Leo Welch

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Leo "Bud" Welch (Sabougla, Mississippi, March 22, 1932 – December 19, 2017) was an American gospel blues musician and guitarist. He started his music career in 2014, with the release of the album Sabougla Voices by Big Legal Mess Records. His subsequent studio album, I Don't Prefer No Blues, also recorded for Big Legal Mess, was released in 2015. He was a lumberjack for 30 years while he learned his musical craft in the Mississippi Delta, where he learned to play various instruments, including the fiddle, harmonica, and guitar. His music recording career started in 2014, after he was secretly recorded performing at his manager's birthday party. He released his first album, Sabougla Voices, on the Fat Possum label. The subsequent album, I Don't Prefer No Blues, was released by Big Legal Mess on March 24, 2015. Welch died on December 19, 2017, aged 85. Discography Studio albums Sabougla Voices (January 6, 2014, Fat Possum / Big Legal Mess) I Don't Prefer No Blues (March 24 2015, Fat Possum / Big Legal Mess) Live at The Iridium (March 31, 2017, Cleopatra Blues) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Sabougla Voices

I Don't Prefer No Blues

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The Angels In Heaven Done Signed My Name

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Tell Everybody!: 21st Century Juke Joint Blues

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VA - Блюз Хиты (vol. 26)

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I Don’t Prefer No Blues

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Mississippi Grind, Vol. 2: Curtis' Road Mix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Live at the Iridium

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Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues from Easy Eye Sound)

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Le Mississippi

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Bradley's 2014

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2016 Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA): All-State Guitar Ensemble & All-State Elementary Orff Ensemble [Live]

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