Joe "Guitar" Hughes
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Background information | |
Birth name | Maurice Hughes |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | September 29, 1937
Died | May 20, 2003 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 65)
Genres | Texas blues |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1950s–2003 |
Joe "Guitar" Hughes (born Maurice Hughes; September 29, 1937 – May 20, 2003)[1] was an American blues musician from Houston, Texas.
Career[]
Hughes was inspired by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Johnny "Guitar" Watson – "anyone who had fire in their playing and a good shuffle".[2] His first band was the Dukes of Rhythm in the 1950s, which also included his friend Johnny Copeland.[3] He worked with Little Richard and in Bobby Bland's band in the 1960s.[2]
He toured in Europe starting in the 1980s and released Texas Guitar Master on the Dutch label Double Trouble Records in 1986.[4] The album included a live track with Hughes and fellow guitarist Pete Mayes.[2] If You Want to See the Blues was released by Black Top Records in 1989.[3]
Hughes died of a heart attack on May 20, 2003.[3]
Selected discography[]
- 1986 - Texas Guitar Master (Double Trouble), featuring Pete Mayes
- 1988 - Craftsman (Double Trouble)
- 1989 - If You Want to See the Blues (Black Top)
- 1995 - Down & Depressed (The Network)
- 1996 - Live at Vrendenburg (Double Trouble)
- 1996 - Texas Guitar Slinger (Bullseye Blues)
- 2001 - Stuff Like That (Blues Express)[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 403. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. p. 119. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Joe "Guitar" Hughes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Joe "Guitar" Hughes | Album Discography". AllMusic.
External links[]
- 1937 births
- 2003 deaths
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- Electric blues musicians
- Texas blues musicians
- People from Houston
- Black Top Records artists
- 20th-century American guitarists
- Guitarists from Texas
- 20th-century American male musicians