Background
Hughes, John Gilliam was born on July 7, 1921 in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Gilliam and Beulah Etta (Brown) Hughes.
Hughes, John Gilliam was born on July 7, 1921 in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Gilliam and Beulah Etta (Brown) Hughes.
Bachelor, Rhodes College, 1947. Master of Science, Julliard School Music, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1961.
Chairman division fine arts Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, 1952-1968, dean college fine arts, chairman department music, 1968-1978. Professor music University Arkansas, Little Rock, 1968-1984. Visiting scholar Stanford University, 1979.
Founder, consultant Arts for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Memphis, since 1987.
Docent Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, since 1985. Served as sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Guild Organists.