Spike Hughes
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Vinony files it under 1908 births, 1987 deaths and 20th-century English musicians.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Famous Puccini operas
- Famous Mozart operas
- The art of coarse cookery; illustrated by Derek Alder
- The art of coarse bridge
- The Art of Coarse Entertaining
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1908
- Active to
- 1987
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,844
- Total plays
- 8,068
Tags
Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes (19 October 1908 – 2 February 1987) was a British jazz musician, composer and music journalist. He was the son of Irish composer, writer and song collector Herbert Hughes and great grandson of the sculptor Samuel Peploe Wood. Hughes was a multi-dimensional musician, playing the double bass, composing operatic scores, arranging jazz recordings and writing books on topics ranging from gardening to Toscanini's music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Spike+Hughes">Re
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hughes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Brighton
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1908-10-19
- date of death
- 1987-02-02
- different from
- Patrick Hughes
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