Real name: Benjamin Spires

Effective period / Period of releases: 1971

Blues harmonica Player from Bentonia, Mississippi, USA. Nicknamed "Bud" Spires. Son of Arthur "Big Boy" Spires. Longtime musical partner of Jack Owens. Became blinded in early 60's following an accident when a farm chemical got in his eyes. Was almost blind in 1971 according to sleeve notes of It Must Have Been The Devil (Mississippi Country Blues By Jack Owens & Bud Spires). (BORN: Born May 20, 1931 in Anding, Mississippi; DIED: May 20, 2014 in Bentonia, Mississippi at age 82.)