Hughie Thomasson

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hughie Thomasson

| image = HughieThomasson06.jpg

| caption = Thomasson performing in the 1970s

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Hugh Edward Thomasson Jr.

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|08|13|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Buchanan, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|09|09|1952|08|13|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Brooksville, Florida, U.S.

| instrument = Guitar, vocals, banjo

| genre = Southern rock, hard rock, blues rock

| occupation = Musician, songwriter

| years_active = 1967–2007

| label = Arista

| associated_acts = Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd

| website = https://www.outlawsmusic.com/

}}

Hugh Edward "Hughie" Thomasson Jr. (August 13, 1952 – September 9, 2007){{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1569480/southern-rock-pioneer-hughie-thomasson-dies-in-florida.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501152942/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1569480/southern-rock-pioneer-hughie-thomasson-dies-in-florida.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2008|title=Southern Rock Pioneer Hughie Thomasson Dies in Florida Guitarist Founded the Outlaws and Later Joined Lynyrd Skynyrd|last=Flippo|first=Chet|date=September 11, 2007|work=CMT News|publisher=2010 MTV Networks|access-date=December 18, 2010}}[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index] was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a string of hits. He was also a replacement guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.