Biography
Randy John Hughes( born September 11, 1928; died on March 5, 1963, aged 35).
Randy was born on September 11, 1928 to an Italian father Giuseppe Scicarlo (1908-1961) and a French mother Etiénné Canlos (1908-2008) . Hughes grew up in Nashville, Tennessee where he was born reportedly know as "The Rich Childhoody" as his family were rich during his childhood. His parents went through a period of manic depression ending the marriage with divorce in 1946 when he was 18.
Randy moved to Bologna, Italy in August 1946 alone where he met his first wife. Angela Grisanti and himself married in Bologna on December 16, 1946. Angela brought Randy their first child, Giuliano Hughes was born on November 29, 1947 in Bologna, Italy. Angela cheated on Randy on July 17, 1948 at their home. Randy immediatly left Bologna back to Nashville, Tennessee in July 1948 staying with his mother.
Randy brought a farely big home in the far east of Southport, North Carolina in August 1948 and moved there in November. Randy knew singer Rosemary Clooney was staying at a hotel in Southport and decided to see the star then they became fast friends. Randy & Rosemary decided he was ready for the career and Rosemary persuaded Columbia Pictures to sign with him and he did on December 24, 1948.Randy relevantly had admirers living in Southport but he decided he wanted more and flew to Los Angeles with Rosemary on January 4, 1949.
Hughes career started really in 1951 when he got his major film role in Royal Wedding. Hughes magnificent singing voice got the manager of Columbia Louie Spirelli thinking he should put Hughes in the singing buisness. Suddenly, Hughes flew to Paris, France to his father after he had just suffered a heart attack, Hughes remained at his side during his recovery days.
Hughes flew back to Los Angeles ready to start again. In 1955, Hughes heard off a country & western singer Patsy Clinesinging famously in Nashville, Tennessee and she began overtaking Hughes. Hughes was mad with Cline and returned to Nashville a week later. He decided to sell his Southport home in August 1955 and stay with his mother. Suddenly, his son Giuliano was fatally ill after crashing head-first with his ex-wife Angela in a car crash in Bologna on August 29, 1955 and he remained in Tennessee not caring about him nor Angela.
Hughes began meeting up with Patsy Cline from November 1955 onwards. They became great friends. Cline and Hughes recorded some singles of their favourite old singers and became a household name together.
Hughes remained in Nashville until his 1963 death not going away to sing in concerts. Hughes brought a home in Nashville in 1958 and moving in 6 weeks later. Cline had her first child and Hughes made it an international headline and he remained in the Cline household for a month to help out Patsy. He returned home finding his Aunt Édith standing in his hallway, Aunt Édith hated him and Hughes hated her, Aunt Édith said to him "Gimmie £50 and I'll leave you alone" and he refused.
On July 19, 1960, Aunt Édith flew to Nashville staying with Hughes's mother. Hughes's home was at 310 Old Brick Church Pike in Nashville, Tennesee(Search in Google Maps to find). Randy married brunette Linda Dalma on January 19, 1961 in Nashville. Linda brought Randy a second child Martha on July 17, 1961. His Aunt Édith never wanted to be another aunt when it was revealed she was another aunt to 2 other children of his.
On August 17, 1962, Him and his family were forced to leave Tennessee because of bigamy, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Him and Cline kept in regular contact.
On March 5, 1963, at Kansas City International Airport, Patsy Cline & 3 other men were waiting to fly to Nashville. Randy denied they could fly in rain as heavy so delayed them 7 hours. At 2:35PM, Patsy & the other men were flying. At "Fatty Bottom" Forest in Camden, Tennessee, the plane ran out of fuel and went head first into a mountain and flew to the bottom crashing into a branch, suddenly, he was dead.
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