Pete Budd

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.

Pete Budd
Born
Peter Budd

(1940-07-18) 18 July 1940
Brislington, Bristol, United Kingdom
Occupation
  • Singer
  • guitarist
Years active1950s–present

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]

References
  1. "We never had any idea that would be our last gig" - How The Wurzels have survived lockdown. BristolLive. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. Pete Budd. The Wurzels.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. Fifty years since Adge Cutler and The Wurzels shot to stardom. Daily Echo. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021
  4. Video: The Wurzels promote farm safety with new music track. Farmers Weekly. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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