Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow

I've posted a song this morning by Keith Hudson on BlueSky as part of the #70sTop30 music challenge running this month.

I've been diving deeper into Keith's catalogue recently, as he is an artist that I like, but know relatively little about from landmark albums Pick A Dub and (deep breath) The Black Breast Has Produced Her Best, Flesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood, both from 1974.

There is a pick from both, the latter today's #70sTop30 pick, as well as another dozen from 1972 to 1994. Sadly, that's where the story ends, as Keith died on 14th November 1994, aged just 38.

Whilst he doesn't possess the vocal range some of the reggae greats, his songwriting and production skills knew no such limits. I've largely bypassed Keith's formidable dub diversions in favour of his lyrical excursions. The songs mostly travel in familiar reggae territory but include a pleasing though commercially disastrous detour with 1976 album Too Expensive, sounding more like The Fatback Band then King Tubby. 

There's plenty more reggae and dub from Mr. Hudson to furnish future Dubhed selections...

1) Nah Skin Up (12" Mix) (1978)

2) I Know My Rights (Version 2) (1994)

3) Fight Your Revolution (1974)

4) Like I'm Dying (1974)

5) Closer Walk (1972)

6) Healing Up The Line (1982)

7) Misery (1974)

8) Civlization (Album Version) (1976)

9) I'm All Right (1974)

10) Starlight (1994)

11) Satan Side (1972)

12) National Item (1977)

13) Curiosity (1982)

14) (Bad Things) You Teach Me (1979)

1972: Imbidimts Furnace: 5

1972: Satan Side EP: 11

1974: Entering The Dragon: 7

1974: Pick A Dub: 9

1974: The Black Breast Has Produced Her Best, Flesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood: 3

1974: Torch Of Freedom: 4

1976: Too Expensive: 8

1977: Brand: 12

1978: Nah Skin Up EP: 1

1979: From One Extreme To Another: 14

1982: Steaming Jungle: 6, 13

2015: Tuff Gong Encounter: 2, 10

Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow (45:27) (GD) (M)