Bud the Spud
| "Bud the Spud" | ||||
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| 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 on the album Bud The Spud and Other Favourites. The song is an account of a trucker who hauls potatoes from Prince Edward Island. The song became known through word-of-mouth as well as through radio airplay on CBC Radio. The song was made available digitally for the first time on Canada Day in 2008.
The song was turned into an illustrated children's book in 1994 featuring Bud the truck driver, and his dog.
"Bud the Spud" peaked at number 26 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on February 28, 1970.
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