John Hughey was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty.
10 Facts About John Hughey
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John Hughey was born December 27,1933, in Elaine, Arkansas.
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John Hughey began playing guitar at age nine, when his parents bought him an acoustic guitar from Sears.
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John Hughey first played professionally as a member of Slim Rhodes and The Mother's Best Mountaineers, a Memphis, Tennessee-based band.
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John Hughey recorded with various other acts, such as Marty Stuart, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, and Dickey Betts.
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John Hughey was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1996.
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John Hughey died in Nashville on November 18,2007, from heart complications, one month after having had a stent put in his heart.
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John Hughey's funeral was held on November 21,2007, at the First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
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Vince Gill has cited John Hughey as giving "definition" to his music, citing the single "Look at Us" as an example.
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For 45 years, John Hughey was married to his wife, Jean, who often sat in the audience during The Time Jumpers' performances.