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blue october universal records solo_singer 8 october 1974 vocals guitar rock cb hudson.jpg c. b. hudson
 c.b. hudson guitarist
c. b. hudson

charles britton `` c.b. '' hudson iii -lrb- born october 8 , 1974 in oklahoma city , oklahoma -rrb- is an american musician best known as the being the lead guitarist of the rock band blue october .
hudson grew up in dallas and received his first guitar on his 10th birthday .
he was influenced by mtv , was a fan of heavy metal and early on was influenced by guitarists steve vai , stevie ray vaughan , joe satriani , and eric johnson .
later , hudson explored the music of jazz guitarists such as norman brown and george benson .
hudson played lead guitar in the jazz band at lake highlands high school , and upon graduating , he attended southwest texas state university in san marcos , earning a degree in psychology in 1999 .
he then decided to continue his education and enrolled in the mba program .
in october 2000 , hudson was having lunch at the kismet café in san marcos and met justin furstenfeld of blue october .
hudson introduced himself and passed along his demo recording to furstenfeld .
hudson auditioned for the band , and was invited to be lead guitarist .
hudson 's first concert with blue october was december 9 , 2000 at lion 's pavilion in san marcos .
at the end of the fall 2000 semester , hudson left grad school with nine hours remaining on his degree , and joined blue october 's `` consent to treatment '' tour .
`` consent to treatment '' did not sell as well as had been hoped , and in 2002 blue october was dropped from universal records .
the band decided to continue independently and toured through the end of 2002 .
on blue october 's next album , `` history for sale '' , hudson 's heavy metal influence is especially apparent in the song `` somebody '' which hudson co-wrote with justin furstenfeld and blue miller .
in 2003 , the band released the album on independent dallas-based label brando records .
with their new album , the band tried once more for a major-label deal .
they showcased the new material in new york city , and it was the song `` somebody '' that sealed a new contract with universal .
for blue october 's album , `` foiled '' , hudson wrote the music for the popular song `` 18th floor balcony '' and his jazz influence shines during live performances of `` everlasting friend '' which features a jazz guitar solo to close the song .
c.b. continues to write and record jazz-influenced instrumental solo material under his publishing name reflxblue .
hudson married former houston texans cheerleader and choreographer , elizabeth `` betsy '' rhett young , in austin , texas january 16 , 2010 .
they have a daughter , ella james hudson , who was born august 30 , 2012 .
on december 14 , 2010 it was announced that c.b. hudson was leaving blue october to build a recording studio in austin , which was opened on march 16 , 2013 under the name orb recording studios in partnership with matt noveskey .
although he was no longer a member of the band , he contributed guitar to blue october 's 2011 single `` the chills '' which appeared on their album `` any man in america '' .
in 2013 c.b. rejoined blue october for a three-show run in texas .
the band also tweeted photos from the studio recording sessions for their album `` sway '' which pictured c.b. playing guitar .
in april 2013 blue october announced that c.b had officially rejoined the band .
