LOUISE HUGHESGuitarist,Singer/Songwriter
Guitarist, singer & songwriter, Louise Hughes has had a massive professional career, performing both sides of the Tasman. She has encompassed Blues, Rock, Funk, Country Rock, Pop, and her own original blues material.
Louise Hughes has played lead guitar in the following bands or shows: Bonnie and Clyde, Dalvanius and the Fascinations, South Side Upbeats, The Wait, Party Girls, Maiden Oz, The Flames, Toxic Blonde, blues band Blue Nazz and funk band Ardijah.
Louise is probably best known as lead guitarist of the all girl band The Party Girls, which achieved great recognition & success in the 1980’s. The Party Girls supported international acts such as Meat Loaf, The Sweet and Suzi Quatro, as well as Simple Minds and The Eurythmics. They were also a headline act themselves, having a chart topping album, appearing at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Oz for Africa, & appearing on many T.V. shows.
In the mid 90’s Louise Hughes toured as lead guitarist with New Zealand's No. 1 funk band, Ardijah, as well as performing for the “Coca Cola Christmas in the Park” concerts, of which she was Musical Director for the late Dalvanius Prime.
In recent years, Louise recorded a ten track alternate blues CD with New Zealand musicians Patrick Kuhtze on drums, Stuart Pearce on keyboards, Max Stowers on bass & the backing vocals of Sharon Tuapawa with Louise on vocals, electric, slide & acoustic guitars as well as backing vocals.
She then formed a blues/rock line-up called "The Louise Hughes Band".(Bobby-Joe Bonner - lead guitar, Kevin Egan - drums, John Coker -bass, & Geoff Jones - guitar/harmonica. This band played extensively on the Sydney circuit, headlining or supporting such acts as Angry Anderson – Rose Tattoo. They covered Texas Blues plus tracks from her CD.
In 2007, Louise entered her songs “No Telling” &“Neptune” an instrumental, into the “International Songwriting Competition” & was awarded as a Finalist & an Honorary Mention respectively for these songs. In August of 2008, 272 Records in Hollywood, California, picked up on “No Telling” & added it to their first Blues Compilation, “Blues Highway Vol. 1”
Today, Louise heads a new band as lead guitarist & vocalist of “Louise Hughes & the Bluesmother Band”
She is currently working on her second album
As a solo artist, Louise's repertoire harnesses and reflects her unique onstage presence and amplifies her ability to communicate with her audience through her music. Above all she has an unbelievable ability to stun her audience with her amazing guitar licks and vocal feel, whether it is in her original material or in covering all genres including Blues, Country, Funk, Soul, R & B, or Pop.
Louise Hughes is a consummate entertainer and involves herself with the audience on all levels.With a repertoire of over 500 songs, from the 70's to today, Louise is sure to fit the bill with the right entertainment for your venue.
Louise is revered by many as being
Australia's top female Blues lead guitarist
And for all those who love to sing along.........
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