Joe "Guitar" Hughes

Joe
Born: Jan 1, 1938 in Houston, TX
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Died: May 19, 2003
Styles: Electric Texas Blues, Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues
Biography: Houston was homebase to a remarkable cadre of red-hot blues guitarists during the 1950s. Joe Hughes was not as well known as his peers Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland, but he was a solid electric bluesman with a formidable discography. Another of his Houston neighbors, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, lit ...Read full biography
If You Want to See These Blues
Released: 1989
Label: Black Top
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This contemporary of Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland only recently began accruing his own share of immortality -- and it really started with this fine album, recorded in both New Orleans and Houston. ...Read full review
Stuff Like That
Released: 2001
Label: Blues Express, Inc.
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This journeyman Texas soul bluesman steps out from his usual role as a sideman for Bobby "Blue" Bland, the Upsetters, and others to deliver an excellent blues album, taking on the main guitar and vocal ...Read full review
More Joe "Guitar" Hughes albums: Main Albums (8), DVD/Video (1)
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