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Karen Hudson sings "Living in the USA" by Linda Ronstadt | 8PM Steel & Grass

Linda Ronstadt is a ferocious, feminine force of vocal prowess and arguably one of the best popular music singers of the twentieth century. Ronstadt's powerful yet nuanced voice and hit song selections put her on the charts and made her a heartthrob to young men, and an idol to young women of the 1970's. Americana singer songwriter Karen Hudson was one of those young women.

For Hudson, performing the album "Living In the USA" cover to cover is a dream gig, a bucket list item, and it took a lifetime for her to organize it. In high school Hudson sang Linda's ballads in talent shows and for theater auditions in school. Hudson worked as a recording artist and country rock bandleader in NYC since the '90's and has been known to pepper her sets with classic Ronstadt songs during shows at the world-famous Rodeo Bar and beyond.

Recorded at the Sound Factory and produced by Peter Asher, "Living in the USA" churned out hits across radio formats including Alison (Elvis Costello), Ooh Baby Baby (Smokey Robinson), Just One Look (Doris Troy, Hollies), Mohammed's Radio (Warren Zevon) and Back in the USA (Chuck Berry). Personell on the album included Waddy Wachtel, Russell Kunkel, Dan Dugmore, Don Grolnick, Kenny Edwards, Andrew Gold, and David Sanborn.

Backed by a fantastic 9-piece rock band, Karen and the group will be keeping as true to the original band's arrangements as possible. This show will be a nostalgic trip down memory lane looking back at a time when things were cooler, radio was way better, and that California country rock sound warmed you like the summer sun.

Friday, April 14, 9PM Parkside Lounge, NYC
8PM Steel & Grass-featuring Stephanie Marie
9PM Karen Hudson River Band tributes Linda Ronstadt's Living in the USA cover-to-cover.
317 E Houston St. @ Attorney St.
Tickets $10 in advance/$15 day of show. Door at Parkside Lounge opens 7:30PM

Vocal-Karen Hudson
Guitars-Shu Nakamura
Bass-Jeff Gordon
Drums-Anand Gan
Pedal Steel/Harmonica-Glenn Spivack
Keyboards-Charly Roth
Background Vocal-Kathryn Donnelly
Background Vocal-Suzanne Hockstein
Sax-James Noyes
Fiddle-Jayden Gladstone

Steel & Grass opens the show at 8PM