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Biography
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Bill Hughes
Real name: William Henry Hughes
Effective period / Period of releases: 1956
US jazz trombonist and bandleader, born March 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX - died January 14, 2018.He joined the Count Basie Orchestra in Sept. of 1953 and stayed with it until Sept. 2010, except for a break 1957-1963 when he stopped performing. He led the orchestra from 2003 to Sept. 2010.
Do Not Confuse with American music contractor/copyist bill hughes.