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{{000_-_Person|image1 = FB IMG 1580501684502.jpg}}'''Mike Hudson''' (b. 1956, d. October 29, 2017) was an American vocalist, guitarist, published author and journalist from [[Cleveland]], Ohio best known for his time spent with The Pagans
{{Infobox OHMS musician
| name            = Mike Hudson
| image          =
| caption        =
| birth_name      =
| birth_date      = 1956
| birth_place    = Cleveland, Ohio, United States
| death_date      = October 29, 2017
| death_place    = Los Angeles, California, United States
| occupation      = Musician, singer, author, journalist
| instruments    = Vocals, guitar
| years_active    =
| associated_acts = [[The Pagans]]<br>[[Les Raving Sounds]]<br>[[The Styrenes]]<br>[[The Murder Junkies]]<br>[[The Highrollers]]<br>[[Mike Hudson Unmedicated]]<br>[[Womanhaters]]
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{{OhioArtistVerified}}
 
'''Mike Hudson''' (born 1956; died October 29, 2017) was an American singer, occasional guitarist, author, and journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. He was a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of [[The Pagans]], one of the earliest punk rock bands to emerge from the Cleveland underground scene. Hudson later performed with several other bands, including [[Les Raving Sounds]], [[The Styrenes]], and [[The Murder Junkies]].<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/150639-Mike-Hudson
|title=Mike Hudson
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Mike Hudson, along with his brother and Tim Allee, was the founder, lead singer and guitar player circa 1974 for the band that would become Pagans in 1977, and the 3rd singer for the The Murder Junkies in 1994. He eventually left Cleveland in the early 1980's, living and working in NYC, Pennsylvania, Niagara Falls and lived in Los Angeles, CA at the end of his life.
Mike Hudson emerged from Cleveland’s underground music scene in the mid-1970s. Along with his brother [[Tim Allee]], Hudson co-founded [[The Pagans]] circa 1974. The band became one of the earliest punk groups in the United States, recording and performing extensively in Ohio before relocating to New York City in 1977.<ref>{{OHMScite
Owner/operator of Terminal Records along with Mike Metoff, and brother of [[Linda Hudson]] and [[Brian Hudson]]. He also founded the newspaper, Niagara Falls Reporter.
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/150639-Mike-Hudson
|title=Mike Hudson
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>


==== '''Death''' ====
Following his initial tenure with The Pagans, Hudson was involved in several other projects. He performed with [[Les Raving Sounds]], an art-punk group connected to the Cleveland punk scene, and later with [[The Styrenes]], a Cleveland-based punk band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hudson also had a documented, short-lived association with [[The Murder Junkies]] in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{OHMScite
Mike Hudson died of Sepsis from an untreated perforated bowel in November 2017.
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/150639-Mike-Hudson
|title=Mike Hudson
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>


== List of Projects ==
In addition to his musical work, Hudson was a published author and journalist. He eventually left Cleveland in the early 1980s and later lived and worked in New York City and other locations before settling in Los Angeles, California, where he died in 2017.
*  [[The Pagans|Pagans]]
 
*  [[The Styrenes]]
== Projects ==
*  [[The Murder Junkies]] (1994)
* [[The Pagans]] – vocals, guitar
*  [[Les Raving Sounds]]
* [[Les Raving Sounds]] – vocals
*  [[Mike Hudson Unmedicated]]
* [[The Styrenes]] – vocals
*  [[The Highrollers]]
* [[The Murder Junkies]] – vocals
*  [[Womanhaters]]
* [[The Highrollers]] – vocals
* [[Mike Hudson Unmedicated]] – vocals
* [[Womanhaters]] – vocals


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
Mike Hudson’s recorded output appears primarily through releases by The Pagans, as well as recordings and compilations involving his later projects. His credits are documented through Discogs and archival reissues of Cleveland and early American punk recordings.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/150639-Mike-Hudson
|title=Mike Hudson
|website=Discogs
|access-date=December 13, 2025
}}</ref>
== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/150639-Mike-Hudson Mike Hudson on Discogs]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External Links ==
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Latest revision as of 05:37, 4 April 2026

Mike Hudson
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Birth name
Birth date 1956
Birth place Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Death date October 29, 2017
Death place Los Angeles, California, United States
Origin
Genres
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active
Associated acts The Pagans
Les Raving Sounds
The Styrenes
The Murder Junkies
The Highrollers
Mike Hudson Unmedicated
Womanhaters
Labels
Website


★ Ohio Artist Verified ★
This artist has been verified as part of the Ohio music scene by the OHMS Archive Foundation.

Mike Hudson (born 1956; died October 29, 2017) was an American singer, occasional guitarist, author, and journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. He was a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of The Pagans, one of the earliest punk rock bands to emerge from the Cleveland underground scene. Hudson later performed with several other bands, including Les Raving Sounds, The Styrenes, and The Murder Junkies.<ref> Mike Hudson, Discogs. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

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Career

Mike Hudson emerged from Cleveland’s underground music scene in the mid-1970s. Along with his brother Tim Allee, Hudson co-founded The Pagans circa 1974. The band became one of the earliest punk groups in the United States, recording and performing extensively in Ohio before relocating to New York City in 1977.<ref> Mike Hudson, Discogs. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

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Following his initial tenure with The Pagans, Hudson was involved in several other projects. He performed with Les Raving Sounds, an art-punk group connected to the Cleveland punk scene, and later with The Styrenes, a Cleveland-based punk band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hudson also had a documented, short-lived association with The Murder Junkies in the mid-1990s.<ref> Mike Hudson, Discogs. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

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In addition to his musical work, Hudson was a published author and journalist. He eventually left Cleveland in the early 1980s and later lived and worked in New York City and other locations before settling in Los Angeles, California, where he died in 2017.

Projects

Discography

Mike Hudson’s recorded output appears primarily through releases by The Pagans, as well as recordings and compilations involving his later projects. His credits are documented through Discogs and archival reissues of Cleveland and early American punk recordings.<ref> Mike Hudson, Discogs. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

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References

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