Hudson & Landry

Hudson & Landry were an American comedy team who wrote and recorded four gold albums on the Dore Records label in the 1970s: "Hanging In There" (1971), "Losing Their Heads" (1972), "Right Off" (1973), and "The Weird Kingdom" (1974). The vignette "Ajax Liquor Store" (1971) was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Hudson

"Emperor" Bob Hudson (b. early 1930s; exact date of birth unknown) got his start in radio while serving in the US Army. He began his civilian career in radio during the mid-fifties in the Los Angeles area. He was consistently ranked among the top 10 DJs in Southern California from 1957 until his retirement in 1988. Hudson worked at a variety of LA radio stations, including KFWB, KBLA, KEZY and KGBS, and came to prominence when he replaced Bob Eubanks as morning man on KRLA in 1963. In 1966, Billboard ranked Hudson #1 in his morning drive time slot.

Landry

Ron Landry (b. October 24, 1934) [http://www.wjma.radiohistory.net/WJMA%20Ron%20Landry%20tribute%20page.htm Ron Landry tribute] at WJMA website. Accessed 11 September 2008.] worked at several radio stations in Virginia before becoming the morning host on WDRC in Hartford and then WBZ in Boston. Landry also was a disc jockey while he served in the Army.

Discography

Career

The comedy duo was born in the early 1970s when Hudson met Landry while both were working at KGBS in Los Angeles. The two became a potent morning duo and it was their on-air chemistry that led to the recording of several successful comedy albums on Dore Records. [ [http://www.hudsonandlandry.com/bio.html Biographical information] on hudsonandlandry.com. Accessed 11 September 2008.] Hudson & Landry recorded a total of 52 comedy vignettes. 39 of them were released on 12" vinyl. [ [http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/dore.html Dore Records discography.] Accessed 11 September 2008.] Their first release was the single "Ajax Liquor Store", which was nominated for a Grammy Award alongside Lily Tomlin's "One Ringy Dingy". During their career, they were frequent guests on a number of popular television shows including "The Flip Wilson Show", "The Steve Allen Show", and Smothers Brothers specials to name a few.

Lives after split-up

After the duo split up, Hudson continued working in radio until his retirement in 1988. He passed away on September 20, 1997 at age 66. [ [http://www.kfxm.com/EmperorHudson.htm Emperor Bob Hudson tribute] at KFXM.com. Accessed 11 September 2008.]

Ron Landry became a successful writer for television shows, including "Flo", "Benson", "The Redd Foxx Show" and "Gimme A Break". He also continued working in radio. Landry passed away of cancer on September 16, 2002 at age 67.

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