Stephenville’s Hudson Westbrook takes the stage with hometown concert.
Updated: Aug 23
Special to Beneath the Surface News
After an explosive arrival and a series of grassroots hits, River House Artists talent Hudson Westbrook is now taking his place among a new generation of country singer-songwriters.
Self-taught and proudly rough-around-the-edges, the rising star made his splash debut with “Take It Slow” in 2024 (while still enrolled at Texas Tech) and is now pushing ahead, revitalizing the organic country-rock of the Red Dirt revolution.
“It really all happened by accident,” Hudson said. “I went to college to learn commercial real estate and wasn’t planning to do music, but I think the best things happen on accident.”
Hudson returned to his hometown of Stephenville to perform for a packed house on Aug. 22 at Twisted J Live.
Hudson was raised on everything from George Strait to gangsta rap. The multi-sport athlete and high school football state champion began playing guitar in 2020 and wrote his first song after enrolling in college in 2023.
“Take It Slow” was one of the first songs Hudson wrote, and after recording the laid-back tribute to romantic relaxation for $400, its edgy vocal charm and warm country-rock buzz made it a bonafide hit, racking up more than 10 million streams so far.
Claiming a place in the modern music landscape, he followed with the windows-down anthem “Two Way Drive” and the propulsive new single, “5 to 9” – a showcase of the young star’s song-crafting growth, on top of his innate skill.
“Four months ago, I was a normal college kid, and now I’m on tour,” Hudson said. “The best part is going out and watching people singing your lyrics back. I wrote it in an empty room on a random piece of paper, and now people are screaming at the top of their lungs.
“I want to win over Texas, win over the surrounding states, and then hopefully build it from there. I want to take this all the way to the top. If I wasn’t doing it to do that, I’d be doing it for the wrong reason.”
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