LEWIS, HUGH X.
(*1932)
LEWIS, HUGH X. (b. H. Brad L., Yeaddiss, Ky., December 7, 1932) Hugh X. Lewis was a minor-league recording star/performer of the 1960s better known for the hits he wrote for others. After working as a coal miner and steel-mill foreman through the 1950s and early 1960s, while strumming the guitar in local clubs and bars on the side, Lewis slowly built up a reputation as a talented SINGER/SONGWRITER. He finally made the break from his day job in 1963, moving to Nashville, where he had his big…