Biography
Growing up in Quorn, Australia, Jedd Hughes developed a deep affinity for country music through his father’s records by Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins. At eight he captured first place in the Port Pirie Country Music Festival, and at nine he began guitar lessons under his father’s guidance. Three weeks of European festival dates with International Music for Youth followed when he turned twelve. As a teenager he worked as a sideman for Australian country acts, then moved to Levelland, Texas, after high school to enroll in the bluegrass program at South Plains College. Terry McBride, formerly of McBride & the Ride, conducted a workshop there and urged Hughes to relocate to Nashville. Hughes left school, made the move, and soon joined Patty Loveless as her lead guitarist. Over the next two years he co-wrote songs with McBride and cut demos that secured a contract with MCA Nashville in December 2002. His debut single, “High Lonesome,” appeared in spring 2004 and entered the country charts; the album Transcontinental followed in August 2004.
Albums
Singles
