Dudley Klute (born December 10) is an American vocalist and songwriter noted for his work with the Belgian
New Wave band
Kid Montana in the 1980s, and his subsequent collaborations with
Stephin Merritt
Stephin Raymond Merritt (born February 9, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the songwriter and principal singer of the bands the Magnetic Fields, the Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes. He is ...
's
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields (named after the André Breton/Philippe Soupault novel ''Les Champs Magnétiques'') are an American Band (rock and pop), band founded and led by Stephin Merritt. Merritt is the group's primary songwriter, producer, and vocali ...
(he was a guest singer on ''
69 Love Songs
''69 Love Songs'' is the sixth studio album by American indie pop band the Magnetic Fields, released on September 7, 1999 by Merge Records. As its title indicates, ''69 Love Songs'' is a three-volume concept album composed of 69 love songs, all w ...
''),
LD Beghtol
LD Beghtol (1964 – 2020), also known as "Uncle LD", was an American musician, art director and writer. He was best known for participating in The Magnetic Fields' ''69 Love Songs'' and writing the illustrated companion book ''69 Love Songs, A F ...
, and other musicians. Additionally, he was one-third of the live-only performance ensemble
The Three Terrors
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
along with Merritt and Beghtol. Klute lives in Manhattan.
References
External links
Kid Montana shrineArticle about rerelease of Kid Montana's ''Temperamental''Three Terrors New York extravaganza fan page
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male singer-songwriters
Singers from Boston
Musicians from Manhattan
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
Singer-songwriters from Massachusetts