Everette Ishmael "Billy" Hughes (September 14, 1908 – May 6, 1995) was a

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musician and songwriter. Born in

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, he left for California during the

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exodus of the 1930s. Billy Hughes and His Buccaroos performed during the 1940s and early 1950s. He also owned an independent recording company, Fargo Records.Kororowski, ''Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys'', p. 12. As a writer he is best known for " Tennessee Saturday Night" which was recorded by

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and became a No. 1 hit in 1949. He died in

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Discography

''(Partial discography)'' :

Compositions

''(partial list of songs written by Hughes)'' :

References

Bibliography

*Komorowski, Adam. ''Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys'' (Properbox 85, 2004) booklet. 1908 births 1995 deaths People from Sallisaw, Oklahoma Country musicians from Oklahoma Western swing performers Western swing fiddlers King Records artists Four Star Records artists 20th-century American violinists {{Oklahoma-stub