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Dean Hudson (2)

Born - Feb. 7, 1913, Lake Worth, FL / Death - Dec. 5, 1991 ( listed as "Dean A. Hudson" He was a trumpeter and singer whose band originated at the University of Florida, where he and some fellow musicians had performed as the "Clubmen," first under the leadership of Eli Katz, who used a made-up name, "Dean Hudson," which had been selected in a contest. When Katz graduated (he went on to become a lawyer in Miami), another leader had to be chosen - one who, to help perpetuate the band, was willing to retain the fictitious moniker "Dean Hudson."