Jimmy Hughes (singer)

Jimmy Hughes
Jimmy Hughes
	Hughes, March 1967
Background information
Birth name	Jimmy J. Hughes
Born	February 3, 1938 (age 86); Temecula, California, United States
Genres	Rhythm and blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, artist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1962–1970
Labels	Guyden, Vee-Jay, Atlantic, Stax

Jimmy J. Hughes (born February 3, 1938)^[1] is an American former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid-1960s, notably his hit "Steal Away", were important in the early development of the Muscle Shoals music industry.

^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 143. ISBN 978-0313344237. Other sources give an apparently incorrect birth year of 1935, and Allmusic states incorrectly that he died in 1997.

[bare-1] Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 143. ISBN 978-0313344237. Other sources give an apparently incorrect birth year of 1935, and Allmusic states incorrectly that he died in 1997.

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