Earl Hudson
Biography
Earl Hudson (born December 17, 1957) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for Bad Brains. Born in Alabama in 1957, Hudson is the younger brother of the band's lead singer H.R. Although he has rarely recorded or performed outside of the band, he and bandmates, guitarist Dr. Know and bassist Darryl Jenifer, were recruited by rapper Lil' Jon, a longtime fan of the band, to record the song "Real Nigga Roll Call", which interpolated the music of I Against I's "Re-Ignition". He has also appeared on albums by H.R. as well as in H.R.'s live band in 1980s and 1990s.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Bad Brains
1982
Rock For Light
1983
I Against I
1986
Soundsystem
1999
The Youth Are Getting Restless (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1987)
1990
Live At CBGB 1982 (The Audio Recordings)
2006
Quickness
1989
Live At The Bayou (Washington D.C. July 14, 1980 / March 15, 1981)
2025
Straight Outta Burbank
2015
The Burning Red
1999
Omega Sessions
1997
Live
1988
Pay To Cum!
1980
Into The Future
2012
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
2005
Live
1998
Black Dots
1996
I And I Survive
1982
God Of Love
1995
Human Rights
1987
Let Them Eat Jellybeans!
1981
Live From CBGB's
2004
Credited work
384 releases · 58 albums · active 1980–2026
- Performance · 806
- Other credits · 31
- Engineering · 14
- Production · 4
Studios: Synchro Sound Studios · 171-A Studios · Song Shop Recording Co. · Soundworks, New York
Frequent collaborators
- Bad Brains
- Various
- H.R.
- 311
- Machine Head (3)
- HR
- Hatebreed
- Bloodclot