While the Hudson Brothers were gifted in making pop masterpieces, their interest in show business was never focused solely on making records. Even though Elton John co-writer Bernie Taupin produced the album, Totally Out of Control, none of the songs had the radio potential of a track like "So You Are a Star." Recorded in France and London, rather than Los Angeles, the album was decidedly more British influenced than sunny California, often very Beatles-esque. In the same year as the release of Hollywood Situation, the Hudson Brothers released another record, the time on Elton John's label Rocket Records. They had the songs and the charm to be teen idol sensations, but their image kept them as a underdog pop group, trailing behind other stars of the times. In between the glorious pop songs was a track called "The Adventures of Chucky Margolis," a live comedy piece that hinted at their future acting career. Critics applauded the brother's first big outing, but blamed their very un-hip press photos and album cover as a roadblock to what could have been a massive pop smash. The breezy pop and crunchy rock of Hollywood Situation struck a chord in radio listeners and the melodic "So You Are a Star" reached the top 30 in the United States. Two years later, now calling themselves the Hudson Brothers, the band released Hollywood Situation on the Casablanca label. The band officially adopted Hudson as their last names and under the band name Hudson released their selftitled debut full-length record in 1972 for Playboy Records. They spent their time in Los Angeles looking for a manager, a record deal and doing some vocal session work (including some with country star Kenny Rogers). During this time they changed the band name from the New Yorkers to Everyday Hudson and then to Hudson. The band began to play shows around town and earned enough money to move out to Los Angeles. Kirby," which got the band a bit of national attention.Īfter signing a deal with Decca records and releasing an unsuccessful cover of Harry Nilsson's "I Guess the Lord Must Be In New York City" in 1969 the band moved to New York, but the label soon dropped them and they moved back to Portland a year later. The group toured the country for Chrysler promotions and recorded two singles for Scepter Records the 1967 tracks "When I'm Gone," which was a small regional hit and "Mr. With their friend Kent Fillmore, the band was asked to rename the group after a Chrysler car model so they called themselves the New Yorkers.
After competing and winning a number of battle of the band contests in the late 1960s, My Sirs were scouted by Chrysler to do a promotional tour on behalf of the automotive company. Near the end of their high school years, the brothers had dubbed their band My Sirs. I just saw them having so much fun," Mark said in an interview with Mix. "It was my lust for loving what they were doing and wanting to be a part of that. When Mark saw the "Fab Four" (the Beatles) perform, he finally understood the fun his brothers were having in their own band. A foreshadowing conclusion as some 30 years down the line, Mark would produce records with ex-Beatle Ringo Starr. In high school, Bill and Brett played music together, and when middle brother Mark saw the Beatles play in 1965 in their hometown, he realized that wanted to be a part of the action. Often remembered more as actors or producers than a prolific pop group, in their hey day, the Hudson Brothers were crafting some of the finest power pop of the 1970s, right up next to groups like the Bay City Rollers, Bread, the Bee Gees, and the Raspberries.īrothers Bill, Brett, and Mark Salerno grew up in a music loving family in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. During the late 1970s, the music career of the Hudson Brothers became overshadowed by the comedic television personalities they cultivated on variety shows like The Hudson Brothers Show and the feature length film Hysterical.
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