Cliff Hugo was born in the USA, April 23rd 1951, in Southern California, where he also spent his early days. He plays bass guitar for the art-rock band Supertramp

Supertramp

Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...

, but also has another joint venture with Supertramp's guitarist Carl Verheyen

Carl Verheyen

-History:Verheyen has authored many instructional books, including Improvising Without Scales, as well as Studio City, a collection of articles written for the magazine Guitar for the Practicing Musician from 1996-1999...

 and plays in his project - Carl Verheyen Band. In addition, he is recognized as a session musician for other musical projects and artists, like Rick Braun, Mike Love, Paul Williams

Paul Williams (songwriter)

Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",...

, etc. Straight after graduating from college he was invited to play with Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...

both on tour and in studio (Oh What a Beautiful Morning is a noticeable piece of this collaboration). One of Cliff Hugo's hobbies is perpetual travelling and he is also known for his distinctive taste of the world music.

External links

• Cliff Hugo bio on MARKBASS, the bass amp manufacturer