associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
the buccaroos pals of the pecos billy hughes and his 6 may 1995 horatio , arkansas , u.s. 1940s-1950s sallisaw , oklahoma , u.s. billy hughes solo_singer 14 september 1908 vocals , fiddle , guitar western swing billy hughes -lrb- musician -rrb-
 everette ishmael hughes musician , songwriter , bandleader
billy hughes -lrb- musician -rrb-

everette ishmael `` billy '' hughes -lrb- september 14 , 1908 -- may 6 , 1995 -rrb- was a western swing musician and songwriter .
born in sallisaw , oklahoma , he left for california during the okie exodus of the 1930s .
billy hughes and his buccaroos performed during the 1940s and early 50s .
he also owned an independent recording company , fargo records .
as a writer he is best known for `` tennessee saturday night '' which was recorded by red foley nd became a no. 1 hit in 1949 .
he died in horatio , arkansas .
