Pete Budd
Pete Budd | |
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| Born | Peter Budd 18 July 1940 Brislington, Bristol, England |
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| Years active | 1950s–present |
Pete Budd (born 18 July 1940) is a British singer who has fronted the Scrumpy and Western band The Wurzels since 1974.[1] He was vocalist on the number-one hit "The Combine Harvester" and number three hit "I Am a Cider Drinker" in 1976.
Life and career[]
Peter Budd was born in the Bristol suburb of Brislington. In the 1950s he fronted the band Pete Budd and the Rebels before moving to the Rainbow People the following decade. During the early 1970s he was part of 'The Eddie King Band.[2]
Budd originally joined the Wurzels as a guitarist and banjo player in 1972. He became the band's singer and frontman following the death of original lead vocalist Adge Cutler in 1974.[3]
In 2015, he and the rest of the Wurzels made a music video to encourage safety of farm workers following a spate of fatal accidents.[4]
Budd is a carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer's disease.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Cork, Tristan (12 September 2020). "We never had any idea that would be our last gig" - How The Wurzels have survived lockdown". BristolLive. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Pete Budd. The Wurzels.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Eaton, Duncan (4 April 2016). "Fifty years since Adge Cutler and The Wurzels shot to stardom". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Parrott, Hayley (17 February 2015). "Video: The Wurzels promote farm safety with new music track". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- 1940 births
- Living people
- English country singers
- English male guitarists
- English male singers
- English multi-instrumentalists
- English rhythm and blues musicians
- English rhythm and blues singers
- English rock guitarists
- English rock singers
- Musicians from Bristol
- 20th-century British male singers
- 21st-century British male singers