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Also known as Glenn William Hughes

British bassist and singer

Key facts

Born
( 1951-08-21 ) 21 August 1951 (age 74) , Cannock , Staffordshire , England
Genres
Hard rock funk rock blues rock blue-eyed soul heavy metal progressive rock
Occupations
Musician singer songwriter producer
Instruments
Vocals bass guitar
Years active
1967–present
Labels
Frontiers Pony Canyon SPV Yamaha Zero
Member of
Black Country Communion
Formerly of
Finders Keepers Trapeze Deep Purple Hughes/Thrall Black Sabbath Phenomena Hughes Turner Project Michael Men Project Kings of Chaos California Breed The Dead Daisies
Website
glennhughes .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Glenn
Family name
Hughes
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Cannock
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Frontiers Records
Official website
glennhughes.com
Image
Glenn Hughes, Shepherds Bush Empire, London.jpg
Voice type
tenor
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Commons category
Glenn Hughes
date of birth
1952-08-21
different from
Glenn Hughes
start of work period
1967-00-00
social media followers
10600
birth name
Glenn William Hughes
name in native language
Glenn Hughes
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Encyclopedic overview

Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and singer in the hard rock band Trapeze and in the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. Hughes is renowned for his funk inspired bass playing and his soulful and wide-ranging countertenor vocal range.

Hughes in 2019.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glenn Hughes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.