Bud the Spud
For the chip truck in Halifax, see Bud the Spud (chip truck).
| "Bud the Spud" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Stompin' Tom Connors | ||||
| from the album Bud The Spud and Other Favourites | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Dominion | |||
| Writer(s) | Stompin' Tom Connors | |||
| Stompin' Tom Connors singles chronology | ||||
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"Bud the Spud" is a song by Stompin' Tom Connors released in 1969[1] on the album Bud The Spud and Other Favourites.[2] The song is an account of a trucker who hauls potatoes from Prince Edward Island.[3] The song became known through word-of-mouth as well as through radio airplay on CBC Radio.[4] The song was made available digitally for the first time on Canada Day in 2008.[5]
The song was turned into an illustrated children's book in 1994 featuring Bud the truck driver, and his dog.[6][7]
Chart performance
"Bud the Spud" peaked at number 26 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on February 28, 1970.[8]
| Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 26 |
References
- ↑ Lumley, Elizabeth (2001). Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8020-4958-2. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ "Discography". stompintom.com. A-C-T Records Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ Steenman-Marcusse, Conny (2002). The Rhetoric of Canadian Writing. Rodopi. pp. 278–279. ISBN 978-90-420-1290-5. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ Nicks, Joan; Jeanette Sloniowski, ed. (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.
- ↑ "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 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ Green, Richard. "Connors, Stompin' Tom". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. 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.
- ↑ "RPM Country Singles for February 28, 1970". RPM. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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