Glenn Hughes
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Voice of Rock |
| Born | August 21 1951 Cannock, Staffordshire, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock Heavy metal Hard rock Soul Funk Blues |
| Occupation(s) | bass-player singer songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass Guitar Vocals |
| Years active | 1968 - Present (solo: 1977 to present) |
| Label(s) | Frontiers Pony Canyon SPV GmbH Yamaha Music Zero Corporation |
| Associated acts | Deep Purple Trapeze Hughes/Thrall Black Sabbath Phenomena Hughes Turner Project Brazen Abbot |
| Website | Official website |
Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a bassist and vocalist well-known as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath during the mid 1980s, as well as playing bass and performing vocals for the Mk. III & IV line-ups of Deep Purple. According to sources close to Hughes, his birth date has been erroneously reported as 1952, and he never bothered to correct it. When David Coverdale's son (who shares the same date as Glenn) and Glenn was wished happy birthday in 2001, on Coverdale's BBS Coverdale made light humour of the fact that Hughes has lied about his age for years.
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[edit] History
Hughes fronted Finders Keepers in the 1960s as bassist/vocalist, as well as the British funk rock band Trapeze. Hughes then went on to serve as bassist/vocalist for Deep Purple between 1973 and 1976, embarking on a solo career following his departure from the group. In 1982, he joined with ex-Pat Travers guitarist Pat Thrall to form Hughes/Thrall, they released one self-titled album which went virtually unnoticed at the time but is now often cited by many fans/musicians to be the their favourite Glenn Hughes album. In the mid-1980s, Hughes recorded several different albums with bands and artists including Phenomena,("Phenomena" Phenomena II: Dream Runner"), Gary Moore ("Run For Cover"), and Black Sabbath ("Seventh Star", though this was to have been a solo album by Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, and only came out as a Sabbath album due to record label pressure). Beginning in the mid 80's, Glenn's health problems due to over eating/drugs/alcohol began to seriously affect his musical projects, and this contributed to very short stints with Gary Moore and Tony Iommi, as Glenn was unable to tour with them properly due to his bad health. By the end of the 1980s, Hughes' ongoing drug problem was derailing him, and it wasn't until 1991 that a clean, sober and fully rejuvenated Glenn Hughes returned with the hit "America: What Time Is Love?" with the KLF. He also recorded a melodic rock album ("Face The Truth") with former Europe guitarist, John Norum, prior to re-embarking on an international solo career that he's primarily focused on to this day. In 1999, Glenn Hughes did a short tribute tour to Tommy Bolin in Texas, with Tommy's brother Johnny (of Black Oak Arkansas) on drums.
In 2005 Hughes released "Soul Mover" supporting it with a European tour. He also collaborated with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi on the 2005 album Fused. Hughes then released Music For The Divine in 2006, which featured Red Hot Chili Peppers Members Chad Smith and John Frusciante. Hughes toured in support of the album throughout Europe in autumn 2006.
About to be released on edel records on November 17th 2007 is "Live in Australia", an acoustic CD and companion DVD of a performance at Sydney's famous "Basement" club. The show features songs from most recent Hughes albums, Purple classics and rare gems and covers.
A follow up to the 'Hughes/Thrall' album is currently almost finished and due for release in 2008.
[edit] Influences
Glenn Hughes's influences range a lot from the soul and funk genre. He stated that he grew up listening to many Motown bass players and he was a funky kind of bassist. He has cited acts like Marvin Gaye, Sly and the Family Stone, and Stevie Wonder as influences.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- Play Me Out (1977)
- L.A. Blues Authority Volume II: Glenn Hughes - Blues (1992)
- From Now On... (1994)
- Burning Japan Live (1994)
- Feel (1995)
- Addiction (1996)
- Greatest Hits: The Voice of Rock (1996) (compilation)
- Talk About It EP (1997) (previously-unreleased live and acoustic tracks)
- The God of Voice: Best of Glenn Hughes (1998) (compilation)
- The Way It Is (1999)
- From the Archives Volume I - Incense & Peaches (2000)
- Return of Crystal Karma (2000)
- A Soulful Christmas (2000)
- Days of Avalon (VHS) (2001) (first official solo video release)
- Building the Machine (2001)
- Different Stages - The Best of Glenn Hughes (2002)
- Songs in the Key of Rock (2003)
- Soulfully Live in the City of Angels (DVD and CD) (2004)
- Soul Mover (2005)
- Freak Flag Flyin' (2005)
- Music for the Divine (2006)
- This Time Around (2007) (compilation)
- Live in Australia (DVD and CD) (2007)
- Untitled New Studio Album (March 2008)
[edit] With Finders Keepers
- Sadie, the Cleaning Lady (1968) (single)
[edit] With Trapeze
- Trapeze (1970)
- Medusa (1970)
- You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (1972)
- Live in Texas - Dead Armadillos (1981)
- Welcome to the Real World (1993) (live 1992)
- High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze (1996) (best of 1970-1976)
- On the Highwire (2003) (best of 1970-1994)
[edit] With Deep Purple
- Burn (1974)
- Stormbringer (1974)
- Made in Europe (1975)
- Come Taste the Band (1975)
- Last Concert in Japan (1976)
- Live in London (1982)
- Singles A's & B's (1993)
- On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat: Live in California 1976 (1995)
- California Jamming: Live 1974 (1996)
- Mk. III: the Final Concerts (1996)
- Days May Come and Days May Go, the California Rehearsals, June 1975 (2000)
- 1420 Beachwood Drive, the California Rehearsals, Part 2 (2000)
- This Time Around: Live in Tokyo (2001)
- Listen Learn Read On (2002)
- Just Might Take Your Life (2003)
- Perks and Tit (2004)
- Live in Paris 1975 (2004)
- Burn 30th Anniversary Edition (2004)
- Live in California 74 (DVD) (2005)
- Live in London (2007) (remastered)
[edit] With others
- Roger Glover and Guests - The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (1974)
- Jon Lord - Windows (1974)
- Tommy Bolin - Teaser (1975)
- Various Artists - The Wizard's Convention (1976)
- Pat Travers - Makin' Magic (1977)
- 4 On The Floor - same (1979)
- Climax Blues Band - Lucky for Some (1981)
- Hughes/Thrall - Hughes/Thrall (1982)
- Night Ranger - Midnight Madness (1983)
- Heaven - Where Angels Fear to Tread (1983)
- Phenomena - same (1985)
- Gary Moore - Run for Cover (1985)
- Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi - Seventh Star (1986)
- Various Artists - Dragnet (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1987)
- Phenomena II - Dream Runner (1987)
- Whitesnake - Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- XYZ - same (1989)
- Notorious - same (1990)
- Various Artists - Music from and Inspired by the Film Highlander II: The Quickening (1990)
- L.A. Blues Authority - same (1991)
- The KLF - America: What Time Is Love? (single) (1992)
- Lynch Mob - same (1992)
- John Norum - Face the Truth (1992)
- Geoff Downes/The New Dance Orchestra - Vox Humana (European version) (1993)
- Sister Whiskey - Liquor and Poker (1993)
- Marc Bonilla - American Matador (1993)
- George Lynch - Sacred Groove (1993)
- Stevie Salas - Stevie Salas Presents: The Electric Pow Wow (1993)
- Mötley Crüe - Mötley Crüe (1994)
- Manfred Ehlert's Amen - same (1994)
- Various Artists - Smoke on the Water: A Tribute (1994)
- L.A. Blues Authority Volume V - Cream of the Crop: A Tribute (1994)
- Hank Davison & Friends - Real Live (1995)
- Brazen Abbot - Live and Learn (1995)
- Wet Paint - Shhh..! (1995)
- Richie Kotzen - Wave of Emotion (1996)
- Liesegang - No Strings Attached (1996)
- Asia - Archiva Vol. 1 (1996)
- Various Artists - To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales (1996)
- Various Artists - Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen (1996)
- Amen - Aguilar (1996)
- Glenn Hughes/Geoff Downes - The Work Tapes (1998)
- Glenn Hughes, Johnnie Bolin & Friends - Tommy Bolin: 1997 Tribute (1998)
- Stuart Smith - Heaven and Earth (1998)
- Various Artists - Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper (1999)
- Various Artists - Encores, Legends & Paradox: A Tribute to the Music of ELP (1999)
- The Bobaloos - The Bobaloos (1999)
- Niacin - Deep (1999)
- Erik Norlander - Into the Sunset (2000)
- Tidewater Grain - Here on the Outside (2000)
- Voodoo Hill - same (2000)
- Craig Erickson Project - Shine (2000)
- Nikolo Kotzev - Nostradamus (2001)
- Max Magagni - Twister (2001)
- Various Artists - Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute (2001)
- Various Artists - Another Hair of the Dog - A Tribute to Nazareth (2001)
- Various Artists - Let the Tribute Do the Talking - A Tribute to Aerosmith (2001)
- Ape Quartet - Please Where Do We Live? (2001)
- Voices of Classic Rock - Voices for America (2001)
- Ellis - Ellis Three (E-III) (2001)
- Hughes Turner Project - HTP (2002)
- Hughes Turner Project - Live in Tokyo (2002)
- The Alchemist - Songs from the Westside (2002)
- An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd - same (2002)
- Ryo Okumoto - Coming Through (2002)
- Jeff Scott Soto - Prism (2002)
- Various Artists - Influences & Connections, Volume 1, Mr.Big (2003)
- Hughes Turner Project - HTP 2 (2003)
- Chris Catena - Freak Out! (2003)
- Rata Blanca/Glenn Hughes Vivo (2003)
- Aina - Days of Rising Doom (2003)
- Voodoo Hill - Wild Seed of Mother Earth (2004)
- Tony Iommi - The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004)
- Tony Iommi - Fused (2005)
- Michael Men Project - Made in Moscow (2005)
- Phenomena - Psychofantasy (2006)
- Moonstone Project - Time to Take a Stand (2006)
- The Lizards - Against All Odds (2006)
- Quiet Riot - Rehab (2006)
- Hughes/Thrall - Hughes/Thrall (remastered) (2007)
- Ken Hensley - Blood on the Highway (2007)
[edit] External links
- Glenn Hughes
- GHPG.net
- Glenn Hughes Online @ MySpace.com
- Glenn Hughes Online @ YouTube.com
- Hughes/Thrall.com
- Hughes/Thrall @ MySpace.com
- 2006 Rock N Roll Universe Interview
- 2000 Audio Interview RE: Black Sabbath
| Trapeze |
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| Members |
| Mel Galley • Glenn Hughes • Dave Holland |
| John Jones • Terry Rowley • Pete MacKie • Rob Kendrick • Pete Goalby • Pete Wright • Steve Bray • Mervyn Spence • Richard Bailey • Geoff Downes • Craig Erickson |
| Discography |
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Studio albums: Trapeze (1970) • Medusa (1970) • You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (1972) • Hot Wire (1974) • Trapeze (1976) • Hold On (1978) / Running (1979) • |
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Live albums: Live at the Boat Club (1975) • Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos (1981) • Welcome to the Real World (1993) • Way Back to the Bone • On the Highwire |
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Compilation albums: The Final Swing (1974) • High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze (1996) • Way Back to the Bone (1998) • On the Highwire (2003) |
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