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Hudson Ford

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Years active
  
1973–1977

Labels
  
A&M

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Associated acts
  
Strawbs Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera The Monks

Past members
  
John Ford Richard Hudson Chris Parren Mickey Keen Gerry Conway Ken Laws Mick Clarke

Origin
  
England, United Kingdom (1973)

Albums
  
Free Spirit, Worlds Collide, Nickelodeon, Daylight

Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock

Members
  
John Ford, Richard Hudson, Gerry Conway, Chris Parren, Ken Laws

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Hudson Ford were a UK rock band-style duo, formed when John Ford and Richard Hudson left Strawbs in 1973. The original lineup featured Hudson (now playing guitar instead of drums) and Ford along with Chris Parren on keyboards, Mickey Keen on guitars, and Gerry Conway on drums. Conway left in May 1974 prior to the recording of "Free Spirit" and was replaced by Ken Laws. Mickey Keen left the band in December 1974 and was replaced briefly by Mick Clarke, formerly of The Roy Young Band. Mick Clarke moved to the United States in 1975 and was not replaced. The lineup remained stable from that point until the group dissolved in late 1977.

Contents

The first album Nickelodeon also featured session musicians including Rick Wakeman.

In 1979 they re-surfaced billed as The Monks.

Hudson and Ford had been in Elmer's Gantry's Velvet Opera in the mid 1960s and they both left the group and joined Strawbs, where they stayed until forming "Hudson Ford".

Hudson ford are you dancing


Personnel

  • John Ford – vocals, bass guitar, guitar (1973-1977)
  • Richard Hudson – vocals, guitar, sitar (1973-1977)
  • Chris Parren – keyboards (1973-1977)
  • Mickey Keen - guitar (1973-1974)
  • Gerry Conway - drums (1973-1974)
  • Ken Laws – drums (1974-1977; died 2007)
  • Mick Clarke - guitar (1974-1975)

    • Albums

  • Nickelodeon (A&M 1973)
  • Free Spirit (A&M 1974)
  • Worlds Collide (A&M 1975)
  • Repertoire (1976) - compilation
  • Daylight (1977)
  • Hudson Ford - The A&M Albums (Universal Music Group/Caroline Records 2017)

    • Singles

  • "Pick Up The Pieces" - (A&M 1973) - Number 8 (UK Singles Chart)
  • "Burn Baby Burn" - (A&M 1974) - Number 15
  • "Floating In The Wind" - (A&M 1974) - Number 35
  • "Are You Dancing" - (1977)

    • Songs

    Pick Up the PiecesNickelodeon · 2015
    Floating in the WindFree Spirit · 1974
    Take a Little WordFree Spirit · 1974

    References

    Hudson Ford Wikipedia
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