Hiatt was born in 1952 to Ruth and Robert Hiatt, the sixth of seven children in a Roman Catholic family from Indianapolis. When he was nine years old, Hiatt's 21-year-old brother Michael committed suicide. Only two years later, his father died after a long illness. To escape from the stress of his early life, Hiatt watched IndyCar racing and listened to Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and the blues.
Success (1987-1989)
Hiatt finally came into success in 1987, when he released his first big hit, Bring the Family. For the album, Hiatt had a backing band consisting of Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner. Most of the songs on the album have since been extensively covered, especially "Have a Little Faith in Me," which has been covered by a number of artists, including Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Jewel, Bill Frisell, Mandy Moore and Bon Jovi; and "Memphis in the Meantime", which has been covered by Carl Perkins and Gregg Allman. "Thank You Girl" was a moderate radio hit, but nothing that would garner Hiatt national attention, although the B-side of the single featured a non-album duet with Loudon Wainwright III on a cover of the Temptations' hit "My Girl" (Hiatt returned the favor on the B-side of Wainwright's single "Your Mother and I"). Most notably, Bonnie Raitt would bring "Thing Called Love" to No. 11 on the US charts with her 1989 release, Nick of Time.  Following Bring the Family, Hiatt had a string of nine straight studio albums hit the Billboard 200.  In 1988, he returned to the studio to record Slow Turning, which would be his first album to hit the upper half of the Billboard 200. It also featured his only top ten chart single, the title track, which hit No. 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and "Tennessee Plates", which was used in the soundtrack of the Ridley Scott directed and Academy Award winning film Thelma and Louise in 1991. In 1989, The Jeff Healey Band covered the Hiatt-penned song "Angel Eyes" and took it to the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Q: What happened to Hiatt in 1987?
A: Hiatt finally came into success in 1987, when he released his first big hit,

Q: What was that hit?
A: Bring the Family.

Q: Which album was that from?
A: Bring the Family. For the album, Hiatt had a backing band

Q: Did he tour to promote that album?
A: unknown

Q: What recording did he do nex?
A: In 1988, he returned to the studio to record Slow Turning,

Q: Were there any singles from that?
A: Tennessee Plates",
Was that successful?
was used in the soundtrack of the Ridley Scott directed and Academy Award winning film Thelma and Louise in 1991.
was used in the soundtrack of the Ridley Scott directed and Academy Award winning film Thelma and Louise in 1991.