Dudley Klute | |
Birth Name: | Dudley Kludt |
Alias: | "The Pretty One" |
Origin: | Boston, MA |
Instrument: | Vocals, percussion, bass |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
Years Active: | 1980s-present |
Label: | Merge, New Dance, Antler, Les Disques du Crépuscule, LTM, Affairs of the Heart |
Dudley Klute (born December 10) is an American vocalist and songwriter noted for his work with the Belgian New Wave band Kid Montana[1] in the 1980s, and his subsequent collaborations with Stephin Merritt's The Magnetic Fields (he was a guest singer on 69 Love Songs[2]), LD Beghtol, and other musicians. Additionally, he was one-third of the live-only performance ensemble The Three Terrors[3] along with Merritt and Beghtol. Klute lives in Manhattan.