Occupation(s) Musician, guitarist Years active 1950s–2003 Role Musician | Instruments Guitar Name Joe Hughes | |
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Albums If You Want to See the Blues, Stuff Like That, Texas Guitar Slinger, Down & Depressed: Dangerous Music group The Upsetters (Since 1960) People also search for Grady Gaines, Charles Connor | ||
Joe Guitar Hughes at BluesWorship
Joe "Guitar" Hughes (September 29, 1937 – May 20, 2003) was an American blues musician, from Houston, Texas, United States.
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Career
Hughes was inspired by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Johnny "Guitar" Watson – "anyone who had fire in their playing and a good shuffle". His first band was the Dukes Of Rhythm in the 1950s, which also included his friend Johnny Copeland. He worked with Little Richard and in Bobby Bland's band in the 1960s.
He toured in Europe starting in the 1980s and released Texas Guitar Master on the Dutch label Double Trouble Records in 1986. The album included a live track with Hughes and fellow guitarist Pete Mayes. If You Want to See The Blues was released by Black Top Records in 1989.
Hughes died of a heart attack on May 20, 2003.
Selected discography
Songs
Now I'm Mad
Going to San Francisco
Stuff Like That
If You Want to See the Blues
Texas Guitar Slinger
My Baby Told Me
Mother-In-Law Blues
Bad Dreams
Ouchee Baby
Don't Turn Your Back On Me
Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
Running From Your Own Shadow
I Need Love So Bad
Learn From Each Mistake
Part of Loving You
Dangerous Situation
Moving to the Country
Bystanders
Put It in Writing
Dowling and Holman
Put the Crack Down - Pt 1 & 2
Make Me Dance Little Ant
Okie Dokie Stomp
Don't Turn Me Back on You
A Blue Song
Voo Doo Woman
Send Me Someone to Love
Don't Take It So Hard
Where There's a Will
You Didn't Want Me
I Can't Go on This Way
Don't Run From Your Own Shadow