Hugh X. Lewis

Hubert Bradley "Hugh X." Lewis (December 25, 1930 – December 29, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter who recorded for various labels since 1964, and charted fifteen singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Lewis's debut single, "What I Need Most", peaked at number 21 on this chart. Lewis also wrote eleven songs for Stonewall Jackson including the number one single "B.J. the D.J."

Biography Hubert Brad Lewis was born in Yeaddiss, Kentucky. He worked at a steel mill in Kentucky and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1963 and first had success as a songwriter, writing "B.J. the D.J." for Stonewall Jackson; Mac Wiseman and George Morgan also covered Lewis's songs.

In 1964, Lewis released his first single for Kapp Records, "What I Need Most". The song peaked at number 21 on the U.S. country singles charts.

Lewis died from complications of COVID-19 in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 29, 2020, four days after his 90th birthday. 1964 "What I Need Most" 21 —

"Out Where the Ocean Meets the Sky" 32 — "I'd Better Call the Law on Me" 30 —

"I'm Losing You (I Can Tell)" 45 —

"Wish Me a Rainbow" 61 —

"You're So Cold (I'm Turning Blue)" 38 —

"Wrong Side of the World" 49 — 1968 "Evolution and the Bible" 36 28 Just a Prayer Away

"Tonight We're Calling It a Day" 69 — Country Fever "All Heaven Broke Loose" 72 16

"Restless Melissa" 74 —

"Everything I Love" 56 — "Blues Sells a Lot of Booze" 68 — 1978 "Love Don't Hide from Me" 93 — 1979 "What Can I Do (To Make You Love Me)" 92 —