"Bud the Spud" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Stompin' Tom Connors. The song is an account of a trucker who hauls potatoes from Prince Edward Island,[1] Connors' home province.[2]
| "Bud the Spud" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Stompin' Tom Connors | ||||
| from the album Bud The Spud and Other Favourites | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Dominion | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stompin' Tom Connors | |||
| Stompin' Tom Connors singles chronology | ||||
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History
edit"Bud the Spud" was released in 1969 on Connors' album Bud The Spud and Other Favourites.[3] It was written about his truck-driving friend, Bud Roberts.[4] Connors crisscrossed Canada, performing it along with his many other songs about Canada, at first in small venues.[2] In this way the song became known through word-of-mouth as well as through radio airplay on CBC Radio.[5]
The song was turned into an illustrated children's book in 1994 featuring Bud the truck driver, and his dog.[6][7] The song was made available digitally for the first time on Canada Day in 2008.[8]
Popular culture
editIn 2008, "Bud the Spud" was the first song played on the new Spud Radio station in Pemberton, British Columbia.[9] In 2013, a group of New Democrat Members of Parliament performed the song in the Canadian Parliament Building on their way to Question Period.[10]
Chart performance
edit"Bud the Spud" peaked at number 26 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on February 28, 1970.[11]
| Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 26 |
References
edit- ^ Steenman-Marcusse, Conny (2002). The Rhetoric of Canadian Writing. Rodopi. pp. 278–279. ISBN 978-90-420-1290-5. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ a b "Canada's troubadour sang of everyday lives" Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, SANDRA MARTIN, March 9, 2013
- ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (2001). Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8020-4958-2. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Harry Rudolfs (March 1, 2001). "Tunes of trucks, sung for Canucks". Truck News.
- ^ Nicks, Joan; Jeanette Sloniowski, eds. (2002). Slippery Pastimes: Reading the Popular in Canadian Culture. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-88920-388-4. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Green, Richard. "Connors, Stompin' Tom". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Abel, Ann (2002). "Bud the Spud. (Picture Books).(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)". Resource Links. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Stompin' Tom's 'Bud the Spud' to be made available digitally on Canada Day". Edmonton Sun. Canoe Inc. 2008-06-30. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "The man behind the airwaves". Pique News, July 25, 2008. Jesse Ferreras
- ^ "NDP sings Bud the Spud". CBC News, Mar 07, 2013.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for February 28, 1970". RPM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
External links
edit- "Bud the Spud" on YouTube
- "NDP sings Bud the Spud". CBC News, Mar 07, 2013.