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Glenn Michael Hughes (July 18, 1950 – March 4, 2001) was an American singer who was the original "Leatherman" character in the disco group Village People from 1977 to 1996. He graduated in 1968 from Chaminade High School, and then attended Manhattan College, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1969. He was interested in motorcycles, and was working as…
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- Eternal Disco - The Greatest Hits — Self (archive)2026
- Sheila, toutes ces vies-là — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- The Joy Of Disco — Self - Village People (archive footage)2012
- E! True Hollywood Story — Self1996
- Married... with Children — Leather Man - The Village People1987
- Le monde est à vous — Self - Village People1987
- Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 5 — The Village People1983
- Can't Stop the Music — Village People: Leatherman1980
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's — Self - Village People1980
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Glenn Hughes (sometimes known as The Voice of Rock) is an English rock bassist and vocalist, best known for playing bass and performing vocals for funk rock pioneers Trapeze, the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. Hughes has carved a distinctive vocal style blending the finest elements of hard rock, soul and funk. That astonishing voice is Hughes' calling card. He's known as a singer's singer: in fact, Stevie Wonder once called Hu
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Hughes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Manhattan University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- disco
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Casablanca Records
- Image
- Glenn M. Hughes (cropped).PNG
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Glenn Hughes (Village People)
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1950-07-18
- date of death
- 2001-03-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- different from
- Glenn Hughes
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- birth name
- Glenn Michael Hughes
- name in native language
- Glenn Hughes
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