Glenn Hughes
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can. (March 2010) Glenn Hughes West Hollywood, CA on 1 March 2012 Background information Born (1952-08-21) 21 August 1952 (age 62) Cannock, Staffordshire, England Genres Hard rock, funk rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, pop rock, blues rock, soul, funk, blue-eyed soul Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter, producer Instruments Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards, trombone, trumpet Years active 1967–present Labels Frontiers, Pony Canyon, SPV GmbH, Yamaha Music, Zero Corporation Associated acts Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, Phenomena, Geoff Downes, Hughes Turner Project, Tony Iommi, Brazen Abbot, Michael Men Project, Black Country Communion, Device, Kings of Chaos, California Breed Website Official website Notable instruments Fender Precision Bass Rickenbacker 4001 Vigier basses (with HTP) Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1952, Cannock) is an English rock bassist and vocalist, best known for playing bass and performing vocals for funk rock pioneers Trapeze, the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple and briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s, as well as working with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi as a solo artist. In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes also maintains a notable solo career. He fronted the supergroup Black Country Communion from 2009 to 2013 and in late 2013 he formed a new band called California Breed.