Peter Hughes is an American multi-instrumentalist currently with the band
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...
. During live performances, he accompanies leader
John Darnielle
John Darnielle (; born March 16, 1967) is an American musician and novelist best known as the primary, and originally sole, member of the American band the Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist.
...
on bass. His first official recording with the band was 2002's ''
Tallahassee
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population ...
'', and he has performed on every subsequent studio album up to 2022’s ''
Bleed Out'', but 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
Nothing Painted Blue was an American indie rock band led by songwriter Franklin Bruno since the 1990s. Bruno and drummer Kyle Brodie have been the only constant members as the remainder of the line-up has undergone a number of changes throughout ...
.
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''.
Personal life
Hughes's father was a flight-test technician for
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American 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 merger with Boeing in 1997, it produ ...
, prompting a lasting interest in aviation.
Hughes currently resides in
Rochester, NY
Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in Wes ...
.
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
{{US-bass-guitarist-stub