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Buzz Busby (Bernarr Graham Busbice) was born on 6 September, 1933 in Eros, Louisiana, U.S., is an American singer-songwriter. Discover Buzz Busby's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Bernarr Graham Busbice
Occupation Musician
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 6 September, 1933
Birthday 6 September
Birthplace Eros, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death 2003
Died Place Catonsville, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1893

Busby was born near Eros, Louisiana, the eighth born of the nine children of Oates Oliver (1893-1943) and Talitha Fay (1894-1956) Busbice.

In addition to running the family cotton farm, Oates was involved in local politics and Talithe (Fay) was a school teacher.

Busbice and his siblings, some of whom were also musicians (notably Wayne Busbice), spent their Saturday nights listening to WSM's Grand Ole Opry and playing for dances with other area musicians.

It was likely Busby's first experience with the mandolin came when his neighbor, Allen Crowell, would bring his mandolin over to play during his early childhood.

However, he had never heard the mandolin played in the style that Bill Monroe played it.

Buzz recalled:"Back in those days Monroe played pretty fast; the hottest mandolin playing I ever heard, and I haven't heard it since. His mandolin playing was heavily influenced by a jazz mandolin player named Paul Buskirk, and I haven't heard him play like that again- or maybe I was just easily impressed then."

Buzz picked up the guitar first, learning chords and simple runs from his brothers, Wayne and Lemoyne, who were playing guitar-fiddle duets and singing Monroe Brothers harmonies around their community.

Buzz would eventually settle on the mandolin, and his complex style was born.

1933

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".

1940

In the late 1940s, Busby started a band with high school friend and guitarist Rot Fuller.

Busby honed his mandolin and vocal skills by performing the music of Bill Monroe around the West Monroe, Louisiana area.

1950

In the early 1950's Bill Carrol managed Busby and booked his shows.

1951

Busby graduated from Eros High School in 1951.

Because he was valedictorian of his class, Busby was recruited by the FBI, which was seeking gifted young people at that time.

In June 1951 Busby moved to the Washington DC area to begin his career with the FBI.

Shortly after his arrival in Washington while still working his day job at the FBI, Busby met Scotty Stoneman.

The group had no trouble finding jobs in 1951 and 1952, Buzz recalled playing four to five nights a week during this time.

Busby, Clement and Scotty Stoneman played locally at first, then did stints at WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia and WCOP in Boston.

Clement returned home to Tennessee after their shows in Boston ended.

1953

In 1953, Busby and his new partner Pete Pike (guitar) began playing at Pine Tavern, a DC night club.

Simultaneously, they performed every weekend on radio station WGAY in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Busby and Pike added Donnie Bryant on banjo and became Buzz & Pete and the Bayou Boys.

The radio show featured lightning-fast renditions of popular bluegrass and country songs, usually performed in a key or two higher than the original.

The comedy act "Ham & Scram," alter-egos of Pike and Busby, was also featured weekly.

1954

In the summer of 1954, Busby, Pike and the band entered the National Country Music Championship in Warrenton, Virginia.

Busby and Pike, Along with Donnie Bryant, Scotty Stoneman and Lee Cole on bass won first place in the contest.

Shortly after the contest, WRC-TV in Washington hired the band for a daily afternoon television show.

Bryant and Stoneman left the band and were replaced by Don Stover on banjo and John Hall on fiddle.

The show was immensely popular, employing newly developed video special effects to add to the appeal of the program.

The program aired from September 1954 to March 1955.

When the television show was cancelled, Busby auditioned for and was hired by the Louisiana Hayride at KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana.

He and the band, which consisted of Charlie Waller (guitar), Lee Cole (bass) and Don Stover (banjo) performed every Saturday night on the Hayride and toured the South during the week.

1955

Stover left in December, 1955 to Join the Lilly Brothers in Boston and was replaced by Vance Trull.

1956

Busby and the Bayou Boys performed on the Hayride until May 1956.

1957

Busby, Waller and Trull returned to Washington where they played club dates until July 1957.

1973

The two started a friendship that would last all the way to Stoneman's death in 1973.

Their friendship was marked by boyish bickering and spats, as well as their unspoken closeness and closeness.

It was through Stoneman that Busby met Jack Clement, who was then in the military and stationed in the Washington area, and they formed the Tennessee Troupers, named for Clement's home state.

Roy Clark joined the group for a while on banjo.