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A Blue Song

Joe "Guitar" Hughes was a fierce, unsung hero of Houston's Third Ward blues scene. Coming up alongside Johnny Copeland and Albert Collins, Hughes was a staple of Don Robey's Duke/Peacock empire. "A Blue Song" showcases...

ArtistJoe "Guitar" Hughes
RecordedUnverified date, likely Houston, Texas
LabelUnknown (Duke/Peacock orbit)
Show PlacementNo show match found

Joe "Guitar" Hughes was a fierce, unsung hero of Houston's Third Ward blues scene. Coming up alongside Johnny Copeland and Albert Collins, Hughes was a staple of Don Robey's Duke/Peacock empire. "A Blue Song" showcases the quintessential Houston guitar sound: a fat, stinging tone with precise, horn-like phrasing. Hughes rarely played chords in his solos, relying instead on aggressive, syncopated single-note runs that demonstrated why he was one of Texas's most respected, if under-recorded, bandleaders. [Session details unverified in standard references.]