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b. Patrick Cairns Hughes, 19 Oct 1908, London, Britain, d. 2 Feb 1987, London, Britain. In the first and middle-30s bass participant Hughes was energetic in UK dance music group and light music circles, playing and composing in an array of musical designs. A few of his compositions attemptedto mix …

Spike Hughes, like a bassist (one of the better in the first ’30s), arranger, and bandleader, produced a significant (if little-known) contribution to jazz. He organized for English dance bands from the past due ’20s, before you begin an excellent group of jazz information in 1930 along with his Decca-Dents …