Bob Hudson

Robert Hudson (born 1946) is an Australian singer, radio presenter and archaeologist. His satirical narrative, "The Newcastle Song" (March 1975), topped the Kent Music Report singles chart. He also wrote and recorded, "Girls in Our Town", which was covered by Margret RoadKnight in January 1976 and Judy Small in 1982.

Biography Robert Hudson was born in Sydney in 1946 and grew up in Grafton. He attended Newcastle Teacher's College during the mid-1960s. With fellow folk musician Graham Lowndes, he co-wrote music for plays presented by the Australian Free Theatre Group. The title track, "The Newcastle Song" (March 1975), was trimmed down from the ten-minute album version for the single, which topped the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart for four weeks.

Hudson, with Neal, co-wrote and recorded a response song, "Rak off Normie", which was covered by Maureen Elkner and became a top ten hit for her in mid-1975. At the Australian Radio Records Awards of October 1975 Hudson won Record of the Year for The Newcastle Song and the New Talent Encouragement award. Another album track, "Girls in Our Town", was a top 40 single for RoadKnight in January 1976.

Other albums by Hudson are After Me Cat Left Home (1975) and Party Pieces (1980). In the 1980s he was involved in the publishing of a book about Australian language Hudson completed a PhD in archaeology at the University of Sydney and conducted research on ancient Myanmar (Burma).

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS Newcastle Song Released: 1974 Format: LP Label: M7 (MLF-083) 6 After Me Cat Left Home Released: December 1975 Format: LP Label: M7 (MLF-102) - Party Pieces Released: 1980 Format: LP Label: Larrikin Records (LRF-058) -

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chartpositions Album AUS "The Garden"(as Australia Too) 1985 22

Awards and nominations Australian Record Awards

Bob Hudson New Talent Award "The Newcastle Song”" Record of the Year