How to Hire HEART For Your Event!
Members:
Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and others
Based in: Canada
Hire: Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Seattle, Washington, as The Army. Two years later, they changed their name to Hocus Pocus. The year following, they changed their name to White Heart, and eventually changed the name a final time to Heart, in 1973.
By the mid-1970s, original members Roger Fisher (guitar) and Steve Fossen (bass guitar) had been joined by sisters Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals) to form the lineup for the band’s initial mid- to late-1970s success period. These core members were included in the band’s 2013 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Heart rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock and heavy metal, as well as folk music.
Heart has sold more than 35 million records worldwide, including approximately 22.5 million albums in the United States. They have placed top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s. Heart was ranked number 57 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” and ranked number 49 on Ultimate Classic Rock’s Top 100 Classic Rock Artists.
In 2005, the Wilsons appeared on the CMT Music Awards as a special guest of country singer Gretchen Wilson (no relation) and performed the Heart classic “Crazy on You” with her. Heart also performed with Gretchen Wilson on VH-1’s March 10, 2006, tribute to the band, “Decades Rock Live!“. The special also featured Alice in Chains, Phil Anselmo, Dave Navarro, Rufus Wainwright, and Carrie Underwood.
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On May 24, 2007, Heart was honored at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors and also performed along with Ozzy Osbourne, Genesis, and ZZ Top.
In September 2007, Ann Wilson released her first solo album, Hope & Glory, which featured sister Nancy, Elton John, Alison Krauss, k.d. lang, Wynonna Judd, Gretchen Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, and Deana Carter.
In mid-2008, Heart undertook a US tour with Journey and Cheap Trick. Ann and Nancy Wilson played as part of the 2010 VH1 Divas Support the Troops, along with acts including Katy Perry and Paramore. They performed “Crazy on You” with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
In 2011, Heart embarked on a summer tour co-headlining with Def Leppard.
On July 8, 2016. Heart released the album, Beautiful Broken. The hard-rocking title cut, featuring Metallica‘s James Hetfield trading vocals with Ann Wilson, was the first single. Beautiful Broken reached number 9 on Billboard’s Rock Album Chart and number 30 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.
Immediately following the new album’s release, the band embarked on the Rock Hall Three for All, a 30-date headlining tour of the US with Joan Jett and Cheap Trick supporting.
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Heart is generally considered a hard rock band, but its diversity has crossed multiple genres, from folk to pop to hard rock, and even heavy metal.
The Wilson sisters have been active in the Seattle music scene for decades and have influenced many musicians from the region, including bands of the grunge era. Artists that have used their Bad Animals Studio include Neil Young, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains.
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