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Author Topic: Is Bud Spires still alive?  (Read 2508 times)

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Offline Teamgrn4

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Re: Is Bud Spires still alive?
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2014, 06:25:37 PM »
My uncle Bud Spires passed away today (mar. 20th, 2014) at the age of 82 in Bentonis,Mississippi He will be greatly missed.

Offline frailer24

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Re: Is Bud Spires still alive?
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2014, 08:03:43 PM »
Sad to hear that. A very fine musician.
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Offline Bunker Hill

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Re: Is Bud Spires still alive?
« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2014, 11:46:12 PM »
Thankfully he received some belated attention thanks to the efforts Weenie and others.

http://www.pomeroyblues.org/2013/01/12/is-bud-spires-still-alive/

Offline crawlinkingsnake

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Re: Is Bud Spires still alive?
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2014, 05:32:10 AM »
very sad to hear this

Offline crawlinkingsnake

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Re: Is Bud Spires still alive?
« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2014, 09:31:09 AM »
post on pomeroyblues.org site yesterday. brief conversation with his daughter, Barbara

http://www.pomeroyblues.org/2014/03/21/bud-spires-2/

Offline uncle bud

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Re: Is Bud Spires still alive?
« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2014, 11:33:42 AM »
My condolences to you and the family,  Teamgrn4.

 


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