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Hugh Brent Remembered as Local Music Promoter and Friend
Hugh Johnston Brent, 32, died in a head on collision in Arabia while working for BekTel on the Zhazlan Power Project. A Handley High School 1965 alumnus and UVA graduate, Brent promoted regional dances featuring top 1960s acts, but most shows failed to draw crowds. Friends recall his generosity, cross social ties, and forward looking spirit as they remember a man who kept in touch across continents and kept his promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Johnston Brent
Handley’s
Hugh Brent
Huey
Brutus
the Roamins
Flaming Embers
Shadows
Crazy Cats
Handley
Winchester
Sam and
Dave
Otis Redding
Wilson Pickett
War Memorial Building
Bektel
Hugh
Lord Fairfax
University of Virginia
Cornell
Bill Battaile
Battaile
Arabia
The
Kingsmen
Louie Louie
Animals
House of the Rising Sun
Sam the Sham and
Pharaohs
Young Rascals
Mitch Ryder
Detroit Wheels
David Grim
Baltimore
Grim
Tahiti
Japan