Like the Doobie Brothers, Heart had two distinctive sounds in their commercial heyday. They were not looking to alter people’s sonic memories as the current Heart sometimes does. Photo from Heart by Heart LLC One thing they agreed on: the songs would be played in the same arrangements, keys and format as the hit records. “I’m sure no one remembers that but me since I’m 72 years old!” (Derosier is 70). Sort of like George Burns and Gracie Allen!” Fossen laughs. “We have some, uh, lively banter about being married onstage. Oh, and Fossen and Macek got married along the way. Daymont joined in 2013 and Quist in 2017. The tour fell through, but something was definitely there, and Heart by Heart (a name that Macek came up with to describe the couple's physical proximity onstage) made their debut as a group at a benefit for the Susan G. So they beefed up the group by adding Derosier and Randy Hansen on guitar. In 2010, they were approached to open some shows for country singer Dwight Yoakam. By the end of the year they were a couple, and then started performing together informally as a duo at bistros and wine bars and jam nights. The story of Heart by Heart started in early 2008 when Fossen and Macek first met as part of a temporary group (along with original Heart guitarist Roger Fisher and Derosier) put together to play Heart material at a party. You know, in case something happens to us!” Derosier laughs. “And it’s by a lot of medical centers nearby. “Yeah, and it’s by a zoo! That’s cool,” Fossen adds. And just walking around, it seemed like a nice, mellow area,” Derosier says via Zoom with Fossen and Macek on a sofa. “I love the Miller, it’s a great building. They will make a return appearance to Miller Outdoor Theatre on April 30. The rest of the lineup includes lead vocalist Somar Macek, guitarist/keyboardist Lizzy Daymont and guitarist Chad Quist. ![]() Photo from Heart by Heart LLC Often overlooked is that there was a band who played on all those epochal classic rock Heart tracks like “Crazy on You,” “Barracuda,” “Heartless,” “Magic Man,” “Straight On,” “Even it Up,” “Kick It Out” and the gentle “Dog & Butterfly.” The rhythm section on all of those cuts was Steve Fossen (bass) and Michael Derosier (drums).īoth men now anchor Heart by Heart, which since 2010 have toured playing the band’s catalog including hits, deep cuts and some material recorded since both parted ways with the group in 1982.
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