I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to bass. One day someone suggested that I should sing, so I sheepishly stepped up to the microphone and the rest is rock history.
Glenn Hughes Quotes
I joke to people in the press that I realize I'm not black, I'm actually white. But I've got these roots in black American music. I love it.
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| Birth: | 21st August, 1951 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Bassist, Composer, Lyricist, Record Producer, Singer |
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Glenn Hughes was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. He is an English rock bassist, vocalist, composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter, best known for playing bass and performing vocals for rock pioneers Trapeze, the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple , as well as working with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi as a solo artist. He fronted the supergroup Black Country Communion from 2009 to 2013 and from late 2013 to early 2015, California Breed. On 8 April 2016, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple. His albums list shown below: Soul Mover, Play Me Out, Building the Machine, Songs in the Key of Rock, First Underground Nuclear Kitchen, Return of Crystal Karma, The Way It Is, Addiction, A Soulful Christmas, Feel, Freak Flag Flyin', Live in Australia, and Talk About It.
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