John Hiatt Tickets

John Hiatt will be tackling a slew of dates with Lyle Lovett in the fall. The legendary singer is supporting his most recent effort, "Same Old Man."


Hiatt has been on the music scene since the early 1970s, ushering in the sounds of New Wave, blues and country. His songs have been covered by a number of legendary artists including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Willie Nelson and Joan Baez.

Hiatt grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and started playing the guitar at 11. He moved to Nashville, Tenn., at 16 and got a job as a songwriter for Tree-Music Publishing Company. He performed around the usual clubs and in 1974 he released "Hangin Around the Observatory," a critical success. Over the next four years he evolved his sound from country-rock to New Wave, finding inspiration in the likes of Elvis Costello and Graham Parker.

In 1979, he released two more albums with terrific reviews while his songs were starting to pick up steam with other performers. Rosanne Cash covered several of his compositions, including the country hit "The Way We Make A Broken Heart." Costello and Dylan also covered some of his compositions.

Hiatt came into more commercial success with "Bring the Family" in 1987. The album included "Have a Little Faith in Me," "Thank You Girl," and "Thing Called Love." The artist received his first Grammy nomination in 1995 for the album "Walk On."

Hiatt released 18 albums over his career, most recently "Same Old Man," an album filled only with love songs.