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Bud Whiteman Duo
3+ albums
bluesbluesrockcountry bluesguitar blues
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BUD WHITEMAN....... returns from America's 'Loneliest Road'. SOME people reach their destinations quickly, but for Bud Whiteman the road is long and winding and he is yet to arrive at his. Still, the 50-something singer/songwriter from Sussex is not complaining. He has travelled many miles on his magical mystery tour and is looking forward to the rest of the journey. Mind you, the path has not always been smooth. A life spent in music, the last five years have been the most productive and fulfilling of Bud's career, teaching guitar and recording his songs. A teenager in the 1960s, Bud was steeped in the tradition of the British beat bands of the time, the Beatles, the Stones, the Who and many more. But it was when he heard The Kinks' You Really Got Me that the light switched on. I thought "I looked like Dave Davies (The Kinks guitarist and brother of singer Ray) and all I needed was a guitar." He started a paper round, saved up for his first guitar and from that moment never looked back. The rest of the 60s and 70s were spent playing in the pubs and clubs of Sussex, particularly in and around Brighton with his first band The Cardboard Ring and Theta, a four piece rock combo. Bud has fond memories of touring in a Bedford J4 van kitted out with bunk beds. Theta built up a loyal following in the county and considered going professional but the three nights a week rehearsals and gigs were beginning to take their toll. Bud decided to let music take a back seat after being
