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Jimmy Hughes

ジミー・ヒューズ　/　じみー・ひゅーず

American musician

February 3, 1938 (age 88)　・　Temecula, California, United States

California
musician
songwriter

My Take

Seeing Jimmy Hughes's name genuinely stirs me. With "Steal Away" in the mid-1960s he helped lay the foundation of what became Muscle Shoals, that hallowed ground of American soul, back when it was just a small Alabama studio finding its voice. He wasn't a crowned king of the charts; he was one of the people who tilled the soil so others could harvest. He passed in 2026, but a voice on record outlives its singer, and his is woven into the early DNA of a whole musical region. I reserve my deepest respect for pioneers like him, the ones history quietly stands on.

Overview

Jimmy J. Hughes (February 3, 1938 – May 20, 2026) was an American rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid-1960s, notably his hit "Steal Away", were important in the early development of the Muscle Shoals music industry.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jimmy Hughes
Name (Japanese): ジミー・ヒューズ
Reading: じみー・ひゅーず
Born: February 3, 1938 (age 88)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Temecula, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA

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