Hudson Ford

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Hudson Ford
Origin England
Genres Rock
Progressive rock
Years active1973–1977
Labels A&M
Past members John Ford
Richard Hudson
Chris Parren
Mickey Keen
Gerry Conway
Ken Laws
Mick Clarke

Hudson Ford were a UK rock band-style duo, formed when John Ford and Richard Hudson left Strawbs in 1973. [1] The original line-up 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. Clarke moved to the United States in 1975 and was not replaced. The line-up remained stable from that point until the group dissolved in late 1977. [2]

Contents

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

In 1979 they re-surfaced billed as The Monks. [1]

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

Personnel

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
UK
[3] [4]
AUS
[5]
1973"Take It Back"
"Pick Up the Pieces"8
1974"Burn Baby Burn"1594
"Floating in the Wind"35
"Free Spirit"
1975"When Love Has Overgrown"
1976"Sold On Love"
"95 in the Shade"
"Waterfall"
1977"Kiss in the Dark"
"Are You Dancing" [6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

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  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 143. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. Top of the Pops. 1 September 1977. BBC TV.