Marvin Hughes

American pianist, songwriter and radio DJ.

Born June 15, 1911 in Nashville, Tennessee
Died December 2, 1986

Marvin Hughes began working professionally in clubs in Chicago and New York City as a blues soloist. He toured with the bands of Bob Crosby. He also worked with Snooky Lanson on TV variety series Your Hit Parade.
By the mid-1950s, he returned to Nashville and worked for WLAC, before ing the WSM staff band. In 1958, Mr. Hughes replaced Owen Bradley as Patsy Cline’s airplane pilot and died with her in a plane crash just few months before, along with Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins.