David Hughes
b. 11 October 1929, Birmingham, England, d. 19 October 1972. A ballad singer with a fine tenor voice, who had success in the popular field in the UK during the 50s and early 60s, before he went on to become a star in opera. After studying at the Royal Academy, Hughes made his West End debut in the romantic musical Belinda Fair (1949). During the 50s, he was a regular on radio and television in programmes such as The Passing Show, Come To Charlie, Henry Hall’s Guest Night, Presenting David Hughes, TV Starlight, Sunday Night At The London Palladium, Spring Song, Boy Meets Girls (from Paris), and his own series, Make Mine Music. He also appeared with Ginger Rogers, Lizbeth Webb and Brian Reece in a television version of the 1948 West End musical Carissima, and was back on the London stage himself in 1956 in Summer Song. Hughes was also popular on the UK variety circuit, and had several successful records, including ‘By The Fountains Of Rome’, which won an Ivor Novello Award as The Most Outstanding Song Of The Year in 1956, for its writers Matyas Seiber and Norman Newell. Around this time, with his good looks and romantic delivery, he was dubbed ‘Mr. Hearthrob’. In 1962, he appeared in Scapa, a musical version of the 1950 hit comedy Seagulls Over Sorrento, and shortly afterwards decided to forsake the world of pop, for light music and opera. In 1964, he made an album of sixteenth-century songs, which led to appearances at Glyndebourne the following year, and eventually with the Sadler’s Wells Company. From then on, encouraged by the legendary Sir John Barbarolli, he sang many leading roles in opera, including Lieutenant Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, in the UK and abroad.
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Rue des romantiques (feat. Russell Ferrante)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Music with View on 29 Jan 2021
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House by the Ocean (feat. Russell Ferrante & Ben Thomas)
Jazz - Released by Music with View on 11 Jun 2021
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Secret of Fiordland (feat. Andrew Synowiec)
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock - Released by David Hughes on 4 Mar 2022
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Metropolis (Original 1989 London Cast)
Film Soundtracks - Released by JAY Records on 19 May 1989
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Hollywood Chill Nights
Lounge - Released by Music with View on 16 Apr 2021
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Not so Classic Christmas Classics
Lounge - Released by David Hughes on 3 Dec 2018
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Suite Romantique: Music for Lovers
Lounge - Released by David Hughes on 15 Sep 2020
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Another Day in Paradise (feat. Ben Thomas)
Pop - Released by David Hughes on 11 Sep 2020
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The Beardless Man (feat. Andrew Synowiec)
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock - Released by Music with View on 21 Dec 2020
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Here In My Heart, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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The Best Of David Hughes
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on 26 Aug 2002
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Looking High High High (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Losing My Balance An Urban Indigenous Experience
Pop - Released by Power Records on 16 Sep 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo