Glenn Hughes

Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes
Background information
Born	21 August 1952 (1952-08-21) (age 58) Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Genres	Hard rock, funk rock, blues-rock, soul, funk, heavy metal
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter, producer
Instruments	Bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, trombone
Years active	1968 – Present
Labels	Frontiers, Pony Canyon, SPV GmbH, Yamaha Music, Zero Corporation
Associated acts	Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall, Black Sabbath, Phenomena, Geoff Downes, Hughes Turner Project, Brazen Abbot, Michael Men Project, Black Country Communion
Website	www.glennhughes.com

Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on 21 August 1952) 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 and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, besides his solo work.

Contents 1 History 2 Influences 3 Discography 3.1 Solo 3.2 Solo other 3.3 With Finders Keepers 3.4 With Trapeze 3.5 With Deep Purple 3.6 With Tony Iommi 3.7 With Black Country Communion 3.8 With others 3.9 Film & TV appearances 3.10 Music videos 4 References 5 External links

History

Hughes fronted Finders Keepers in the 1960s as bassist/vocalist, as well as the British funk rock band Trapeze.^[1] 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, Hughes' 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 Hughes 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 Hughes returned with the hit "America: What Time Is Love?" with the KLF. He also recorded a melodic rock album (Face The Truth) with Europe guitarist, John Norum, prior to re-embarking on an international solo career that he's primarily focused on to this day. In 1999, 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.

Released on edel records on 17 November 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.

His new album, First Underground Nuclear Kitchen was released on 9 May 2008 in Europe and on 12 May in the rest of the world.

He announced on tour that he is currently writing his autobiography with author Joel McIver.^[2]

It was announced by UK radio station, Planet Rock, on 14 January 2010, that Hughes was forming a new band called Black Country with Jason Bonham (drums), Joe Bonamassa (guitar) and Derek Sherinian (keyboards). An album is planned for release later in the year,^[3] however they have been forced to change the name to Black Country Communion after another band with the same name raised an objection.

In July 2010 he appeared with Heaven & Hell at the High Voltage Rock Festival in London as part of a tribute to Ronnie James Dio

Influences

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.

Discography

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)
• First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (2008)
• Official Bootleg: Live in Wolverhampton: Full Band Show (2009)
• Official Bootleg: Live in Wolverhampton: 'You Are The Music' An Evening of Trapeze (2009)
• Live In Wolverhampton (Official Bootleg) (2009) [DVD]

Solo other

• Glenn Hughes Alive Drive (USB) (2009)

With Finders Keepers

• "Sadie, the Cleaning Lady" (1968) (single)

With Trapeze

• Trapeze (1970)
• Medusa (1970)
• You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (1972)
• 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)

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)
• Stormbringer 35th Anniversary Edition (2009)

With Tony Iommi

• Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi - Seventh Star (1986)
• Tony Iommi - The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004)
• Tony Iommi - Fused (2005)

With Black Country Communion

• Black Country Communion (2010)

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)^[4]
• 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)
• Various Artists - Dragnet (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)
• Monkey Business - Kiss Me On My Ego (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)
• Robin George/Glenn Hughes - Sweet Revenge (2008)
• Keith Emerson/Glenn Hughes/Marc Bonilla - Boys Club - Live From California (2008)
• Monkey Business - Twilight Of Jesters? (2009)
• Abbey Road - A Tribute To The Beatles (2009)
• Moonstone Project - Rebel On The Run (2009)
• Various Artists - An All-Star Salute To Christmas (2009)
• One Soul Thrust - 1st (2010)
• Kens Dojo - Reincarnation (2010)

Film & TV appearances

1991 Deep Purple - Heavy Metal Pioneers (Warner, archive footage)
1992 The Black Sabbath Story Vol. 2 (archive footage)
1995 Rock Family Trees, ep. 'Deep Purple' (BBC, interviewee)
2005 Heavy: The Story of Metal, ep. 'Looks That Kill' (VH1, interviewee)
2008 Guitar Gods - Ritchie Blackmore (interviewee)
2008 Deep Purple - In Their Own Words (interviewee)
2009 A Shot of Whisky (History of The Whisky A Go Go club in LA) (TV, interviewee)
2009 Spicks And Specks (Guest on music games show, 26 August)

Music videos

1982 I Got Your Number (with Pat Thrall)
1982 The Look In Your Eyes (with Pat Thrall)
1986 No Stranger To Love (with Black Sabbath)
1992 America (What Time Is Love) (with KLF)
1994 Pickin' Up The Pieces
1994 Why Don't You Stay
1995 Save Me Tonight
2000 Days Of Avalon
2005 Soul Mover
2006 Black Light
2006 The Divine
2006 This House (dir. Jon Cohan)
2007 Monkey Man (featuring Jimmy Barnes)
2008 Love Communion
2009 Gumball (with Monkey Business)

References

External links

• Official Website

Trapeze Mel Galley · Glenn Hughes · Dave Holland Richard Bailey · Steve Bray · Geoff Downes · Craig Erickson · Peter Goalby · John Jones · Rob Kendrick · Pete MacKie · Terry Rowley · Mervyn Spence · Pete Wright Studio albums Trapeze · Medusa · You Are the Music...We're Just the Band · Hot Wire · Trapeze · Hold On · Running Live albums Live at the Boat Club · Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos · Welcome to the Real World · Way Back to the Bone · On the Highwire Compilations The Final Swing · High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze · Way Back to the Bone · On the Highwire

Deep Purple Ian Gillan · Roger Glover · Steve Morse · Ian Paice · Don Airey Jon Lord · Ritchie Blackmore · David Coverdale · Glenn Hughes · Rod Evans · Nick Simper · Tommy Bolin · Joe Lynn Turner · Joe Satriani Studio albums Shades of Deep Purple (1968) · The Book of Taliesyn (1968) · Deep Purple (1969) · Deep Purple in Rock (1970) · Fireball (1971) · Machine Head (1972) · Who Do We Think We Are (1973) · Burn (1974) · Stormbringer (1974) · Come Taste the Band (1975) · Perfect Strangers (1984) · The House of Blue Light (1987) · Slaves and Masters (1990) · The Battle Rages On (1993) · Purpendicular (1996) · Abandon (1998) · Bananas (2003) · Rapture of the Deep (2005) Live albums Concerto for Group and Orchestra  · Made in Japan  · Made in Europe · Last Concert in Japan · Deep Purple in Concert · Live in London · Scandinavian Nights · Nobody's Perfect  · Knebworth '85 · Live in Japan · Come Hell or High Water  · King Biscuit Flower Hour · California Jamming · Mk III: The Final Concerts · Live at the Olympia '96  · Gemini Suite Live · Total Abandon: Australia '99  · Deep Purple: Extended Versions · Live at the Royal Albert Hall · Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy · This Time Around: Live in Tokyo · The Soundboard Series · Live in Paris 1975 · Inglewood – Live in California · Space Vol 1 & 2 · Perks and Tit / Live in San Diego 1974 · Live in Stockholm · Live in Europe 1993 · Live at Montreux 1996 · Live in Montreux 69 · Live in Denmark 1972 · Live at Montreux 2006 Compilation albums Purple Passages · 24 Carat Purple · Powerhouse  · When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll  · The Mark II Purple Singles · Deepest Purple · The Anthology · The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's · 30: Very Best of Deep Purple · Shades 1968-1998  · Days May Come and Days May Go · Smoke On The Water & Other Hits · Listen, Learn, Read On · Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow · The Early Years · The Platinum Collection Singles and other songs "Hush" · "I'm So Glad" · "Mandrake Root" · "Help!" · "Kentucky Woman" · "River Deep – Mountain High" · "Hallelujah" · "Black Night" · "Speed King" · "Child in Time" · "Strange Kind of Woman" · "Fireball" · "Highway Star" · "Maybe I'm a Leo" · "Never Before" · "Smoke on the Water" · "Lazy" · "Space Truckin'" · "When a Blind Man Cries" · "Burn" · "Mistreated" · "Perfect Strangers" · "Call of the Wild" · "Hush '88" · "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" · "Any Fule Kno That" Videos and DVDs Concerto for Group and Orchestra · Doing Their Thing · Live in Concert 72/73 · California Jam / Live in California 74 · Rises Over Japan · Heavy Metal Pioneers  · Special Edition EP · Come Hell or High Water · Bombay Calling · Live at Montreux 1996 · Total Abandon Australia '99 · In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra · New, Live & Rare · Perihelion · Live Encounters · Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head  · They All Came Down to Montreux  · Around the World Live  · History, Hits & Highlights '68–'76  · Gettin' Tighter Tours Deep Purple Debut Tour · First UK tour · Book of Taliesyn Tour · Deep Purple European Tour  · In Rock World Tour  · Deep Purple Secret Mexican Tour · Deep Purple Secret USA Tour · Concerto Tour · Rapture of the Deep World Tour · Deep Purple 40 Years Anniversary Tour · Deep Purple 2009 Tour Associated acts Rainbow · Blackmore's Night · Ian Gillan Band · Gillan · Whitesnake · Trapeze · Black Sabbath · Dixie Dregs · The Outlaws · Captain Beyond · Episode Six · Warhorse · James Gang · Zephyr · Green Bullfrog · Paice, Ashton & Lord · Johnny Kidd & The Pirates · Lord Sutch's Savages · Hughes Turner Project · Fandango · Black Country Communion Related articles Discography · Members · Purple Records · Martin Birch · Derek Lawrence · Claude Nobs · Randy California · John Coletta

Black Sabbath Tony Iommi • Ozzy Osbourne • Geezer Butler • Bill Ward Ronnie James Dio • Vinny Appice • Geoff Nicholls • Tony Martin • Ian Gillan • Glenn Hughes • Ray Gillen • Neil Murray • Cozy Powell • Bev Bevan • Jo Burt • Terry Chimes • Bob Daisley • Bobby Rondinelli • Eric Singer • Dave Spitz • Dave Walker Studio albums Black Sabbath • Paranoid • Master of Reality • Black Sabbath Vol. 4 • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath • Sabotage • Technical Ecstasy • Never Say Die! • Heaven and Hell • Mob Rules • Born Again • Seventh Star • The Eternal Idol • Headless Cross • Tyr • Dehumanizer • Cross Purposes • Forbidden Live albums Live Evil • Cross Purposes Live • Reunion • Past Lives • Live at Hammersmith Odeon Compilations We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll • The Collection • The Sabbath Stones • Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 • Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) • Greatest Hits 1970–1978 • The Dio Years • The Rules of Hell Unofficial albums Live at Last • The Sabbath Collection • The Ozzy Osbourne Years • Under Wheels of Confusion • The Best of Black Sabbath • Club Sonderauflage Singles and other songs "Evil Woman" • "N.I.B." • "Paranoid" • "Iron Man" • "War Pigs" • "Fairies Wear Boots" • "Sweet Leaf" • "Children of the Grave" • "Changes" • "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" • "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" • "Dirty Women" • "Never Say Die!" • "Neon Knights" • "Heaven and Hell" • "Die Young" • "The Mob Rules" • "Turn Up the Night" • "Trashed" • "No Stranger to Love" • "TV Crimes" • "Psycho Man" • "The Devil Cried" Videos Never Say Die • Black and Blue • The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1 • The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2 • The Last Supper • Inside Black Sabbath - 1970–1992 • Black Sabbath's Paranoid • Rock Review • In Their Own Words • Hangin' with Heaven and Hell Related articles Discography • Members • Heaven & Hell (tour) • Mythology • In These Black Days  • Nativity in Black • Martin Birch • Born Again Tour 1983  Book:Black Sabbath ·  Category:Black Sabbath ·  Portal:Heavy metal

Tony Iommi Studio albums Iommi Albums with Glenn Hughes The 1996 DEP Sessions · Fused Related bands Black Sabbath · Jethro Tull · Mythology · Heaven & Hell

Black Country Communion Glenn Hughes · Joe Bonamassa · Jason Bonham · Derek Sherinian Studio albums Black Country Singles "One Last Soul" Related articles Kevin Shirley

Heaven & Hell Ronnie James Dio · Tony Iommi · Geezer Butler · Vinny Appice Studio albums The Devil You Know Live albums Live from Radio City Music Hall · Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell Singles "Bible Black" Tours 2007 Tour · Metal Masters Tour · Bible Black Tour Related articles Black Sabbath · Dio · Scott Warren · Glenn Hughes · Jørn Lande · "Heaven and Hell" · The Rules of Hell