| Pete Budd | |
| Birth Name: | Peter Budd |
| Birth Date: | 1940 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Brislington, Bristol, England |
| Occupation: | Singer, guitarist |
| Years Active: | 1950s–present |
| Current 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.
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]
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]
Peter Budd was born in the Bristol suburb of Brislington. Budd is a carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer's disease.