GLENN HUGHES

'One Last Soul' from Black Country Communion is now featured at MLSSOCCER.COM as part of the USA's Major League Soccer program.

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Glenn and Black Country Communion in studio... from their soon to be released, debut album, "Black Country"... 'The Great Divide'...

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Black Country Communion are receiving glowing reviews from the European music press, in anticipation of their debut album, “Black Country“, later this month.

 

 

The latest issues of Metal Hammer, Total Guitar, Powerplay Magazine and Keyboard Player Magazine feature full album reviews, interviews with Glenn, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian and more! These will certainly wet your appetite for what’s arriving soon!

On newstands soon! Check ‘em out!!

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Just a reminder, Glenn and the rest of Black Country Communion will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday September 8, 2010 at 8:30pm PT / 11:30pm ET.

Fans are encouraged to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For a station near you and for information regarding how to log onto the Internet for the broadcast go to www.RocklineRadio.com. This broadcast will be available for 2 weeks on the Rockline website beginning the evening of the day following the show.

Also checkout… http://bccommunion.com/talk-live

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Guitarist Magazine (UK) has just published 10 pages on Black Country Communion in their September issue!

The issue, which hits the newsstands this week, features:

- Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa in a cover flash – “Together in Rock”
- The lead preview on the Contents page of the magazine
- 4 page feature on Glenn Hughes about BCC
- 4 page feature on Joe Bonamassa about BCC

Be sure and pick-up a copy when you can!

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Glenn Hughes X-CLUSIVE Black Country Communion interview and premier of ONE LAST SOUL

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

THE ELECTRIC BALLROOM RADIO SHOW
WITH HOSTS Aimee Kristi & Keith Roth

10:00 PM Eastern U.S.
(7:00PM Pacific U.S.)
(3:00AM GMT)

WRAT FM (NY/NJ) 95.9 FM
or live via internet worldwide @ www.wrat.com

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With pre-orders for the debut album from Black Country Communion reaching the Top 100 on both sides of the Atlantic, it's full steam ahead for Glenn's new band, with a media blitz soon to take place in both New York City and London.

Meantime, reviews are starting to appear in the media, so keep your eyes peeled! The one above is from the October 2010 issue of UK magazine, MOJO - look for it on newstands shortly! Also, be sure and pick-up a copy of UK based, Fireworks magazine (Issue 41), where you'll find an indepth interview with Glenn, along with a review of the new album; alternatively, you can read the review over on their website now!

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Double Vegas celebrations took place this past weekend; Glenn's Birthday and being presented with the 'Inspirational Icon Award' at the VEGAS Rocks! Magazine Awards Show 2010 that took place at The Hilton, Las Vegas.

Be sure and take a look at some pix from the event.

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Glenn Hughes, best known as the "Voice of Rock," and the bassist and singer of exciting new rock supergroup Black Country Communion, hits the road for an extensive solo UK tour from 23rd September; three days after the highly anticipated release of Black Country Communion's debut album. The UK's Classic Rock Station, Planet Rock, today announced how you can get your hands on exclusive V.I.P. tickets to see him.

The V.I.P. tickets are extremely limited and will not only give fans a chance to meet Glenn before the shows, but also the unique opportunity to see him perform a song during the sound check. To get your hands on the exclusive Glenn Hughes V.I.P. tickets, please visit:

www.planetrock.com/glennhughes

Don't panic if you've already bought your tickets for the tour - there are some VIP "bolt-ons" available, meaning that you can turn your ordinary ticket into one of these exclusive V.I.P. tickets.

Read the official UK tour press release here:

www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/glennhughes

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Be sure and enter the Contest over at the John Varvatos Facebook page - it's your chance to win a free trip to New York City and attend the Varvatos 10 Year Anniversary Concert.

Meantime, be sure and visit www.johnvarvatos.com - you might recognize a certain face amongst others on the front page of the site!

Oh and checkout the latest issue of Esquire magazine at your local newstand too!!

Prize Details
The winner and a guest will win a trip to New York City during New York Fashion week to attend the John Varvatos 10 Year Anniversary Concert on Saturday, September 11th. The event will take place at our John Varvatos 315 Bowery store, the former home of the seminal underground music club CBGB’s. The winner and a guest will receive round trip travel and hotel accommodations to New York City, as well as transportation to the event. Stay tuned – the musicians who will perform at the concert will be released soon – but just to give you a hint, past performances have featured Slash, Joan Jett, Axl Rose, Perry Farrell, and Alice Cooper.

The winner will be randomly selected from the top five most voted pictures

Prize Eligibility
Only persons residing in United States who are between 21 and 99 years of age can enter.

Contest Starts
August 10, 2010 @ 09:09 am (EDT)

Contest Ends
September 01, 2010 @ 09:09 am (EDT)

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Glenn Hughes, recently sat down with Dutch media outlet, FaceCulture, to talk about his new band, Black Country Communion.

You can watch the entire 5-part interview at:

www.faceculture.com/artist.php?id=926

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Rock on Classic Rock and Sainsbury's!

Out next week... exclusive art cards with Classic Rock magazine that are only going on sale in Sainsbury's (UK)...

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Gettin' Tighter - The Story of MKIV, Deep Purple film trailer - due out in early 2011

"Set for release in early 2011, this film trailer is an early glimpse of the BLURAY/DVD that documents Deep Purple's turbulent last year before the band split in 1976.

Exclusive new interviews with Glenn Hughes and founder member Jon Lord that open the lid on the problems that beset the band as they toured around the world: Death, drugs and devastation, which led to their ultimate demise.

Archive footage from the tour includes interviews with Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale and Ian Paice, while rare and previously unreleased concert footage includes performances of Purple classics 'Smoke On The Water', 'Burn' and 'Highway Star'.

Live versions of 'Love Child' and 'You Keep On Moving' from the MKIV line-up's one and only album 'Come Taste The Band' also feature as part of the previously unreleased film 'Deep Purple Rises In Japan' - included in full, within this DVD."

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Be sure and head over to the website of Glenn's new band, Black Country Communion, and grab your FREE download of the song, "One Last Soul". Use promo code OLS2010

www.bccommunion.com

You'll also find some exclusive items such as T-Shirts and Packages for the forthcoming CD/DVD bundle of their debut album, "Black Country".

Hurry while supplies last!

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There are now 2 officially confirmed European dates to follow the UK tour in October.

October 16th

Spirit of 66

Place du Martyr 16
4800 Verviers, Belgique

Venue Tel: 087 35 24 24
Tickets: http://www.spiritof66.be/ticketsboo.html

October 17th

den Atelier
54 rue de Hollerich L- Luxembourg

Venue Tel: +352 691 98 47 49
Box Office Tel: +352 4780951
Box Office Online: www.luxembourgticket.lu or www.atelier.lu

It's doubtful there will be more Euro dates on this run; no doubt they'll be more Euro shows in Germany etc in early 2011, and plans are currently being worked on for Spain, Russia and South America in 2011.

Further updates, as and when things are progressing!

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A couple of new Black Country Communion interviews with Glenn have recently been made available...

“I’ll put this album toe to toe with a Who album or Zeppelin album though that might come across as being arrogant but dammit I’ve sold a lot of records man, I’ve been around for a lot of years and I said to Joe, I said man, you could be my son but I said “Joe, there are a few sure things in life and this is one of them.”

espyrock.com/interview-glenn-hughes-black-country-communion

"I have so much music inside me, and as long as I'm compelled to make music I shall do so..the voice is in great shape, and physically I can still pull it off..I think I'll know when the time has come, but right now, how I feel and write, that day is a long way off..the energy from BCC has really invigorated me. There's plenty left in the tank."

led-zeppelin.org/news/index.php?m=2010news#080410a

"The future because the past has gone for me. I'm not one to relive it, not one for nostalgialise. I am one of the artists in rock that pushes the boat out every year. A bit of a chameleon and I like to challenge myself and I've gone back to my roots. I've gone back to the voice of rock kind of thing."

uberrock.co.uk/interviews/59-august-interviews/1174-ten-minutes-with-tazz-at-high-voltage-festival.html
(scroll half-way down page - also includes some words on BCC from Joe Bonamassa)

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'One Last Soul' is the first song to debut, from Glenn's new band, Black Country Communion, also featuring Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian.

You can hear it first by tuning in to UK radio station, Planet Rock on Monday, August 2nd at 6:00PM GMT (1:00PM EDT, 10:00AM PDT). They broadcast over the 'net too, so you have no excuse to miss it!!

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Black Country Communion, the new rock supergroup will release their forthcoming self-titled debut album in the following 3 formats; Limited Edition 2-Disc CD/DVD, CD, and Vinyl. The album will be released in the UK on September 20th by Mascot Records and the USA on September 21st by J&R Adventures.

Be sure and get your order in now! It's already hit the Top 10 in the "Hot Future Releases" chart at Amazon in the UK!

Click on the links below to pre-order the album in the format that you desire:

PLAY (UK): http://tinyurl.com/bccplay

HMV (UK): http://tinyurl.com/bcchmv

AMAZON (USA): http://tinyurl.com/bccamazonusa

AMAZON (UK): http://tinyurl.com/bccamazonuk

You can also place your pre-order via Glenn's website over in The FUNK Emporium.

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Foruli, publishers of Glenn's autobiography, have made available a preview of the tracks Glenn has recorded for his Foruli EP 'The Life of a Rock Star'. It can be found at:

http://foruli.co.uk/music

They will also be revealing photographs of the boxed sets soon.

Catalogue numbers FEP3 and FEP3C

Black vinyl [FEP3] sleeved in a white disco bag and accompanied by a numbered full colour offset lithographic art print on white card, all sleeved within a die cut outer bag - 400 copies, only available with the Standard Edition of 'Deep Purple and Beyond: The Life, Near Death, and Rebirth of a Rock Star'

White vinyl [FEP3C] sleeved in a black disco bag and accompanied by a hand signed & numbered hand printed screenprint - 100 copies, only available with the Deluxe Edition of 'Deep Purple and Beyond: The Life, Near Death, and Rebirth of a Rock Star'

WHAT IS A WOMAN’S ROLE?
Written by Glenn Hughes
Exclusive re-recording of the track originally released in 1972 by Trapeze on the 'You Are The Music ... We're Just The Band' LP

HOLY MAN
Written Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord & David Coverdale
Exclusive re-recording of the track originally released in 1974 by Deep Purple on the 'Stormbringer' LP

DYING TO LIVE
Written by Glenn Hughes
Exclusive new previously unrecorded track

Produced by Glenn Hughes
Recorded by Jono Brown at Word of Mouth Recording, California, June 2010

Glenn Hughes: vocals, acoustic guitars
Jono Brown: percussion on ‘What Is A Woman’s Role?'

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One other Irish date for 'ya! Aside from the Belfast gig, there will be one more... this time in Dublin (Eire), Ireland.

Date: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2010

Venue: The Village

Venue Address: 26 Wexford Street, Dublin

Venue Tel: 01 475 8555

Onstage: Doors 7:00PM, onstage 9:00PM

Box Office Tel: 0818 719 300

Box Office Online: www.ticketmaster.ie

Venue Online: www.thevillagevenue.com

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Glenn Hughes - Vocals/Bass
Søren Andersen - Guitar
Anders Olinder - Keyboards
Pontus Engborg - Drums

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Two new additional UK tour dates for 'ya!

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Sub 89
www.sub89.com
110-117 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1EP
Tickets: £20.00 / Box Office: 08444 77 1000

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

The Fleece
www.thefleece.co.uk
12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ
Tickets: £20.00 / Box Office: 0870 44 44 400

...and here's the current UK Tour poster with these and other dates included.

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"Black Country Communion", the new rock supergroup featuring former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath's GLENN HUGHES (vocals, bass), Led Zeppelin's JASON BONHAM (drums), guitar player JOE BONAMASSA (guitar, vocals), and Dream Theater's DEREK SHERINIAN (keyboards), have today revealed the artwork for their debut album.

View the album artwork here.

Released by Mascot Records in the UK and Europe on Monday, September 20th, followed by a North American release via J&R Adventures on Tuesday, September 21st, the hotly tipped debut album is produced and mixed by KEVIN SHIRLEY (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin).

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Glenn was recently interviewed by Jeb Wright and Sterling Whitaker of USA based, Long Live Rock, just prior to leaving for a press tour of Europe in support of his new band, Black Country Communion and their debut album, that's due out in September in both Europe and the USA.

Tune-in directly to the interview via their Podcast on Apple's iTunes @
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-glenn-hughes-jul/id352609977?i=84598468

or at the following link:

www.blogtalkradio.com/longliverock

Runtime: 47 minutes... all talk, no music... covering his excitement at playing in Black Country Communion, press rumors about the band, to the ups and downs of his career, how he came back from drugs and alcohol, the death of his friend, Ronnie James Dio, and others. This is a very in-depth interview that you won't want to miss!

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An update from the publishers of Glenn's upcoming autobiography, ‘Deep Purple and Beyond: The Life, Near Death, and Rebirth of a Rock Star’...

"The promo edit of the new Glenn Hughes tracks will be uploaded to our iPhone and Android apps at 15:00 GMT tomorrow, Saturday 26th June (7:00AM PDT / 10:00AM EDT). This will be the first place anyone will be able to hear the tracks, and they will be there for an hour only. The app is also the only place where you can currently see the design of the art print that will be sleeved with the EP in the boxed set of Glenn’s autobiography.

Glenn Hughes has made three brand new acoustic recordings for the EP which will be issued with the limited edition of his autobiography ‘Deep Purple and Beyond: The Life, Near Death, and Rebirth of a Rock Star’. The tracks are simply stunning, and we at Foruli are very excited to be releasing them.

The tracks are:

- What Is a Woman’s Role [previously recorded by Trapeze]
- Holy Man [previously recorded by Deep Purple]
- Dying to Live [previously unrecorded new song]

The iPhone/Android app is available free of charge at www.road.ie/foruli and also through the iTunes store. Smartphone owners might want to download the app in preparation.

We are aware that not everybody has one of these phones, so we will be doing something similar on the web in a month or so."

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Glenn was recently interviewed by Sonya Alexander of Examiner.com.

"Glenn Hughes is one-quarter of the rising supergroup, Black Country Communion, and a shiny quarter he is. The multi-gold and platinum records solo artist and frontman for Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath, whose voice is one of the most distinctive on the music landscape, is now leading the ideal-pedigree BCC.

Amidst rumors of breaking up before they could even get started and a legal tussle with an obscure band over name rights, BCC has emerged from the rubble, victorious.

Glenn, The Voice of Rock, is also the voice of reason and he recently took some time to speak to Examiner.com via phone from sunny Los Angeles about what's ahead for BCC."

You can read the entire interview by following the link below:

www.examiner.com/x-39490-Led-Zeppelin-Examiner~y2010m6d18-BCC-is-the-Real-Deal-An-Interview-with-Black-Country-Communions-Glenn-Hughes

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For those in the UK and parts of Europe, you can now pre-order the debut album from the new band featuring Glenn on bass and vocals, Black Country Communion.

Simply visit the link below to get started!

www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15574121/New-Album-TBA/Product.html

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Cannock-born rock star Glenn Hughes is to stand in for singer Ronnie James Dio in a special tribute to the heavy metal frontman who died in May.

Hughes, former bassist and singer with Deep Purple, will appear with Dio’s band Heaven & Hell, featuring members of the original Black Sabbath, at the High Voltage festival at Victoria Park in London, UK on Saturday, July 24th.

Dio, who died of stomach cancer on May 16, had been due to perform with Heaven & Hell at the event.

Now remaining members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice are set to play a one-off show to celebrate his life and work. The band will be completed by Hughes, who has also sung in Black Sabbath, and Norwegian singer Jorn Lande, who will both contribute vocals.

The band will use the event to raise funds for the Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout” Cancer Fund, which is committed to the early detection and prevention of cancer.

Hughes was a close friend of Dio’s for many years and performed a musical tribute at his funeral service in Los Angeles.

For more details on the fund and how to make a donation visit: www.ronniejamesdio.com.

The High Voltage festival is at London’s Victoria Park on July 24-25. Tickets are £135 (for weekend tickets) and £75 (for day tickets). For details visit: www.highvoltagefestival.com.

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The first pre-review of the debut album, "Black Country" is now available for your reading pleasure!

Music journalist, Tony Conley, was given a listen to the new music and has now written up an excellent review of the debut album from the band, Black Country Communion - be sure and take a look!

http://rockguitardaily.blogspot.com/2010/06/black-country-communion.html

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Black Country Communion the Anglo/American rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple Black Sabbath, Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, today confirmed the track listing and release date of their debut album "Black Country".

Released by Mascot Records in the UK and the rest of Europe on Monday September 20th, followed by a North American release through J&R Adventures on Tuesday September 21st, the album was produced and mixed by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin), and mastered by the legendary Bob Ludwig.

All songs are sung by Glenn Hughes, with the exception of Song Of Yesterday and The Revolution In Me which are both sung by Joe Bonamassa. Hughes and Bonamassa share lead vocals on Sista Jane and Too Late For The Sun. Also included is a new version of Medusa, the rock classic Hughes originally recorded with his first band Trapeze.

Album Track Listing:

1. Black Country
2. One Last Soul
3. The Great Divide
4. Down Again
5. Beggarman
6. Song Of Yesterday
7. No Time
8. Medusa
9. The Revolution In Me
10. Stand (At The Burning Tree)
11. Sista Jane
12. Too Late For The Sun

Essential Black Country Communion links:

www.bccommunion.com
www.facebook.com/bccommunion
twitter.com/bccommunion
www.myspace.com/bccommunion
www.youtube.com/bccommunion

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Glenn has just left us a brand new HD video message.

To view it, simply point your web browser to:

http://glennhughes.tv

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NEW music from Black Country Communion can now be heard on their website via Soundbytes and exclusive Interviews with the band members and producer, Kevin Shirley.

Check it out now @ www.bccommunion.com

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Another UK tour date just added and now officially confirmed!

October 9th Spring & Airbrake - Belfast (Northern Ireland), UK

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Glenn has left us a brand new HD video message - prior to attending the memorial for Ronnie James Dio this past weekend.

To view it, simply point your web browser to:

http://glennhughes.tv

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Glenn's new band have their debut web site online now! Be sure and sign-up to their mailing list for all the latest news and updates!

www.bccommunion.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bccommunion

MySpace: www.myspace.com/bccommunion

Twitter: twitter.com/bccommunion

YouTube: www.youtube.com/bccommunion

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3 more UK tour dates just added and officially confirmed!

October 3rd The Globe - Cardiff, UK

October 3rd Millennium Music Hall - Cardiff, UK

October 7th The Assembly - Leamington Spa, UK

October 13th The Brook - Southampton, UK

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It is a very sad day today... I have lost a very dear friend.

Ronnie was a true Leader of Heavy Metal... an Icon and a Visionary... there will never be another like him.

Ronnie gave me wisdom, and showed me great compassion when he was in ELF, all those years ago, when we were on tour together in my time in Deep Purple. He was a beautiful Soul, kind, considerate and a wonderful teacher.

Someday I'll be bringing your Microphone up there with me, and we'll sing a song, and share a Vindaloo together...

I'll miss you mate.

Your Pal,
Glenn Hughes

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Dedicated to his close friend, Ronnie James Dio, Glenn headlined an all-star show last night at the Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition in Bologna, Italy.

You can now view some pix & fan filmed video footage from the show, plus setlist details.

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You can find a few soundcheck pix here, from the 2010 Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition at Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy, today, Saturday, May 15th, 2010.

Glenn and an all star line-up will be performing some classic Deep Purple songs...

Glenn backstage

Photography: Gabrielle Hughes

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Just added! Another date for the upcoming 2010 UK tour...

Tuesday, October 5th O2 Academy - Islington (London), UK

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Glenn will appear live at the 2010 Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy.

Performing some classic Deep Purple songs; he will be joined onstage by Yngwie Malmsteen, Doug Aldrich and George Lynch amongst others!

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A new official "lite" site is now online for your viewing pleasure! Be sure and pay Glenn a visit at his newest home on the web!!

http://glennhughes.me

But keep in mind, it's optimized for wide screen viewing. So have your HD monitor at the ready!

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Now officially confirmed; Glenn will perform 2 shows in Norway as a special guest with his friends, Come Taste The Band, this coming May.

May 21st
Venue: Samfunnshuset
City/Town: Gvarv

May 22nd
Venue: (Stage Prinsen) - Trondheim Rock Fest
City/Town: Trondheim

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2 additional dates for the upcoming tour of the UK have now been officially confirmed.

Friday, October 1st Princess Pavilion - Falmouth, UK

Saturday, October 2nd Phoenix - Exeter, UK

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Are U Ready to ROCK? Glenn certainly is!!

The first UK tour dates are now officially confirmed, with more to follow. So hurry and get your tickets now!

Thursday, September 23rd - Academy - Manchester

Friday, September 24th - Picturedrome - Holmfirth

Saturday, September 25th - O2 ABC - Glasgow

Monday, September 27th - The Sage - Gateshead

Tuesday, September 28th - Robin 2 - Bilston

Wednesday, September 29th - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham

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You can now view some pix, plus links to fan filmed video footage of Glenn's live performance at this years' Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany on the Yamaha forum stage. Good friend and fellow musician, Billy Sheehan, even joined in the fun!

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You can now view some exclusive pix, in addition to links to some fan filmed video footage of Glenn's special guest appearance with his new band mates, at their debut live performance the other night, in Riverside, California, USA.

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The publishers have just confirmed the tracks which will be on the EP enclosed with the Limited Edition of ‘The Life, Near Death, and Rebirth of a Rock Star: Deep Purple and Beyond’.

These are ALL NEW RECORDINGS EXCLUSIVE TO THE EP:

‘What Is A Woman's Role?’ (Trapeze, written by Hughes)

‘Holy Man’ (Deep Purple, written by Hughes, Coverdale, Lord)

‘Dying To Live’ (brand new, unreleased GH track, vibey and bluesy... written by Hughes... acoustic version)

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Glenn has just left us a brand new HD video message with one of his new band mates!

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Glenn and his new band will be live onstage altogether for the very first time this evening in Riverside, California, USA!

Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian will join fellow new band member, Joe Bonamassa, at Joe's gig, for a special guest appearance!

Be there if you can!

Go!

Glenn has just left us a brand new HD video message - with Ginger (The Wildhearts) last night at a party in Bel Air.

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Glenn Hughes talks about the "Sound" of YAMAHA Electric Bass BB.

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This past weekend Glenn held a live Fan CHAT at 'glennhughes.com'.

Many fans were in attendance with their questions at the ready! You can read the full transcript which has just now been made available.

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Glenn was the featured guest on The Paulie Z Show podcast entitled, "Gardening Is So Rock'n'Roll"!

Lots of fun and runtime is just over 1 hour, so be sure and take a listen via Apple's iTunes or visit the show's web site.

www.thepauliezshow.com

itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gardening-is-so-rocknroll/id340316582?i=81129241

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GLENN has graciously agreed to join us once again for a LIVE CHAT on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH between 1:00PM - 3:00PM PST (4:00-6:00PM EST / 9:00-11:00PM GMT / 10:00-12:00AM CET).

http://www.glennhughes.com/chat
He'll be there to answer your questions LIVE

If you know you can't make it on the day or you're unable to connect...you can email us your questions to chat@glennhughes.com, so we can pass them on for GLENN to answer.

A transcript will be made available for later viewing should you be unable to make it.

Many thanks to both GLENN & GABI for agreeing to what will be another very enjoyable couple of hours.

On the day, you'll see the CHAT window on top of the Fan Forum pages. If you are a Registered Member and have posted at least 1 message to the Fan Forum community, you can join in straight away, if not, you'll need to Register and post at least 1 message to the Fan Forum community. You'll find a timezone reference, in case you're not sure of the equivalent time where you're located, on the main Fan CHAT page.
Please try and arrive on time, as we finish promptly at 3:00pm (PST) / 6:00pm (EST) / 11:00pm (GMT) / 12:00am (CET)

We have recently introduced a new CHAT program.

http://www.glennhughes.com/chat

As you see from the screenshot, it will be prominently displayed on top of the main Fan Forum home page, so no excuses for not seeing it You will need to be a Registered Member of the Fan Forum and logged in and have posted at least 1 message to the Fan Forum community, should you want to join in and participate, otherwise you'll be in view only mode!!

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The other day, Glenn had a lengthy conversation with Tony Conley of the Rock Guitar Daily online blog to talk about Black Country, his new band formed with Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian.

Black Country: "This Band is Viral" a chat with Glenn Hughes

Seems a bit funny to title an interview piece with the words of someone other than my interview's subject, but it feels right, and those are the words of no less an expert than super-producer Kevin Shirley. And that is what Kevin is saying about Black Country, Glenn Hughes's new band, with axeslinger extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, and Derek Sherinian. The producer is taking a very active, hands-on role for this record, overseeing the songwriting, arrangements, and generally serving as field marshall.

I spoke with Glenn at length yesterday about this exciting new band. Here's what he had to say:

"I had a bit of a vision, a dream," Hughes begins, "I had a follow-up to last year's record (the excellent First Underground Nuclear Kitchen, F.U.N.K.) fully written and ready to go, but there had to be a hold up to the follow-up. As you know, I played with Joe at the Guitar Center show in November, shortly after I had wrapped up my world tour. He had asked me to come up and do a couple of my old tunes, Mistreated, and Medusa, and as we played I looked over at Joe, he back at me, and I said that's it; this is a band!" And so it was born, Black Country.

There's ample proof of the chemistry shared between the two over on YouTube, and it is pretty obvious that this is not just two successful solo acts getting together for a one-off project. Black Country is their new group, a band, a tribe from and of the black country of England, the home of both Hughes and Bonham.

"I've known Jason since he was a child, what is he? about mid-forties now, and we've played together through the years, on occasion, and when we started playing with Joe and Derek, he just smiled."

Hughes points out that in spite of himself and Bonamassa both having very busy careers, this record may upset things a bit.

"There will be proper touring, not just going out for a few shows here and there. My voice gets stronger as I work, and this will be a touring band. We've got all the songs written, titles are in place, and Joe has clearly told me, 'I want to be in a rock band,' so he's got some Zeppelin in him, and some times he's as bluesy as Kossoff (Paul Kossoff, legendary guitarist for Paul Rodgers' Free). He's singing and writing great stuff as well."

Bonamassa has been headed down the road to rock for some time, and Hughes is finally returning to a full-on rock approach, something fans and fellow rockers have been clamoring about for years, though Glenn has kept moving in a positive motion towards his funky proclivities, and his own creative path in lieu of chasing the easy rock dollars.

"Tony, you have to understand I get asked to do huge tours, and to join big bands every year, and I've chosen to pursue my own projects, but now it's seems fated that this band happen. You've got Chickenfoot, Them Crooked Vultures, and while I avoid the term supergroup, this IS a band, and we've obviously got some good company.

"We're as bombastic as The Who, and as bluesy as Free, but we are doing some different kinds of things in terms of structure, and tempo: 7/8, 6/8, even 5/8 time, so it's not just a few chords and out. Joe's just written a song that is just blowing me away. He sings a couple, I sing a bunch, and there's a few where we're both singing. We originally had figured mid 2011 for the release, but here we are we've got it written, we'll have it tracked by the middle of March, around the 17th, and we should be done with vocals, and some overdubbing by April the 10th, just before Easter. So, it makes sense for it to come out sooner and now it should be out around September of this year.

"We recorded basic tracks for some of the songs on January 3rd and 4th, and we didn't even get a playback, we just packed them off, and didn't hear them until the next few days,and they were amazing. We've got some epics, I will say that. And, we've cut them live, with me using an old P-Bass, all of us together in one room. I don't want to be that guy, saying supergroup. But if you had told me back last February, that I'd be in a rock band, I'm not so sure. What we've got is not what I have done, not what Joe's done, but something tremendously exciting, and brand new.

"Kevin Shirley is calling it, 'viral rock' and 'beyond beautiful,' and coming from Shirley this is high praise, indeed. "You know, Tony, it's funny; at one point, the critics are calling me horrible things because of bad habits and vices, and now they knock me for being mr. health nut, the higher power guy, but this band and record seems to have everyone rooting it on, the time just feels right."

We spoke for a long time about Glenn's past, his work with Trapeze, Deep Purple, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath and his famous bout with addiction, yet so much has been written about this elsewhere that there seems little benefit in my spending time on it here, but here's where Glenn left that subject:

"I am almost 60, playing with a 32-year-old guitarist, but you'd never know to listen. We are hitting at full velocity (not a bad title, there) and don't think I don't feel fear I am an alcoholic and addict in recovery and I'm riddled with fear every day of those demons returning, but I'm very lucky. I will tell you this I hit the next note with absolutely no fear, and for that 90 minutes to two hours that I am onstage every night, I am completely without fear".

I wanted to include this because it shows a bit of the character of this immensely talented, yet humble and generous man. I've rarely had a more pleasurable conversation with lifelong friends, let alone this stranger whom I've only known from afar, but Glenn is as easy to chat with as an old school-chum. That he admits the frailty and vulnerabilities that face anyone in recovery only goes to display the man's humanity, and speaks of his honesty.

I spoke to Glenn about his bass playing, which is melodic and acrobatic, as well as rock-solid.

"Well, Tony, my playing is getting better. I play at least 5 to 6 hours a day, and I'm not one of these guys from the 70s that chooses to sit back. The more I sing the better I'm able, and my voice gets strongest mid-tour. My guitar playing is getting a lot better of late, also."

This is coming from a fellow who played for a quarter of a million people in his early twenties at California Jam with the biggest hard-rock band in the world at the time, Deep Purple. This truly marks the graduation of rock into serious music, as its elder statesmen continue to grow and develop even relatively late in their careers.

Glenn and I spoke about other topics in a lot of detail, and I'll have more of his words in future postings as the band and record progresses. I'm going to follow this one closely as I think it is going to prove to be the surprise of the year, in the midst of a year that is shaping up as the best year for hard rock yet in this century. So I want to keep the focus on Black Country for today.

Thanks so much to Glenn Hughes, Kevin Shirley, and to everyone reading and all my kind friends and supporters on Facebook, where I'm always talking guitars and rock.

Peace, love, and loud guitars, tony conley

http://rockguitardaily.blogspot.com

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Glenn was recently interviewed about Black Country by Tight But Loose magazine for an upcoming issue which sees publication in April. But you can read a short preview from the interview over on their web site right now!

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The other week, Glenn was interviewed by his local paper, The Beach Reporter, where he spoke about what he's been up to and of course, some Black Country!

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Glenn has just left us a new HD video message - with half of Black Country in the house!!

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The NTSC edition of the DVD, "Live in Wolverhampton", is now in stock and available for purchase at www.glennhughes.com. As is, a newly resupplied stock of the original PAL version.

You can also expect to see it soon at retail. Buy now or buy later, it's up to you! But hurry, supplies won't last forever!!

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Last night Glenn attended a Grammys' Party at his good friend's shop, John Varvatos, on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood (Los Angeles), California.

The band Alberta Cross played. Friends such as Alice Cooper, Jeremy Piven, Cindy Crawford, Randy Gerber and fellow musicians were all in attendance! You can now view some pix from the evening's event.

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Glenn has just left us a brand new HD video message - the first of the New Year!

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Last weekend, Glenn attended the annual NAMM conference, held in Anaheim, California, USA. There he met up with friends and fellow musicians. You can now view some pix from his time there.

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Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, Derek Sherinian, and Joe Bonamassa Form New Super Group BLACK COUNTRY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A new super group has been formed with Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa and Derek Sherinian. They are calling themselves Black Country, taking their name from the industrial area in England from which Bonham and Hughes both hail. The band is currently in the studio with producer Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin) cutting tracks for an upcoming album to be released in late 2010 or early 2011.

With Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) on drums, Sherinian (Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Alice Cooper) on keyboards, Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze) on bass and vocals and Bonamassa on guitar and vocals, the band already has six tracks cut. The next recording session will take place in March and the band hopes to finish recording in early April. Shirley made the announcement on his website: "So there it is folks - the cat is out the bag! This is Black Country. The songs are all original and what a lineup. They are all the very best players in the world, for my money!"

Shirley added, "Jason Bonham is a totally unique drummer and a supreme, yet oh-so-tasty powerhouse. Derek Sherinian is super versatile, and is playing mostly overdriven Hammond organ in this ensemble and is the color on the palette. Glenn Hughes plays bass and sings with a range very, very few can even get close to, and Joe Bonamassa, perhaps the best Blues Rock guitarist around, plays hard riffing guitar as well as adding his signature vocals alongside Glenn. You'll just have to wait - we're planning to get this out late summer, and it's promising to be phenomenal!"

Recently named "The Blues Rock Titan" by Guitar World Magazine, Bonamassa's new solo album, Black Rock, will be arriving March 23, 2010. Produced by Shirley, who has produced Bonamassa's last six solo albums, it will be released on Bonamassa's own J&R Adventures label.

For more information:

http://www.jasonbonham.net/
http://www.glennhughes.com/
http://www.dereksherinian.com/
http://jbonamassa.com/

SOURCE: J&R Adventures

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There is a lot of speculation and talk about the new project that Glenn is involved with, and at this stage, all we can say, is that an official statement/announcement is forthcoming and will be made very soon. However, this will not be made until the time is right.

As soon as there is any news relating to the project, 'glennhughes.com' will have all the details and updates for you.

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