The Hudson Brothers are an
American music group formed in
Portland, Oregon in the 1970s and consisting of
Bill Hudson,
Brett Hudson and
Mark Hudson (birth name Salerno). Their popular songs included "So You are a Star" (1974;
Billboard _21), "Rendezvous" (1975; Billboard _26), "Lonely School Year" (1975; Billboard _57), and "Help Wanted" (1976; Billboard _70).
Their first musical group, The New Yorkers, was named after the Chrysler automobile after the winning of a "battle of the bands"-type contest. In spring 1967 they released "When I'm Gone" (SCE-12190) on Scepter Records, following that in August 1967 with "Mr. Kirby" (SCE-12199) and then "Show Me The Way To Love" (SCE-12207) in autumn 1967. By October 1968, The New Yorkers had switched to Jerry Dennon's Pacific Northwest label Jerden Records and issued "Adrianne" (_906), following that up with "Land of Ur" (_908) in March 1969. Later in 1969 The New Yorkers also recorded "Lonely" (_7318) for Warner Bros. Records and "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" (_32569) for Decca Records.
On Decca Records they changed their name to Everyday Hudson in early 1970, releasing "Love Is The Word" (_32634).
For the release in spring 1971 of "Love Nobody" on Lionel Records (L-3211), their name was shortened to Hudson. This name was also used in 1972 after switching to the newly re-activated Playboy Records, with the release of "Leavin' It's Over" (originally "Leave And It's Over", Playboy mislabeled the song and it has never been corrected) (P-50001), Billboard Bubbling Under Chart _110. In 1973 Hudson signed with Elton John's Rocket Records and released "If You Really Need Me" (MCA-40141), which was recorded in France and produced by Bernie Taupin. It was followed by "Sunday Driver" (MCA-40317).
