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Glenn Hughes

British bassist and singer
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Summary

Glenn Hughes was born on August 21, 1952[1], in Cannock[2]. He has worked as a bassist[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], and guitarist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,454 views/month, #6,760 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Native language: English[9]
  • Award received: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[10]
  • Member of: Trapeze[11], Deep Purple[12], Black Sabbath[13], Black Country Communion[14], The Dead Daisies[15], California Breed[16], Finders Keepers[17], Hughes/Thrall[18], Phenomena[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Genre: rock music[21]
  • Record label: Frontiers Records[22]
  • Discography: Glenn Hughes discography[23]
  • Commons category: Glenn Hughes[24]
  • Voice type: tenor[25]
  • Family name: Hughes[26]
  • Given name: Glenn[27], William[28]
  • Official website: https://glennhughes.com[29]
  • Web feed URL: https://feeds2.feedburner.com/Glennhughescom-LatestGlennHughesNews[30]
  • Instrument: bass guitar[31], guitar[32], voice[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[34]
  • Birth name: Glenn William Hughes[35]
  • Name in native language: Glenn Hughes[36]
  • Different from: Glenn Hughes[37]
  • Start of work period: 1967[38]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[39]

  • Country: GB[40]

  • Began / founded: 1951-08-21[41]

  • Genre(s): aor, blue-eyed soul, blues rock, funk, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive rock, rock, soul[42]

  • Community tags: aor, blue-eyed soul, blues rock, deep purple family, funk, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive rock, reino unido, rock, soul[43]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78692212-af57-402a-a291-3938ca356500[44]

Why It Matters

Glenn Hughes has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Glenn Hughes born?

Glenn Hughes's place of birth was Cannock[2].

What did Glenn Hughes do for work?

Glenn Hughes worked as a bassist[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], and guitarist[6].

What awards did Glenn Hughes receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[10].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → English
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → rock music
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