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Glenn Hughes was born in Cannock, England on August 21, 1952. He is know among rock fans as "The Voice Of Rock". He is considered to be one of the best rock vocalists of all time. Apart from singing, he is also a bass player. He is known for playing on a huge amount of records, either with various bands he was playing in, with his own band, or as a special guest to other musicians. In the 60's he had played in a band called Finders Keepers, whose members later formed a band called Trapeze.

Achieving some success, he was spotted by members of Deep Purple, who were searching for a replacement to Ian Gillan and Roger Glover after the departure of that duo in 1973. Glenn was hired as a bassist/vocalist with David Coverdale as the new lead singer of the band. Glenn was a member of Mark III and IV of Purple recording 3 studio albums with the band - "Burn", "Stormbringer" and "Come Taste The Band". Along with David Coverdale and then Tommy Bolin (the guitar player who replaced Richie Blackmore) they led Purple into more bluesy and funky areas which many fans didn't accept. However, some songs recorded by this line-up are considered today to be true classics in DP catalogue. In 1976 however, Glenn and Tommy were so heavily drug-addicted that their live performances suffered severely. After a gig in Liverpool, David Coverdale walked off the stage and said that he would never sing with Deep Purple again. That was the end of MkIV and Purple disbanded for 8 years, later to be reformed again in the classic Gillan/Glover Line-up (MkII). Coverdale formed Whitesnake, Lord and Paice joined him some time later, Bolin - Glenn's best friend in the band, died just a few months later from drug-overdose.

Glenn decided to pursue his career. He released his first solo record "Play Me Out" and "Hughes/Thrall" - the highly acclaimed album recorded with guitarist Pat Thrall.

In the 80's he collaborated with Phenomena and Gary Moore. In 1986 he sang lead vocals (though he did not play bass) on Tony Iommi's first attempt to release a solo record. However, due to record label pressure the album "Seventh Star" was released as "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi". Glenn played first 5 shows of the tour supporting the album, but dropped out because of problems with his throat and and probably also with drugs. He was replaced by Ray Gillen.

The second part of the 80's was dominated by Glenn's problems with drugs and alcohol and it wasn't until 1990 when Glenn, sober and clean, returned in a big way performing a huge international hit "America: What Time Is Love?" with the KLF.

From that moment, he seems to be working 24/7 as he participated in more music projects than any of his friends from the classic hard-rock scene. His solo records touch different fields of music from blues to soul-funk-rock to hard n'heavy music. He also recorded more music with his friend Tony Iommi (this time labeled as Iommi/Hughes or just Iommi) and both gentlemen say that there is more music from them to come in the future. In the meantime, Glenn recorded 2 studio Cd's and 1 live album with his friend (and ex-rainbow, ex-Deep Purple lead singer) Joe Lynn Turner as Hughes Turner Project.

Glenn's most recent musical partners are Chad Smith and John Frusciante from Red Hot Chili Peppers and RHCP's former guitar player Dave Navarro.

Although Glenn can be heard on countless 'Tribute' albums honouring his friends, he is more focused on his new solo releases. After highly-praised album "Soul Mover" which is considered to be his best solo work to date, in June 2006 he released "Music For The Divine" - yet another album featuring his RHCP friends as guest musicians (apart from his regular band) and he seems to be in a better shape than ever.