Donna Hughes

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Bottom Of A Glass 00:00 Tools
Letters 00:00 Tools
One More Time 00:00 Tools
Sad Old Train 00:00 Tools
Scattered To The Wind 00:00 Tools
Time After Time 00:00 Tools
Too Many 00:00 Tools
Hold On 00:00 Tools
What I'm Looking For 00:00 Tools
Find Me Out On A Mountain Top 00:00 Tools
Not Anymore 00:00 Tools
Father Time 00:00 Tools
Talking To The Wind 00:00 Tools
Waiting (Acoustic Version) 00:00 Tools
Where Are You Darlin 00:00 Tools
Little Bluebird 00:00 Tools
Where Are You Darlin' 00:00 Tools
Same Old Me 00:00 Tools
Lonesome Highway 00:00 Tools
Never Gonna Change 00:00 Tools
My Poor Old Heart 00:00 Tools
Haunted 00:00 Tools
Lost 00:00 Tools
Cut Your Losses 00:00 Tools
Almost Home 00:00 Tools
What I'm Lookin' For 00:00 Tools
Simple Man 00:00 Tools
Nothing Easy 00:00 Tools
When Love Comes Back Again 00:00 Tools
I'll Remember You 00:00 Tools
Last Thing I Need 00:00 Tools
Selfish Heart 00:00 Tools
Butterfly 00:00 Tools
Chrystal's Song 00:00 Tools
With You 00:00 Tools
A Dream 00:00 Tools
Wishes 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jekyl, Mr. Hyde 00:00 Tools
Dog On a 10 Foot Chain 00:00 Tools
Nothing Left to Say 00:00 Tools
Jesse 00:00 Tools
Waiting 00:00 Tools
Autumn Leaves 00:00 Tools
Somewhere in Time 00:00 Tools
Losing You 00:00 Tools
Daffodils 00:00 Tools
Gone 00:00 Tools
Memories & Dreams 00:00 Tools
The Red Oak Tree 00:00 Tools
Loser 00:00 Tools
What Im Looking for 00:00 Tools
Love Me 00:00 Tools
I Can't Win For Losin' 00:00 Tools
Fools Rush In 00:00 Tools
Blackbeard 00:00 Tools
Dust In The Wind 00:00 Tools
I'll Fly Away 00:00 Tools
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 00:00 Tools
All You Need Is a Dream 00:00 Tools
Saying Hello 00:00 Tools
Better Apart 00:00 Tools
Johnny 00:00 Tools
If I Had You 00:00 Tools
Somewhere Between 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jeckyl, Mr. Hyde 00:00 Tools
In This Prison 00:00 Tools
God Don't Make Mistakes 00:00 Tools
Longing For You 00:00 Tools
Change of Heart 00:00 Tools
Southbound Train 00:00 Tools
Yesterday 00:00 Tools
Unclouded Day 00:00 Tools
Mid-life Crisis 00:00 Tools
I Wanna Grow Old With You 00:00 Tools
He Was There (With Mary Chapin Carpenter) 00:00 Tools
The Rainbow's End 00:00 Tools
Walmart Checkout Line 00:00 Tools
The Way I Am 00:00 Tools
Farther Along 00:00 Tools
God Loves His Children 00:00 Tools
Love 00:00 Tools
The Old Homeplace 00:00 Tools
Lucky 00:00 Tools
Hard Hearted 00:00 Tools
I Love to Be With You 00:00 Tools
Facebook 00:00 Tools
There's No Place Like Home 00:00 Tools
Autumn Leaves (2001 version) 00:00 Tools
Easy to Love 00:00 Tools
Walk By Faith, Not By Sight 00:00 Tools
In the Past 00:00 Tools
Fools Rush In (I Can\'t Help Falling In Love With You) 00:00 Tools
Make Me or Break Me 00:00 Tools
I\'ll Fly Away 00:00 Tools
He Was There 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jekyl 00:00 Tools
Pictures 00:00 Tools
Daddy's Voice 00:00 Tools
I'll See You Then 00:00 Tools
Never Let You Go 00:00 Tools
Never Been This Close to Heaven 00:00 Tools
Stand By Me 00:00 Tools
He Reminded Me of You 00:00 Tools
Donna Hughes-Not Anymore 00:00 Tools
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When They Ring the Golden Bells 00:00 Tools
Silver Eagles 00:00 Tools
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Donna has written songs that have been recorded by Alison Krass & Union Station, The Seldom Scene, The Snyder Family, and artists around the globe. She had one album produced by Tony Rice (Gaining Wisdom), and one produced by J. D. Crowe (Hellos, Goodbyes & Butterflies) on Rounder Records. She has done 6 albums, and has 189 songs on iTunes. A song she wrote about a dog on a chain "Dog On A 10 Foot Chain," has resulted in countless groups forming to end dog chaining. Check out her videos called "The Red Oak Tree," "Walmart Checkout Line," and "Dog On A 10 Foot Chain." Cum Laude Graduate of High Point University, she holds a B.A degree in History, and holds a Real Estate license in the state of North Carolina. Donna also has a love for gymnastics, a difficult but rewarding sport that for many years has proven to all who participate in it, that anything is possible if you work hard enough. She has coached many State and National Champions, and has worked with some of the greatest names in the sport. You will still find her coaching today, to stay in shape. Donna loves all the kids and parents in her "gym family." Donna loves pets, and has 4 horses, two parakeets, a cat, and two beautiful basset hounds, all of which are very spoiled. An avid listener of all types of music, from Classical, R & B, Jazz, to Country, Bluegrass & Acoustic Music is where she feels most inspired. Donna acknowledges that her accomplishments are the result of having kind, supportive, unselfish parents, always encouraging & willing to sacrifice...... patient and motivating. Donna's grandfather taught music lessons of all sorts from piano to guitar, and owned and operated a music conservatory many years ago. Donna's mother learned from him and became very accomplished on piano. Donna's mother has played for churches, weddings, and many other occasions. Donna learned how to play Classical music on the piano by listening to her mother play countless pieces from Bach to Beethoven, asking her to play them over & over again, to later play them back to her mother by ear. Donna feels her Classical music exposure has helped her ability to construct more innovative-sounding bluegrass, different from your run-of-the-mill three-chord patterned songs like many bluegrass songs have traditionally been. Once criticized for that, the difference in her song structure is now highly celebrated, as a song consisting of almost all minor chords was chosen by Alison Krauss. A couple of weeks before Christmas 2005, Donna lost her father. Two days before Thanksgiving, Donna and her mother were devastated to find out that he had a very aggressive, late stage brain tumor. After he was initially diagnosed with a stroke, they were hit hard by this news. He only lived until December 11. December 20 would have been her parents' 35th Wedding Anniversary. Donna's dad had suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, a very painful condition, for 10 years. He was the most influential person in her life. Thomas Edwin Hughes, born October 11, 1937, had taught school for 30 years, served two terms on the Randolph County School Board, had been a well-known and successful auctioneer for 28 years, and had taught Sunday School at the small church named Westfield Baptist, since he was 11 years old. He had also been a farmer, who helped his parents out on a dairy farm while growing up. Donna's father was always cheerful, happy and friendly despite the pain he experienced constantly with his arthritis. He loved to sing, and went somewhere different almost every night to do so. Ed was known around his home as the "Singing Auctioneer." He was an inspiration to hundreds of people in the community, as he continued to work, and be a vital part of society regardless of his illness. Donna wrote a song about her Daddy entitled "Simple Man," which was on her first self-produced album, "Somewhere In Time." Although her dad will not get to see the album come out, she had played the new version of the song for him a great deal of times. Carl Jackson and Sonya Isaacs did the most fantastic harmony on the song. Donna is so proud of all of her father's accomplishments. Her new album will be dedicated to the loving memory of her dad. A strong man who often donated his time & money often for charity. He was always telling everybody about Donna and her music, everywhere he went. Just like her song says, "He's always kind to strangers, and he's always kept his word." Life will not be the same without him, but Donna has already begun to capture her pain, and remember the happy times she had with him in song. This will continue. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.