John Hughey Musical artist

John Hughey (December 27, 1933 – November 18, 2007) was an American musician. He was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty. A member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, Hughey was known for a distinctive playing style called "crying steel", which focused primarily on the higher range of the guitar.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 27, 1933
Date of deathNovember 18, 2007
Hometown
Elaine Arkansas
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1953
Career ended2007
associated musical artist
Conway Twitty
Vince Gill
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Country music
instrument
Pedal steel guitar

John Hughey on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22991138
  2. http://www.johnhughey.com