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Joe "Guitar" Hughes

American blues musician (1937–2003)
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Summary

Joe "Guitar" Hughes was born on September 29, 1937[1], in Houston[2]. He died on May 20, 2003[3], in Houston[4]. He worked as a musician[5] and guitarist[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Genre: Texas blues[10]
  • Record label: Black Top Records[11]
  • Commons category: Joe "Guitar" Hughes[12]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[13]
  • Family name: Hughes[14]
  • Given name: Joe[15]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[16]
  • Instrument: guitar[17]
  • Start of work period: 2003[18]

FAQs

Where was Joe "Guitar" Hughes born?

Joe "Guitar" Hughes's place of birth was Houston[2].

Where did Joe "Guitar" Hughes die?

Joe "Guitar" Hughes died in Houston[4].

What did Joe "Guitar" Hughes do for work?

Joe "Guitar" Hughes worked as a musician[5] and guitarist[6].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Houston
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'hu']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → guitar
    Place of birth → Houston
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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