Buzz Busby

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Bernarr Graham Busbice (September 6, 1933 – January 5, 2003), known professionally as Buzz Busby, was an American bluegrass musician, known for his mandolin style and high tenor voice. He was nicknamed the "Father of Washington, D.C. Bluegrass." Busby had recordings on many labels. His early recordings mainly resided on Starday, or Mercury-Starday. He would also record on Webco, Mount Vernon, and many others. Mercury-Starday was a label for the more well known or successful artists on Starday. Busby was perhaps able to be a part of the Mercury-Starday group because his music, though keeping many traditional bluegrass sounds, was atypical of the popular sounds in Nashville at this time. Starday began releasing old recordings of Busby's music, even as late as the early 2000's, almost 50 years after they were recorded. In 1965 Rebel Records released Mandolin Twist featuring Buzz Busby, Charlie Waller and Tom Gray.[3] Busby's song Lost was released in 1957 on Carol Records. Busby's classic recordings for the Starday label have been reissued on CD. Recorded between 1956 and 1959, the recordings show Busby in the meat of his career, as he was performing more at this point than any other in his career. Studio musicians include Pete Pike, Charlie Waller, Scotty Stoneman, Don Stover, Carl Nelson and Bill Emerson. Busby continued to record throughout the 1960s into the 1980s User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Appalachian Way - Roots Of Bluegrass

Going Home

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'50s Rockabilly Hellraisers

Great Rockabilly - Just About As Good As It Gets! Vol.2

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Bluegrass Spectacular

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Great Rockabilly, Just About As Good As It Gets! Vol. 2

The Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night Volume 2

Rockabilly Gold Volume 13

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Second Generation Bluegrass

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Country Club: Bluegrass

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30 Essential Bluegrass Hits - CD2

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Fernwood Rockabilies

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