Americana Music Magazine – Bluegrass, Roots, Folk, Blues, and Old-Time
Shannon Hudson was born in Wisconsin, moved to Houston, and went to college in Southern California, before settling in the Austin, TX area in 2007, where he currently resides. He started playing piano in 4th grade, but it was during his sophomore year in college that Shannon lived in Germany. “My Grandmother bought me a guitar so I could have an instrument to play while I was over there,” Shannon recalled. “I’d sit in the walk-in closet of a room that I shared with three other guys and strum until I couldn’t feel my fingers anymore. I learned to play a lot of songs with three chords in them, and started writing my own songs as well.”
“Before I can even remember, I always had the singing music thing going on,” he said. “I’m not from a long line of musicians, but I’m certainly from a long line of music lovers. My parents are big fans of the late 50s and early 60s rock music. In fact, my mom’s first cousin was Eddie Cochran. I have an autographed picture he signed to my mom, ‘to a cool cousin.’ I grew up on Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.”
In his 20s, he formed a band with his brother. They played a handful of clubs in Los Angeles, and took an extended vacation tour that included playing shows around the country while staying at a number of KOA campsites.
Shannon released his first solo album, Run Into the Arrows, in 2022. Over the past two years he’s recorded four albums which are going to be released methodically over the next few years beginning in September, 2025. Signal and Noise, Ghost of Truth, Flowers to Make You Smile, and Long Distance Goodbye, are actually available now for listening at Shannon’s web site. All of the albums will be available as a CD or download, and Run Into The Arrows and Signal And Noise are also on Vinyl.