Thornton James "Pookie" Hudson, who wrote the 1954 hit "Good Night Sweetheart," died Tuesday of complications from cancer. He was 72. The song is a doo-wop classic, recorded by the Spaniels. Jon ...

James "Pookie" Hudson, 72, lead tenor of the Spaniels rhythm and blues group who wrote "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight," an enduring doo-wop favorite, died Jan. 16 at his home in Capitol Heights. He ...

MARK E. HUDSON Gary, Indiana Mark Everard Hudson, age 51, was born to Thornton James “Pookie” and Alice Hudson on March 11, 1956, in Gary, IN. He accepted Christ and was baptised at an early age. He ...