Circa 1946 – November 14, 1984
Keith Hudson’s musical career began as he worked as a sort of ‘Roadie’ for the Skatalite and Jamaican trombone king, Don Drummond. By age 21 he started his own record label, Inbidimts, and had a hit with Ken Boothe’s “Old Fashioned Way”.
Hudson was producing some of the biggest names like, John Holt, Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis, U-Roy and Dennis Alcapone, all of whom benefited from what would be Hudson’s trademark production style. “Flesh of My Skin”, an ominous, dark record that earned Hudson his title, “The dark prince of reggae”. He produced and recorded pretty much non-stop, up until 1982. Hudson died of lung cancer in 1984.
Hits include:
- “Entering the Dragon”
- “Flesh of My Skin”