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November 2015
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It’s all about music at Hudson’s on Mercer
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By Laurel Robertson
hey’ve been harmonizing together for more than a generation nowso when the most recent offshoot of the musical Kyle Family decided to open a live-music venue in downtown Dripping Springs, it quickly became a family affair. Chad Hudson — whose mother, aunts and uncles famously perform all over the Hill Country as the Kyle Family — is the owner (along with wife, Natasha) of Dripping Springs’ newest music hall, Hudson’s on Mercer. With live music, food and drink, a recording studio, and music instruction, there’s “a little something for everyone at Hud’s.” There’s also a lot of everyone involved in the whole operation. “When Chad told us he was going to open a music place on Mercer, we were all excited. Now it’s the family’s new home,”
says Chad’s mother Bodi (Kyle) Hudson. Chad spent his childhood in Oak Hill and Dripping Springs, learning to sing and play instruments alongside his mother and her musical sisters and brothers. The five siblings had learned to sing and harmonize on long car trips with their father, a traveling (and singing) preacher. “He’d tell us, ‘Kids, pick a part and sing along,’” recalls Chad’s Aunt Mary Margaret (Kyle) Dement. When he was in his 20s, Chad left for Nashville and the singer/songwriter circuit. He found success writing and cowriting songs and was hired as a staff songwriter for major record companies. He met wife, Natasha, in Nashville, and brought her home to Dripping Springs, where they became lead singers and musicians in the popular band, People’s Choice. See HUDSON’S ON MERCER, page 2
Chad and Natasha Hudson, owners of Dripping Springs’ newest music hall, Hudson’s on Mercer. With live music, food and drink, a recording studio, and music instruction, there’s a little something for everyone. Photo courtesy Clinton Holtzendorf Photography.
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