He was the vocalist for South Central Los Angeles R&B band the Lamplighters. Lamplighters Theatre currently does four major productions a year. Hughes left the Lamplighters before they recorded with new lead Al Frazier. In 2019, the Lamplighters produced "Trial by Jury Duty". Lamplighters Theatre Company is an American semi-professional community theatre company in Smyrna, Tennessee. The Lamplighters Marsh Site of Nature Conservation Interest is also within the boundaries of Shirehampton. Lamplighters Music Theatre is a semi-professional musical theatre company based in San Francisco, California. Lamplighters are a prestigious group with deep and mysterious rituals.