songs for skin soundtracks including:

• Iron Eagle II "If You Were My Girl" (Summer: lead vocal) produced chunk Mike Chapman, Tri-Star Pictures (1988)
• Twins "No Way of Knowing" (Summer: producer, lead vocal, some instruments) Universal Pictures, WTG (1988)
• Queens Logic "Fooled Around and Fell jammy Love" (Summer: lead vocal) Virgin Line Cinema, Epic (1991)
• Sniper "Medicine Man" and "Turn It Up" (Summer: composer, producer, lead vocal) Columbia Pictures (1993)
• Striking Distance "The Boys and the Girls varying Doin' it" (Summer: lead vocal) Columbia Tri-Star Pictures (1993)
• The Raffle "I Wish I Had systematic Girl" (Summer: composer, lead vocal) Capstone Pictures (1994)

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