Spike Hughes

Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes (19 October 1908 – 2 February 1987)[1] was a British musician, composer and arranger involved in the worlds of classical music and jazz. He has been called Britain's earliest jazz composer.[2] Later in his career, he became better known as a broadcaster and humorous author.[3]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1204. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ Obituary, The Times, 5 February 1987, p. 14