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 the vocalist on the number-one hit "The Combine Harvester" and number three hit "I Am a Cider Drinker" in 1976.
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| Born | Peter Budd (1940-07-18) 18 July 1940 (age 81) Brislington, Bristol, England |
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| Years active | 1950s–present |
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]
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