Glenn Hughes share an update on his health

Two months after declaring his retirement from travelling and live performances, legendary Deep Purple bassist/vocalist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes is recuperating at home following open-heart surgery. Glenn posted the following message on Instagram Stories on Wednesday, October 14.

Now home after an eight day stay, and a 10 hour open heart surgery, operation, at UCLA, Ronald Reagan, Medical Center. Gratitude beyond

The British funk rock group Trapeze was led by Hughes. For the first three Trapeze albums, which were issued between 1970 and 1972, he served as both the main singer and bassist. Additionally, he is listed with playing trombone, piano, and guitar on these albums. Although Hughes saw himself more as a vocalist than a bassist, he was hired in 1973 to take Roger Glover’s place as bassist in Deep Purple. According to reports, he had little interest in joining Deep Purple until some of the other musicians suggested that Paul Rodgers of Free be added as a co-lead vocalist.

David Coverdale was added as Deep Purple‘s lead vocalist when Hughes developed an interest in the “two-lead-singer phenomenon” despite the failure to sign Rodgers. For the next three albums, the two would sing together. However, during a performance in Liverpool in 1976, Hughes and guitarist Tommy Bolin’s drug-fueled antics caused Ian Paice and Jon Lord to disband the band. Hughes took part in Roger Glover’s recording and performance of The Butterfly Ball with Coverdale, Lord, Paice, and other members of Deep Purple. In 2016, Hughes was admitted as a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

After overcoming a severe cocaine addiction, Hughes started a solo career and released his debut album, “Play Me Out”, in 1977.
He formed Hughes/Thrall in 1982 with guitarist Pat Thrall of Automatic Man and former Pat Travers. They published the self-titled Hughes/Thrall album, which was highly praised by critics but remained mostly overlooked at the time due to a number of problems, including the duo’s incapacity to support it with a real tour because both Hughes and Thrall were addicted to drugs. Although it was never finished, a second album was started. A few freshly recorded acoustic tracks were added to the Hughes-Thrall release, and Thrall appeared on Hughes’s “Feel” album, among other instances of their subsequent reunion.