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Hughes Turner Project (HTP) was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (formerly of Deep Purple and
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, etc.) and vocalist
Joe Lynn Turner Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop rock ...
(formerly of
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, Deep Purple, and Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force). They released two albums, a live album and one joint project with
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History

Long time friends Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner had first planned to release an album together in 1989, the two got together and wrote some demos, but nothing ended up being released from these sessions. In 2000 Hughes toured Japan with Turner, followed by joint appearances during the Voices of Classic Rock tour in 2001. During this time the two decided to start work on a new collaboration.


First album

The duo released their first album in February 2002, it was simply called '' HTP''. The album featured Hughes’ regular guitarist JJ Marsh, who contributed to much of the song-writing. There were also contributions drummer
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and keyboardist
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as well as guest guitarists
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, Paul Gilbert and Akira Kajiyama. The album featured the hard rock and AOR sounds that both Hughes and Turner had been known for, as well as a slight funk edge, brought in by Hughes’ bass lines, and exemplified in such tracks as "Sister Midnight" and "Better Man." The pair hit the road for a Japanese tour, joined by native musicians Akira Kajiyama, Toshio Egawa and Yoshihiro Kudo. Their set-lists consisting of tracks from the HTP album as well as various numbers from their past bands including Deep Purple,
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and
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songs. Their shows at Shibuya Club Quattro in Tokyo were recorded for a live album which was released in August 2002, titled '' Live In Tokyo''. Hughes Turner Project continued their tour in Russia and Europe, this time joined by guitarist JJ Marsh keyboardist Joakim Svalberg and drummer Tomas Broman. After the conclusion of the tour the Hughes Turner Project took a short break, during which Hughes released his solo album '' Songs In The Key Of Rock'' and Turner released '' JLT''.


Second album

In April 2003 the two got together to start work on a follow up to the first album. The pair were joined again by guitarist JJ Marsh, drummer
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and keyboardist Ed Roth, who had worked with Hughes on many of his solo albums. Special guests included
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, Jeff Kollman and
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. Smith, Kollman and Roth would later unite under the name Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, an all-instrumental 70s funk/fusion project. The follow-up album, simply titled '' HTP 2'' was released in September 2003 and was stylistically in a similar vein to the first record. In early 2004 Hughes Turner Project again hit the road starting in Japan and then moving on to Russia and Europe. They were joined by the same musicians as the first HTP tour, except on the European leg where keyboardist Kjell Haraldsson replaced Joakim Svalberg. After the conclusion of the tour the pair decided to put the Hughes Turner Project on an indefinite hiatus so they could focus more on their solo careers.


Michael Men Project

Although the Hughes Turner Project had drawn to a close the pair travelled to Moscow in September 2004 to record vocals for an album composed and organised by Moscow’s deputy mayor
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. Men, who is also a professional musician had written the majority of the material for the project in the 1980s and after meeting the pair on their Russian tour had requested their services for the album. Hughes and Turner’s vocals were arranged in a similar way to the HTP albums and both contributed the majority of the lyrics. The album, entitled '' Made In Moscow'' was released in July 2005 in Russia only and to date has not been made available outside of the country.


Discography


Studio albums

*'' HTP'' (2002) *'' HTP 2'' (2003)


Live albums

*'' Live In Tokyo'' (2002)


Other Glenn Hughes/ Joe Lynn Turner collaborations

*'' Made In Moscow'' - Michael Men Project (2005)


Line-up

* Glenn Hughes -
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/ Bass *
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-
Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
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Additional studio musicians

* JJ Marsh
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*
Shane Gaalaas Shane Gaalaas (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian-born drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B'z, whom he joined in 2002, and his extensive work with guitar virtuos ...
Drums *
Vince DiCola Vincent Louis "Vince" DiCola (born November 11, 1957) is an American composer, keyboardist and arranger. He has composed scores for films such as '' Staying Alive'', ''Rocky IV'', and '' The Transformers: The Movie''. DiCola also pioneered the u ...
- Keyboards *
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- Keyboards


Additional live musicians

* Akira Kajiyama -
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* Yoshihiro KudoDrums * Tomas BromanDrums * Toshio Egawa - Keyboards * Joakim Svalberg - Keyboards * Kjell Haraldsson - Keyboards


References


External links


Official Glenn Hughes websiteOfficial Joe Lynn Turner website
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