Michael J. Budds
Born(1947-06-11)June 11, 1947
Pana, Illinois
DiedNovember 19, 2020(2020-11-19) (aged 73)
Columbia, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materKnox College
University of Iowa
Academic work
DisciplineMusicology
Sub-disciplineEthnomusicology
Music history
African-American music
Music in Victorian England
InstitutionsUniversity of Missouri
School of Music
Main interestsMusic of the United States

Michael Joseph Budds (June 11, 1947 – November 19, 2020) was an American musicologist, and longtime professor, at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. In addition to teaching, he wrote and edited a number of works, including a widely used textbook on American popular music.[1][2][3] Also a philanthropist, he established the Budds Center for American Music Studies at the University of Missouri School of Music where he taught.[4][5][6] He was the first musicologist inducted into the Missouri Music Hall of Fame. Budds taught at Missouri for 37 years, until his death on November 19, 2020.[7][8]

Personal life

Budds was born in Pana, Illinois on June 11, 1947 to Leon “Buddsie” Budds and Helen Kramer Budds.[9] He attended Knox College and obtained his PhD from the University of Iowa. Budds served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and began teaching at the University of Missouri in 1982. His home was in the East Campus Neighborhood of Columbia, Missouri. Budds was known for his devotion to the music of Ella Fitzgerald.[7] He was buried at the Rosemond Cemetery in Pana, Illinois.[9]

University of Missouri

Budds taught undergraduate and graduate courses in music biography, music appreciation, music history, and research. He taught over 10,000 students at the University of Missouri. His class on music appreciation entitled Jazz, Pop, & Rock would become the most popular class offered at the University.[10] His research efforts were devoted to the study of American music, African-American music, and music in Victorian England. He served as the Area Coordinator of the Musicology & Ethnomusicology Area within the School of Music up until his retirement. In 2019, he donated 4 million dollars to establish the Budds Center for American Music Studies in memory of his family, of which he was the only remaining member.[11][12]

Honors

In 2000, Budds was named a William T Kemper Fellow for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Missouri and at the time of his retirement was a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus. In 2019, He was the recipient of the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award.[13] Budds was inducted into the Missouri Music Hall of Fame in 2009; he was the first musicologist to be honored so. Budds was an honorary member of the music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Works

Budds was a contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of American Music; The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz; Women & Music: A History; Bleep! Censoring Rock and Rap; and American National Biography. As a member of the College Music Society he served as editor of the series Monographs and Bibliographies in American Music. He also authored a number of works, including:

The Sinquefield Music Center in Columbia, Missouri
  • Rock Recall: Annotated Readings in American Popular Music from the Emergence of Rock and Roll to the Demise of the Woodstock Nation (1993)
  • Jazz in the Sixties (1978)
  • Jazz & the Germans: Essays on the Influence of "hot" American Idioms on the 20th-century German Music (2003)
  • 100 Years of Music-Making at Mizzou. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri School of Music. 2018. ISBN 9780692987322.
  • 200 Memorable Missouri Musical Moments: Commentary, Historical Photographs, & Video Clips

See also

References

  1. ↑ Turnbough, Luke (September 19, 2019). "Big Donation to Mizzou for New American Music Research & Performance Center". mymoinfo.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Wells, Wit (November 9, 2014). "MU professor Michael Budds brings the gift of music to his students". Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Lucas, Emmy (September 18, 2019). "Former MU music professor announces $4 million donation to create music studies center". Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Former Missouri professor gives $4 million for music center". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Former Missouri professor donates $4 million to university for music center". Fox4KC. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ McKinney, Rodger (September 18, 2019). "Retired professor donates $4 million to MU for music center". Booneville Daily News. Boonville, Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Major, Dani (November 20, 2020). "Beloved music professor leaves legacy at MU and beyond". Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ Haigh, Marilyn (September 30, 2014). "Professor Michael Budds inducted to Missouri Music Hall of Fame". The Maneater. Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Michael Joseph Budds Jun 11, 1947 - Nov 19, 2020". Millard Family Chapels Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ Budds, Michael J. (2018). 100 Years of Music-Making at Mizzou. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri School of Music. p. 25. ISBN 9780692987322. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  11. ↑ "Former Missouri professor gives $4 million for music center". Kentucky Nee Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Associated Press. September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Former Missouri professor gives $4 million for music center". The Washington Times. Washington D.C. Associated Press. September 18, 2019. Archived from the original on September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Provost's and Chancellor's Awards Announced". Curators of the University of Missouri. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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