John Hiatt

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John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country.

Hiatt has been nominated for nine 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.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 22 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. A variety of artists in multiple genres have covered his songs, including Aaron Neville, B.B.

King, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chaka Khan, Dave Edmunds, Delbert McClinton, Desert Rose Band, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, I'm with Her, Jeff Healey, Jewel, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Cocker, Keith Urban, Linda Ronstadt, Mandy Moore, Maria Muldaur, Nick Lowe, Paula Abdul, Paulini, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Suzy Bogguss, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Searchers, Three Dog Night, Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, and Willy DeVille.

The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.

Early life

Hiatt was born in 1952 to Robert and Ruth Hiatt, the sixth of seven children in a Roman Catholic family from Indianapolis, Indiana. When he was 9 years old, Hiatt's 21-year-old brother Michael died by suicide. Two years later, his father died after a long illness. To escape 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 11 and began his musical career in Indianapolis as a teenager. He played in a various local clubs such as Hummingbird and also with bands, including The Four-Fifths and John Lynch & the Hangmen.

Personal life

Hiatt has a stepson, Robert, and two daughters, singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt, and Georgia Rae Hiatt.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed John Hiatt among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

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Career

Hiatt left Nashville, Tennessee, when he was 18 years old and started a life as a songwriter for the Tree-Music Publishing Company for $25 a week. Hiatt, who was unable to read or write scores, had to record all 250 songs he wrote for the company. He also performed with White Duck as one of three singer-songwriters in the group. Before Hiatt joined, White Duck had already released one album. On their second album In Season, he wrote and performed two songs. Hiatt appeared live in several clubs around Nashville, both as a soloist and as a group.

Hiatt first met Don Ellis of Epic Records in 1973 and got a record deal, releasing his first single, "We Make Spirit," later this year. Hiatt wrote the song "Sure As I'm Sitting Here," which debuted on the Billboard charts in 1974, which went to number 16 on the Billboard chart.

Hiatt introduced Hangin' Around the Observatory in 1974, which was a critical success but a commercial failure. Overcoats was released a year ago, but Epic Records cut Hiatt from his deal after it failed to sell. He was without a recording deal for the next four years. His style shifted from country-rock to Etello, Nick Lowe, and Graham Parker, to Etello, Nick Lowe, and Graham Parker.

Hiatt was first detected by the MCA in 1979. He released two albums for the brand – Slug Line (1979) and Two Bit Monsters (1980) – neither of which were well-received in terms of commercial success. Critics in the Netherlands gave him a few favorable reviews for these albums. He appeared in Paradiso in Amsterdam for the first time in 1979 (opening for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes) and returned often to build a loyal fan base. "Across the Borderline," written by Hiatt and Jim Dickinson, appeared on the soundtrack to the motion film The Border, sung by country star Freddy Fender in 1982. Willie Nelson, Paul Young, Rubén Blades, and Willy DeVille, among others, as well as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan in concert, covered the song. Hiatt was signed to Geffen (which later acquired MCA), where he released three collections from 1982 to 1985. All of a Sudden was created by Tony Visconti and featured keyboards and synthesizers; his forthcoming albums combined country and soul influences. The King of Riding with the King was released in 1983 by Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle, and Nick Lowe. Hiatt began making "critics choice" lists and established a large European following. The title track of Riding with the King (taken from an odd fantasy Scott Mathews had) was re-recorded two decades later by Eric Clapton and B. B. King and Canada also achieved double platinum.

Rosanne Cash wrote several Hiatt songs, including "It Hasn't Happened Yet" to the top 20 on the country charts during this period. Cash performed a duet with Hiatt on his "The Way We Make a Broken Heart," which was released by Nick Lowe in 1983. Cash re-recorded it in 1987, bringing it to No. 13 after Geffen's inability to perform the single. The US country charts are ranked No. 1 on the charts. Asleep at the Wheel covered the song at the time. On his 1981 album Playing to Win, Ricky Nelson sang "It Hasn't Happened Yet" on his 1981 album Playing to Win.

Hiatt performed a duet with Elvis Costello, a spinners' "Life a Little, Laughing a Little" which appeared on Warming Up to the Ice Age. Hiatt's "The Usual" was covered by Bob Dylan shortly after its debut, and it appeared on the soundtrack to Hearts of Fire. Hiatt was eventually dropped from the name after Ice Age failed to chart, but Geffen did not.

Hiatt finally came back to form in 1987 when he announced Bring the Family. Hiatt's backing band, consisting of Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner, was included on the album. Two of the album's songs have been extensively covered, including Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Jewel, Mandy Moore, and Bon Jovi; and "Memphis in the Meantime," which has been covered by Carl Perkins, Chris Smither, Spafford, and Gregg Allman. The B-side of the single "Thank You Girl" was a moderate radio hit, with Loudon Wainwright III on a front of the Temptations' hit "My Girl" (Hiatt returned the favor on the B-side of Wainwright's single "Your Mother and I"). Bonnie Raitt introduced "Thing Called Love" to No. 1, the most notable of which was Bonnie Raitt. Nick of Time, 1989, at 11 on the US charts with her 1989 debut.

Hiatt had a series of nine straight studio albums that debuted on Billboard 200, with the fourth following Bring the Family.

In 1988, he returned to the studio with Glyn Johns, who produced Slow Turning, his first album to debut in the top half of the Billboard 200. It was his only top-ten chart single, the title track, which debuted at No. 5 in the United States. "Tennessee Plates," which appeared in the soundtrack of Ridley Scott's and Academy Award-winning film "Thelma and Louise in 1991, Number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, as well as "Angel Eyes," was included in the Billboard Hot 100's top five.

Hiatt was backed by Cooder, Keltner, and Lowe in 1992, but the band called Little Village, a reference to a Sonny Boy Williamson II song. While hopes for the Little Village album were high, the album failed to chart as high as Hiatt's last solo album, and the group disbanded after only modestly successful tour.

Hiatt first recorded Perfectly Good Guitar with members of alternative rock band School of Fish and Wire Train in 1993. Hiatt's album was released by producer Matt Wallace, who had performed most with Faith No More, a band that Hiatt's 15-year-old son Rob had recommended for him. It was Hiatt's most popular album at No. 1, which was No. 10. 47, but A&M was still not the expected commercial breakthrough that A&M predicted.

Love Gets Stranger: The Songs of John Hiatt, a compilation album of Hiatt's songs, was released in 1993. In 2000, Rollin's original covers were released on Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt, and in 2003, there was a second compilation album with a few originals titled It'll Come To You... The Songs of John Hiatt.

Hiatt's first official live album and his last album wi Records were released in 1994. In 2005, Austin City Limits was released on CD and DVD. Hiatt first published two commercial bootlegs, Riot with Hiatt in 1985, and Live at the Hiatt in 1993, as well as the EP Live at the Palace in 1991.

Hiatt's debut on Grammy in 1995 for his album Walk On. Hiatt's next two albums never gained traction on the charts, and he saw no change in his fan base in the late 1990s, indicating a dedicated fan base. Hiatt's first solo album on Vanguard Records, Crossing Muddy Waters, saw a strong presence of bluegrass in his music in 2000. He was named songwriter/artist of the year at the Nashville Music Awards later this year. Crossing Muddy Waters was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2001, with Davey Faragher and David Immerglück as his only accompanists.

Hiatt performed several songs for the soundtrack of Disney's The Country Bears film in 2002, again with Johns assisting the lead singer and his message. Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley's Hiatt songs were included in the film.

Master of Disaster, Hiatt's next album, was released on June 21, 2005. Jim Dickinson produced the album, and Hiatt was backed up by bassist David Hood and several members of the North Mississippi Allstars. The album received modest sales, and it debuted as a top-ten independent album, but it was unable to find a lot of success in the industry.

Hiatt announced on February 12, 2008, while attending a performance with Lyle Lovett at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, he would be titled Same Old Man. It was released on May 27, 2008.

Hiatt and his daughter Lilly attended Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 18, 2008.

He appeared in Levon Helm's Ramble in Levon Helm's Ramble in Nashville on September 17, 2008, when he performed "The Weight" at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

The Open Road, which was published in March 2010, was Hiatt's first book.

In the sixth episode of Treme's second season, Hiatt appeared as a performer in The House of Blues, with the episode name taken from his song Feels Like Rain. The episode aired on May 29, 2011. Hiatt released the album Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns the same year.

Bonnie Raitt was given an American Lifetime Achievement Award on September 12, 2012. At the wedding, the two performed "Thing Called Love" together.

Hiatt's 21st studio album Mystic Pinball was released on September 25, 2012.

Joe Bonamassa appeared on "Down Around My Home" and "I Know a Place" in the U.S. Beacon Theatre: Live from New York on September 25, 2012.

Hiatt's Terms of My Surrender, his 22nd studio album, was released on July 15, 2014. It earned him two Grammy nominations.

Hiatt released The Eclipse Sessions, an LP, on October 12, 2018, New West Records' New West Records. The album, his first in four years, was released over four days in the summer of 2017, which included the August 21 solar eclipse. Hiatt's album was released as part of a trio of guitar, bass (Patrick O'Hearn), and drums (Kenneth Blevins).

Hiatt's album Leftover Feelings, which was funded by Jerry Douglas and his band, was released in 2021.

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Awards

• 2000 Nashville Music Awards: Songwriter/Artist of the Year
• 2008 Americana Music Association: Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting
• 2019 BMI Troubador Award