Bud Spires - Flora, Mississippi
Bud's the big guy in the bright red shirt, sitting next to his friend Jack Owens
Listen to a sound clip of Bud and Jack playing.
Bud Spires is one helluva old time harmonica player (that's him in the red shirt). He was Jack's playing partner for a number of years. In addition to playing harp, Bud also could sing a mean blues. He taught me a song that I play in my repetoire called 'Your Buggy Don't Ride Like Mine' which is more about male prowess than it is about a buggy.
One thing Bud made very clear when we met him.
Bud: Bud Spires drinks Budweiser.
Bud Spires is one helluva old time harmonica player (that's him in the red shirt). He was Jack's playing partner for a number of years. In addition to playing harp, Bud also could sing a mean blues. He taught me a song that I play in my repetoire called 'Your Buggy Don't Ride Like Mine' which is more about male prowess than it is about a buggy.
One thing Bud made very clear when we met him.
Bud: Bud Spires drinks Budweiser.
Toby: You want me to pick you up a six?
Bud: Yeah, that do me just fine.
Bud: I got's to tell this here story. You know there's this field up over yonder, it's got the devil in it. It's haunted. 'Cause we can't see that devil, only animals can see it. One day I was on my horse comin up on that field. My horse starts to jumpin' up and down, buckin' this way and that. Shakin it's head. Yoo boy. I said to my horse, what you doin'? Cut it out. But my horse just kept on shakin and buckin, so much I durn near fell off. I said to my horse, what's the matter with you, the devil got in you? My horse turned to me and said: Ain't no devil in me, that devil's over there in the field yonder.
With that Bud just started laughing his head off.
Here I am with the boys
Below is a picture of one of Bud's neighbors. He stayed and watched Bud play harmonica the whole day. Perhaps we have a budding young harp player here in the making.
