Pete Budd

Pete Budd
Budd (right) performing with The Wurzels in 2011
Background information
Born	Peter Budd (1940-07-18) 18 July 1940 Brislington, Bristol, England
Occupations	Singer, guitarist
Instruments	Vocals banjo guitar
Years active	1950s–present
Member of	The Wurzels

Peter Budd (born 18 July 1940) is an English singer who has fronted the Scrumpy and Western band The Wurzels since 1974.^[1] He was the vocalist on the number-one hit "The Combine Harvester" and number three hit "I Am a Cider Drinker" in 1976.

Career

In the 1950s, he joined Les Watts and the Rebels. After he started fronting the band, they changed their name to Pete Budd and the Rebels.^[2] Budd moved to the group Rainbow People the following decade. During the early 1970s he was part of The Eddie King Band.^[3]

The Wurzels

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Personal life

Peter Budd was born in the Bristol suburb of Brislington. Budd was a carer for his wife, who had Alzheimer's disease, before she died in late 2022.^[1]

References

1. 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.
2. "The Wurzels And Adge Cutler - The Ultimate Guide". www.thewurzelmania.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. Pete Budd. The Wurzels.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
4. Eaton, Duncan (4 April 2016). "Fifty years since Adge Cutler and The Wurzels shot to stardom". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
5. Parrott, Hayley (17 February 2015). "Video: The Wurzels promote farm safety with new music track". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 21 June 2021.