John Hughey

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 17 Nov 2008 5:51 pm

11/18/08 will be the one year mark that we have lived without the great friendship of one of the greatest that ever sat down behind a steel.

He will continue to be missed by all and impressed by the intelligent.

David Young · Post by **David Young** » 17 Nov 2008 7:54 pm

Ray,

I was about to make a similar post, and saw yours, so, I'll place mine under your thread.

I have been praying for Jean and the family throughout this past year. As the one year mark of PaPa John's homegiong has approached, I have really had Jean, and the family, on my heart alot. I was praying for Jean as I got off work Friday, and was thinking about giving her a call. I reached up and turned on the radio and there was John playing the intro to Fifteen Years Ago. It was an emotional moment to say the least.

Please join me in continuing to pray for Jean, the family, and all their friends at this time, and in the days to come.

Bro. David

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 18 Nov 2008 1:17 am

John is in My thoughts every day.
My best thoughts and wishes go to Jean and the Family,It will be very emotional for them today.
With greatest respect
Billy

Jay Yuskaitis · Post by **Jay Yuskaitis** » 18 Nov 2008 5:21 am

Also Chickie Williams and Wade Ray one year ago today.

Ted Tonjes · Post by **Ted Tonjes** » 18 Nov 2008 6:43 am

I think we all miss this great man and great musician.
Hard to find a nicer man.
My thoughts are with Miss Jean and the family.

Ted

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 18 Nov 2008 6:47 am

John not only left us around this time of year, but here are a few more:

Speedy West - died Nov. 15, 2003
Bob White - died Nov. 21, 2003
Hank Thompson - Nov. 6, 2008
and of course our friend John too.

May GOD bless!

Terry Wood

Bob Taillefer · Post by **Bob Taillefer** » 18 Nov 2008 8:53 am

How quickly time flies but the initial shock of one year ago still remains.
We miss our beloved John.
Jean, please know that you and your family are always in our thoughts.

Debra and Bob

Don Sulesky · Post by **Don Sulesky** » 18 Nov 2008 9:00 am

Wow!
I just noticed that on my calendar.
What a great loss of one of the most loving individuals I've ever met and a player who had the touch of an angel.
Don

Tay Joslin · Post by **Tay Joslin** » 18 Nov 2008 3:02 pm

Hard to believe, and even harder
to cope with!
I felt terrible when Mr. John
passed away last year; my internet
was down and I did not find out
until almost three weeks later.

Mike Gross · Post by **Mike Gross** » 18 Nov 2008 3:31 pm

It is still so hard to believe that John is gone. Ray, everytime I play your CD I think of John. His music will be played as long as there is "Swingin' West" and others that appreciate his awesome talent. He is terribly missed.

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 18 Nov 2008 4:21 pm

Ray and don ; I know how you and everyone else feels; yes, it's been a long year without our beloved John, the master of the steel guitar; Don you mentioned he played like an angel; I know for a fact that PaPa John is now doing that very thing with the angels; Jean and family, he is now in good hands. May god be with you all, today and forever.. Amen..Bernie

Laurie Ayres · Post by **Laurie Ayres** » 18 Nov 2008 4:48 pm

John will always be missed by Roy & I. I can still remember Roy telling me and my heart sank and the tears came. Our friend had gone home and Jean & family left behind to miss him too. We keep them all in our prayers. I still can't play his cd's and not cry. There will NEVER be another John or Jean! Two awesome Christians that we are proud to call friends! Laurie

Buck Grantham · Post by **Buck Grantham** » 18 Nov 2008 8:21 pm

We miss John just as much as the that he left us. We will never forget him .He was truly a brother.. Love , Buck & Mitzi Grantham

Scott Henderson · Post by **Scott Henderson** » 19 Nov 2008 2:50 pm

I know I am a better person and player for having known John and I still pray for Jean and family.

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 19 Nov 2008 11:29 pm

I still can't believe it that it has been a year since John's passing, there's no doubt in my mind that John and Conway are together again.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 20 Nov 2008 10:27 am

Ray, thanks for posting this reminder about John, he was truly one of the finest steel guitarists who ever lived as well as being one of the sweetest human beings on the planet........

If any of you haven't heard Ray Harrison's CD "Scratchin' the Surface" you'd better get your copy. They might have 'em on the Forum, if not, Mike Headrick in Tennessee has them. The CD is one of John's last projects and shows just how great and expressive a player he was. An added bonus is legendary lead guitarist Al Bruno. This is some of the best classic country you'll ever hear in you life......JH in Va.

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 20 Nov 2008 11:17 am

Jerry, thanks for the plug.
With the great guys I had on the session, John Hughey, Al Bruno and the rest, I went into the booth thinking, "Ray, you're the only one hear that can screw this up".
We had a ball, and I am proud of the product. I'm so sorry that this was John's last session, or at least one of the last.
I sure miss him.

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 20 Nov 2008 3:05 pm

Ray, I know how honored you feel to have got to do that sesson with John. What a wonderful memory to have for the rest of your life.

Bob Hempker · Post by **Bob Hempker** » 20 Nov 2008 6:12 pm

John was a dear friend and wonderful mentor to me. I still can't believe he is gone from this world. He and Jean are two of the nicest people I've known in my entire life. I was so privleaged
to be working all those years with Loretta, while John was with Conway Twitty. I was a greenhorn kid back then, and tried to soak up everything I could from a pro like John. Thanks, John for helping me back then, and thank you, Jean, for you and John's wonderful friendship.

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 20 Nov 2008 6:24 pm

Bill, when people ask me about having John on my session, I tell them how honored I was and how it was such a pleasure to know such a great man. I feel that with John, his humanity came first and his musicality came somewhere down the line after Jean and family.
He is truly missed. I only wish that I could have known him longer.

Michael Breid · Post by **Michael Breid** » 21 Nov 2008 2:06 pm

It's hard to find an honest to goodness hero nowadays. Papa John was mine. I feel richly blessed that I got to know the man if only briefly.

Sam White · Post by **Sam White** » 21 Nov 2008 2:40 pm

Yes John will sure be missed by all of us that love the Steel Guitar.Our prayers go out to his family.I do not understand they operated on John and Don Helms for the same thing and shortly after we lost two of the top Steel players. I think I would think twice before I went to that hospital.Thousands of people have Heart by passes and they do fine. My brother had a 6 by pass done about 10 years ago and he is doing just fine.
Sam White

Bobby Caldwell · Post by **Bobby Caldwell** » 21 Nov 2008 7:18 pm

OH!!! how we miss our friend. "The Caldwell's". Bobby and Linda

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 25 Nov 2008 12:18 am

Not a day goes by that a thought of John doesn't pop into my head. A memory, a song, a picture, a big smile on a good friend, are just a few of the things that trigger thoughts of Papa John and how his presence in this world improved mine. I miss him lots.

JW

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 25 Nov 2008 10:47 am

I have a page on my website dedicated to the memory of John. If you haven't been there, check it out. Scroll down to near the bottom of the page for a copy of the interview with John done by Danny Hullihen. John answers a lot of questions regarding his music career. The following link will take you directly to the memorial page.

In Memory of John Hughey

John, we all miss you a lot.
Jean, I'm sure you know that you can call on any of us any time you need anything.

The Steel Guitar Forum

John Hughey

John Hughey

Prayers For Jean, All the Family, & Friends

I wish he was still with us

PaPa John , May He Rest In Peace

John

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