Hughes, Glenn

▪ 2002

      American singer (b. July 18, 1950, New York, N.Y.—d. March 4, 2001, New York), performed as a leather-clad biker in the flamboyant disco band the Village People. Hughes had been working as a toll collector before successfully auditioning for the openly gay band in 1977. The Village People went on to record a string of international hits, including “Macho Man” (1978), “Y.M.C.A.” (1978), and “In the Navy” (1979). Hughes sang with the group until 1996. At his own request, he was buried in his leather biker's outfit.

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