Heart: with a history dating back more than 50 years and a legacy of incredible hits, fantastic financial success, and bitter, dramatic rivalries, there’s no other band that exemplifies the hard rock lifestyle of the late 20th and early 21st century. This world-famous band, with its worldwide record sales of more than 35 million (22.5 million of those in the US alone), top ten albums across four decades, and its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is still making music today!

Humble Beginnings to Major Success

Founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington, and then relocating to Vancouver, Canada, to avoid the Vietnam draft, before its biggest stars, sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson joined up in 1973, Heart consisted of Steve Fossen, Roger Fisher, David Belzer, and Jeff Johnson. The band’s makeup has changed drastically since then, but the Wilsons have been the face of Heart since they began getting major air time in the mid-1970s thanks to hits like Magic Man and Crazy on You. The late 70s saw even more interest, with hits like Barracuda paving the way for even more success, with the blistering, iconic vocals of Ann Wilson riveting audiences.

The Eighties and Nineties

The 1980s were a mixed bag for Heart, characterized by weak single releases but strong album performances and a solid reputation for fantastic live shows. Internal shakeups saw both the band’s makeup change in 1985 as Heart defected to Capitol Records, resulting in a glam metal makeover that saw the Wilsons spearheading the charge into renewed success. The next decade was a bit weird though, with Heart going on hiatus while the sisters pursued side projects and took breaks to start families.

Today’s Heart Beats On

The Wilsons got together once more in 2002, again with a new band lineup, and went back to work as Heart. They’ve been rocking hard and fast ever since, touring and gaining accolades left and right, all while being their usual occasional hiatus to recover and regroup. Yet Heart is still beating strong.