associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
lazarus 3 july 1998 los angeles , california , united states 1969 -- 1998 texas billie hughes solo_singer 4 april 1948 vocals , guitar , piano , violin rock , folk , pop billie hughes
 billie keith hughes musician , singer , songwriter
billie hughes

billie keith hughes -lrb- april 4 , 1948 -- july 3 , 1998 -rrb- was an american recording artist , songwriter , musician , and record producer .
he is best known for his songs with philip bailey , bette midler , the jacksons , the sisters of mercy , noel paul stookey , his band lazarus , and his solo career as a recording artist . .
hughes had a successful artist career in japan and was awarded the # 1 international single of the year in 1992 at the nhk grand prix awards .
