Glenn Hughes

Glenn Hughes ( born August 21, 1951 in Cannock, England ) is a British rock musician.

Biography

Glenn Hughes career began in 1969 as a bass player and singer of British rock band Trapeze. Members have included Mel Galley (guitar, Whitesnake & Phenomena ) and Dave Holland (drums, Judas Priest ). From 1973 to 1976 he was the bass player for the hard rock band Deep Purple. Three studio albums were recorded during this period ( Burn, Stormbringer, Come Taste the Band ) before Deep Purple disbanded shortly before the death of guitarist Tommy Bolin, in December 1976. Hughes dynamic head voice coined along with the bluesy organ by David Coverdale the sound of Deep Purple at this time.

Other musical stations were the metal pioneers Black Sabbath, in which Hughes in 1985 by Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio ( Rainbow, Dio ) and Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) took over the role of lead singer and in this position on the album Seventh Star was involved, Hughes & Thrall, Gary Moore, the KLF, John Norum and the Hughes / Turner Project with Joe Lynn Turner. With the Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi Glenn Hughes 1996 and 2005 worked together again to record his solo projects The 1996 DEP Sessions and Fused. Glenn also acted in three of the four produced by Tom Galley Phenomena projects ( Phenomena I, Phenomena II: Dream Runner and Psycho Fantasy) with.

1991 Hughes and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes - Asia worked together on demos for a solo album Hughes ' ​​. The recordings represent the new style that Hughes wanted to pursue at this time and remember Michael Bolton, with a certain soul influence. However, it remained at the demos, the recordings were released under the title The Work Tapes in 1998. 1992 Hughes sang a solo album of guitarist John Norum Europe, which bears the title "Face The Truth". In the same year he hit with the album Blues a solo path and published regularly since then solo albums that sound more funky times or sometimes more hard rock depending on your mood. 1995 saw the album feel, on the guitarist Pat Thrall is heard, with which Hughes had in 1982 recorded the Hughes / Thrall album. On feel there is rock with jazz, blues, soul and funk influences. That same year, Hughes also had some guest roles as a backing vocalist on the album Richie Kotzen Wave Of Emotion. The song Stoned, which can be found on this album, was set to music by Hughes again later solo new and can also be heard on his album released in 2000 Incense And Peaches.

In 1998, the former Emerson, Lake & Palmer keyboardist Keith Emerson with Hughes and guitarist Marc Bonilla on tour, a studio album this lineup, however, did not materialize. However, 2009 is the live album Boys Club Live From California appeared with footage from the tour. Emerson also be heard on Hughes ' ​​album The Way It Is ( 1999).

Main partner Hughes ' ​​since Addiction (1996 ), the Swedish guitarist Joakim ( JJ ) Marsh. Since 2004, Hughes also works with Chad Smith, the drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, together.

2010 Hughes went into a partnership with guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian is a keyboardist, with whom he formed the band Black Country Communion. The debut album of the group appeared on 16 June 2010, the third and final album by the band, " Afterglow ", in October 2012. In March 2013, the band was officially disbanded after the departure of Joe Bonamassa.

Founded in 2014 with Jason Bonham Hughes (including Led Zeppelin, UFO, and Foreigner ) and Andrew Watt, the band California Breed. This can be understood as a follow-up project of Black Country Communion.

Discography (selection)

With Trapeze:

Deep Purple:

With Phenomena:

With Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi:

With Hughes Turner Project ( HTP):

• 2002: " Hughes Turner Project"
• 2002: "Live In Tokyo" ( Live 2002 )
• 2003: " Hughes Turner Project 2 "

With Black Country Communion:

• 2010: "Black Country Communion "
• 2011: " 2 "
• 2012: "Live Over Europe " ( Live 2011 /2012)
• 2012: " Afterglow "

Solo releases:

Other projects (selection):

The double - album "Different Stages" (2002) offers a representative cross-section of the musical work of Hughes.