Spike Hughes

Composer, Author, Music Critic (1908–1987)
Person human Q1632204
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Spike Hughes

Summary

Spike Hughes is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on October 19, 1908[3]. He died in Brighton[4]. He died on February 2, 1987[5]. He worked as a composer[6], bandleader[7], music critic[8], jazz musician[9], and journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Spike Hughes was born in London[2].
  • Spike Hughes died in Brighton[4].
  • Spike Hughes was born on October 19, 1908[3].
  • Spike Hughes died on February 2, 1987[5].
  • Spike Hughes held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Spike Hughes held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Spike Hughes worked as a composer[6].
  • Spike Hughes's professions included bandleader[7].
  • Spike Hughes worked as a music critic[8].
  • Spike Hughes's professions included jazz musician[9].
  • Spike Hughes worked as a journalist[10].
  • Spike Hughes worked as a musician[14].
  • Spike Hughes's field of work was music[15].
  • Spike Hughes's field of work was jazz[16].
  • Spike Hughes's field of work was composed musical work[17].
  • Spike Hughes's field of work was music journalism[18].
  • Spike Hughes's field of work was arrangement[19].
  • Spike Hughes's field of work was music composition[20].
  • Spike Hughes is recorded as male[21].
  • Spike Hughes's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Spike Hughes's genre is jazz[23].
  • Spike Hughes's family name is recorded as Hughes[24].
  • Spike Hughes's given name is recorded as Spike[25].
  • Spike Hughes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Spike Hughes's different from is recorded as Patrick Hughes[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1908-10-19[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1987-02-02[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19fcd4ed-3ef8-44ee-a5d6-2bb4b765b974[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Spike Hughes's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on October 19, 1908[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], bandleader[7], music critic[8], jazz musician[9], journalist[10], and musician[14]. Fields of work include music[15], a type of arts[35]; jazz[16], a music genre[36], founded in 1917[37]; composed musical work[17], a type of work of art[38]; music journalism[18], a journalism genre[39]; arrangement[19]; and music composition[20], an academic discipline[40].

Death and Burial

Spike Hughes died on February 2, 1987[5]. He passed away in Brighton[4].

Why It Matters

Spike Hughes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Spike Hughes born?

Spike Hughes was born in London[2].

Where did Spike Hughes die?

Spike Hughes passed away in Brighton[4].

What did Spike Hughes do for work?

Spike Hughes worked as composer[6], bandleader[7], music critic[8], jazz musician[9], and journalist[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Occupation composer, bandleader, music critic +4
    Sex or gender male
    Genre jazz
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