Marvin Hughes

American pianist, songwriter and radio DJ.

Born June 15, 1911 in Nashville, Tennessee

Died December 2, 1986

Marvin Hughes began working professionally in clubs in Chicago and New York City as a blues soloist. He toured with the bands of [a1514919], [a357512] and [a527956]. He also worked with Snooky Lanson on TV variety series [i]Your Hit Parade[/i].

By the mid-1950s, he returned to Nashville and worked for WLAC, before joining the WSM staff band. In 1958, Mr. Hughes replaced Owen Bradley as [a6837768]’s music director. He played piano on studio sessions for such artists as Elvis Presley, Faron Young, Kitty Wells, Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold and Jim Reeves. In 1963, he married [a2991743], widow of [a695538] and daughter of [a703834]. Randy Hughes (unrelated to him) was [a227842]’s airplane pilot and died with her in a plane crash just few months before, along with Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins.