Peter Hughes is an American multi-instrumentalist formerly with the band
the Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are a United States band formed in Claremont, California, Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole me ...
. During live performances, he accompanied leader
John Darnielle on bass. His first official recording with the band was 2002's ''
Tallahassee'', and he has performed on every subsequent studio album as of 2023’s ''
Jenny from Thebes''; he also sang backup vocals on the song "Cubs in Five" from the 1995 EP ''
Nine Black Poppies''. That year, the Mountain Goats also dedicated an EP to him, ''
Songs for Peter Hughes''.
Hughes is also a member of
DiskothiQ and was the bassist for
Nothing Painted Blue.
In 2001, Hughes published ''The Baseball Diaries'', his account of 31 ballgames that he attended in 2000.
In 2004, Hughes released a solo album titled ''The One Hundred Thousand Songs of Peter Peter Hughes''.
In 2010, he released a solo album titled ''Fangio''.
In August of 2024 he left the Mountain Goats after 28 years.
Personal life
Hughes's father was a flight-test technician for
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas Corporation was a major American Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. Between then and its own ...
, prompting a lasting interest in aviation.
Hughes currently resides in
Rochester, NY
Rochester is a city in and the county seat, seat of government of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the List of municipalities in New York, fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a populati ...
.
Rock and Roll Dreams'll Come Through
References
External links
Peter Hughes
interview on The Merlin Show
Fivetools.com
Peter Hughes' official website.
American bass guitarists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
The Mountain Goats members
Musicians from Rochester, New York
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