The Hudson Brothers: They're Gonna Razzle Dazzle You

Born in Portland Oregon. Bill on Oct 17, 1949, Mark on August 23, 1951 and Brett January 18, 1953. The brothers grew up in the suburbs of Portland and were music lovers from an early age. In high school Bill and Brett played music together and their twosome became a trio in 1965 when Mark was bitten by the music bug after he saw the Beatles perform in Portland. He realized he wanted to be a part of the fun that music offered and a newly formed trio, the "My Sirs" band was born. The brothers were talented and this became obvious when they competed in and won a number of band contests in the late 60's. Their first big break came when they were asked by automotive company Chrysler to do a promotional tour for the company. As part of the deal, they were asked to change their name to a model of Chrysler car, so they chose to call themselves the "New Yorkers". In 1967, they released several songs on the Scepter Records label, "When I Am Gone", "Mr. Kirby" and "Show Me The Way To Love".

In 1968 they they signed with Jerden Records and released "Adrianne" and "Land of Ur" in the spring of 1969. Later in 1969, they released a single from Warner Brothers Records, "Lonely". Finally, in 1969, they signed a deal with Decca Records, they changed their name to "Everyday Hudson" and released the singles called "Love is The Word" and "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" and that is where they moved too. But, nothing came of the record and Decca released them from their contract. They moved back to Portland in 1970 where they continued to play in and around the Portland area. When they had enough money, they decided to try their luck in California.