Bob Hudson is an Australian singer and radio presenter, best known for the satirical narrative song "
The Newcastle Song"The Newcastle Song" was a 1975 hit for musician and comedian Bob Hudson. It poked fun at the working-class youth culture of the City of Newcastle in NSW. The song was recorded in front of a live audience in 1974....
", which topped the Australian charts for four weeks in 1975, and "
Girls in Our TownGirls in our Town is a song about the life of young women in Newcastle, Australia, written by Bob Hudson. It was a top 40 hit for Margret Roadknight in 1976, and was subsequently performed by Judy Small....
", a Top 40 hit for
Margret RoadKnightMargret RoadKnight is an Australian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has sung in a wide variety of styles including blues, jazz, gospel, and folk....
. The single version of "The Newcastle Song" was an edit of a much longer live recording that was featured on the
Newcastle Song album.
Bob Hudson is an Australian singer and radio presenter, best known for the satirical narrative song "
The Newcastle Song"The Newcastle Song" was a 1975 hit for musician and comedian Bob Hudson. It poked fun at the working-class youth culture of the City of Newcastle in NSW. The song was recorded in front of a live audience in 1974....
", which topped the Australian charts for four weeks in 1975, and "
Girls in Our TownGirls in our Town is a song about the life of young women in Newcastle, Australia, written by Bob Hudson. It was a top 40 hit for Margret Roadknight in 1976, and was subsequently performed by Judy Small....
", a Top 40 hit for
Margret RoadKnightMargret RoadKnight is an Australian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has sung in a wide variety of styles including blues, jazz, gospel, and folk....
. The single version of "The Newcastle Song" was an edit of a much longer live recording that was featured on the
Newcastle Song album.
Other album releases by Hudson included
After Me Cat Left Home and
Party Pieces.
Hudson was a one of the original on-air team at the ABC rock radio station 2JJ (Double Jay, now
Triple jtriple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station , mainly aimed at youth...
) in 1975, and later worked for
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, presenting the Music Buffs' Talk Back Show with
Glenn A. BakerGlenn A. Baker is an Australian journalist and commentator, well known in Australia for his vast knowledge of Rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on rock music and travel, interviewed celebrities, managed bands such as Ol' 55 and promoted tours of international stars...
.
Hudson went on to earn a PhD in archaeology at the University of Sydney and conducts research on ancient Myanmar (Burma).