Born Justin Strunk, Jr. in Jamestown, New York, he was raised in Farmington, Maine where as a small boy his showmanship became evident. After he learned to play the banjo, Strunk began entertaining locals and went on to wide recognition after appearances on national television network shows such as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In 1973, he wrote and recorded the song "Daisy A Day" that made it into Billboard magazine|Billboards Top Twenty on both the country music|country and pop music charts. He had three more humorous songs that made it into the country music charts and toured with the Andy Williams|Andy Williams Road Show.
Jud Strunk became a folk hero of sorts in Maine and in 1970, he narrowly lost the election for a Senate seat in the State legislature. After leaving show business, Strunk operated a small aviation business that restored antique aircraft. He died in a plane crash at the age of forty-five while testing one of the planes he had been working on.
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