Leo Bud Welch, the deceased delta bluesman, spent his
life honing his musical craft. The Mississippi native and
30-year lumberjack performed as a gospel singer in his
small hometown for years before he made his first record
when he was in his seventies. The influence of the region
he called home, his years of musicianship, and his welllived
life blended together to create music that is as
unique as he is. The album was produced by Dan
Auerbach at his Easy Eye Sound studios in Nashville just
before Leo’s death December 2017.
On this album, we salute Leo Bud Welch of Sabougla,
Mississippi and his gospel-soul-blues singing soul. We do
hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.
It was an honor to work alongside Bud during the
recording sessions – to have an opportunity to learn
directly from the source is an experience that becomes
rarer with each passing year. Bud shared with us the
songs that he’s been signing his entire life, some that are
older than the Delta itself.
We sure do wish he was here today so we could
personally hand him a copy of this record, but at the
same time we’re pretty sure he’s happy right where he is
– surely after a long life spent praising His holy name,
Bud now has it made-in-the-shade in the sweet hereafter.
I bet he’s got a mansion all to himself up there. Thank
you, Bud.
-Yours Dreamily,
Dan Auerbach