John Hughey (December 27, 1933 – November 18, 2007) was an American musician. He was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty.

2007年11月21日 · John Hughey, 73, a steel guitar player who toured for years with country legend Conway Twitty and recorded with Elvis Presley and many other stars, died Sunday at a hospital in Hendersonville...

While he was singing rock, he acquired the name "Conway Twitty." In 1964 Conway decided that he wanted to go back to singing country, which he did, but he also wanted to keep the name "Conway Twitty."

2007年11月20日 · HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Hughey, a steel guitar player who toured for years with country legend Conway Twitty and recorded with Elvis Presley and several other stars, has died. He was 73. Hughey, who died Sunday night, was credited with developing a unique style of playing that focused on the instrument's high tones, resulting in a ...

His plaque in the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame reads: A TOURING, RECORDING, AND PERFORMING ARTIST FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. HIS PURE SOUND STRENGTHENED THE SUCCESS OF RECORDINGS BY CONWAY TWITTY, VINCE GILL AND MANY OTHERS. THE UNDISPUTED MASTER OF BAR SHIVER AND …

Monday, November 19, 2007 – Long-time steel guitar player for Vince Gill and Conway Twitty, John Hughey, died Sunday night, Nov. 18 in Nashville at 73. Hughey, a native of Elaine, Ark., got his first guitar - a Gene Autry model from Sears - when he was nine.

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John Hughey, a member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame whose deft instrumental work graced recordings by Vince Gill, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Marty Stuart, Loretta Lynn and other greats, died Sunday evening at the Hendersonville Medical Center, of heart complications. He was 73.

In 1968 he met up with his childhood friend Conway Twitty and became a member of Twitty’s backing band, the Lonely Blue Boys. His steel guitar playing was featured on Twitty’s first US country number 1, ‘Next In Line’. The Lonely Blue Boys evolved into the Twitty Birds and for a time, also included John’s brother, Gene.

2007年11月18日 · For those not familiar with his work, John played steel guitar with his high school friend Conway Twitty for 25 years, and followed that with 15 years with Vince Gill, playing all the incredible stuff on Vince's records. John played with me in the "Time Jumpers" and was everything I could hope to become as a musician. Vaya Con Dios, my friend.