Louis Ferdinand Busch
Profile:
* Born Louis Ferdinand Bush, 18 July 1910, Louisville, Kentucky
* Died 19 September 1979, Camarillo, California
Although Lou Busch (not Bush, he changed the spelling) is best known for his honky-tonk piano recordings under his stage name, Joe "Fingers" Carr, his contributions to space age pop go well beyond that. He got his start early, leading his own band by the age of 12 and leaving home at 16 to work as a professional musician. He played with a number of sweet big bands--Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse, and George Olson--then took a short break to study at the Cincinnati Conservatory.
After that, he went back to the sweet bands, this time joining one of the most successful of them, Hal Kemp's. Bush stayed with Kemp for most of the 1930s and married the first of his several wives, the band's girl singer, Janet Blair. After the band's lead arranger, John Scott Trotter, departed in early 1936, Bush and fellow band member Hal Mooney split most of the arranging duties. When Kemp died in a car crash in 1940, they moved to Los Angeles and started working as studio musicians, but World War Two came along and pulled Bush into the Army for a three-year stint.
When he returned to L.A. in 1945, he hooked up with Johnny Mercer's fledgling Capitol Records label and ended up working as an A&R executive. He continued to do occasional session work as a pianist, though, and provided the key ingredient in the 1949 Jo Stafford-Paul Weston hit, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe." In 1950, he sold the label on the idea of recording his ragtime playing, and he made up the name, Joe "Fingers" Carr, during his initial studio session. His first single, featuring his original tune, "Ivory Rag," became an international hit.
Although Capitol played up the nostalgic cariacature of Carr the honky tonk pianist, wearing derby hat, bowtie, vest, and suspenders, Bush tried not to let his recordings slip into mere novelty.
Carr's success spurred a revival of ragtime in the form of camped-up honky tonk.
http://www.spaceagepop.com/carr.htm
Profile:
* Born Louis Ferdinand Bush, 18 July 1910, Louisville, Kentucky
* Died 19 September 1979, Camarillo, California
Although Lou Busch (not Bush, he changed the spelling) is best known for his honky-tonk piano recordings under his stage name, Joe "Fingers" Carr, his contributions to space age pop go well beyond that. He got his start early, leading his own band by the age of 12 and leaving home at 16 to work as a professional musician. He played with a number of sweet big bands--Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse, and George Olson--then took a short break to study at the Cincinnati Conservatory.
After that, he went back to the sweet bands, this time joining one of the most successful of them, Hal Kemp's. Bush stayed with Kemp for most of the 1930s and married the first of his several wives, the band's girl singer, Janet Blair. After the band's lead arranger, John Scott Trotter, departed in early 1936, Bush and fellow band member Hal Mooney split most of the arranging duties. When Kemp died in a car crash in 1940, they moved to Los Angeles and started working as studio musicians, but World War Two came along and pulled Bush into the Army for a three-year stint.
When he returned to L.A. in 1945, he hooked up with Johnny Mercer's fledgling Capitol Records label and ended up working as an A&R executive. He continued to do occasional session work as a pianist, though, and provided the key ingredient in the 1949 Jo Stafford-Paul Weston hit, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe." In 1950, he sold the label on the idea of recording his ragtime playing, and he made up the name, Joe "Fingers" Carr, during his initial studio session. His first single, featuring his original tune, "Ivory Rag," became an international hit.
Although Capitol played up the nostalgic cariacature of Carr the honky tonk pianist, wearing derby hat, bowtie, vest, and suspenders, Bush tried not to let his recordings slip into mere novelty.
Carr's success spurred a revival of ragtime in the form of camped-up honky tonk.
http://www.spaceagepop.com/carr.htm
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Louis Ferdinand Busch
Perfil:
* Nacido Louis Ferdinand Bush, 18 de julio de 1910, Louisville, Kentucky
* Fallecido el 19 de septiembre de 1979, Camarillo, California
Aunque Lou Busch (no Bush, cambió la ortografía) es más conocido por sus grabaciones de piano honky-tonk bajo su nombre artístico, Joe "Fingers" Carr, sus contribuciones al pop de la era espacial van mucho más allá. Empezó pronto, dirigiendo su propia banda a los 12 años y dejando su casa a los 16 para trabajar como músico profesional. Tocó con varias grandes bandas de música -Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse y George Olson- y luego se tomó un breve descanso para estudiar en el Conservatorio de Cincinnati.
Después de eso, volvió a las bandas dulces, esta vez uniéndose a una de las más exitosas, la de Hal Kemp. Bush permaneció con Kemp durante la mayor parte de la década de 1930 y se casó con la primera de sus varias esposas, la cantante de la banda, Janet Blair. Después de que el principal arreglista de la banda, John Scott Trotter, se marchara a principios de 1936, Bush y su compañero Hal Mooney se repartieron la mayor parte de los arreglos. Cuando Kemp murió en un accidente de coche en 1940, se trasladaron a Los Ángeles y empezaron a trabajar como músicos de estudio, pero la Segunda Guerra Mundial hizo que Bush se alistara en el ejército durante tres años.
Cuando regresó a Los Ángeles en 1945, se unió a la incipiente discográfica Capitol Records de Johnny Mercer y acabó trabajando como ejecutivo de A&R. Sin embargo, continuó haciendo trabajos ocasionales de sesión como pianista, y proporcionó el ingrediente clave en el éxito de 1949 de Jo Stafford-Paul Weston, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe". En 1950, vendió a la discográfica la idea de grabar su forma de tocar el ragtime, y se inventó el nombre de Joe "Fingers" Carr durante su primera sesión de estudio. Su primer sencillo, con su tema original, "Ivory Rag", se convirtió en un éxito internacional.
Aunque Capitol se empeñó en la nostálgica cariacontecimiento de Carr, el pianista del honky tonk, con sombrero, pajarita, chaleco y tirantes, Bush intentó que sus grabaciones no se convirtieran en una mera novedad.
El éxito de Carr impulsó un renacimiento del ragtime en forma de honky tonk acampado.
http://www.spaceagepop.com/carr.htm
Tracklist:
A1.Zambezi
Written-By – DeWaal, Hilliard, Carstens
A2.The Young Bulls Of Pamplona
Written-By – Lou Busch
A3.Spaghetti Rag
Written-By – Yosco, Rogers, Lyons
A4.The Old Piano Roll Blues
Written-By – Cy Coben
A5.Midnight Melody
Written-By – Lou Busch
A6.Poor People Of Paris
Written-By – Lawrence, Monnot, Rouzad
B1.The Portuguese Washerwomen
Written-By – Popp, Luchesi
B2.Sweet Georgia Brown
Written-By – Bernie, Casey, Pinkard
B3.Down Yonder
Written-By – L. Wolfe Gilbert
B4.Shine On Harvest Moon
Written-By – Norworth, Bayes
B5.Sam's Song
Written-By – Elliott, Quadling
B6.I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
Written-By – Woods, Dixon
Label: Dot Records DLP 25705
Released: 1966
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Ragtime
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Perfil:
* Nacido Louis Ferdinand Bush, 18 de julio de 1910, Louisville, Kentucky
* Fallecido el 19 de septiembre de 1979, Camarillo, California
Aunque Lou Busch (no Bush, cambió la ortografía) es más conocido por sus grabaciones de piano honky-tonk bajo su nombre artístico, Joe "Fingers" Carr, sus contribuciones al pop de la era espacial van mucho más allá. Empezó pronto, dirigiendo su propia banda a los 12 años y dejando su casa a los 16 para trabajar como músico profesional. Tocó con varias grandes bandas de música -Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse y George Olson- y luego se tomó un breve descanso para estudiar en el Conservatorio de Cincinnati.
Después de eso, volvió a las bandas dulces, esta vez uniéndose a una de las más exitosas, la de Hal Kemp. Bush permaneció con Kemp durante la mayor parte de la década de 1930 y se casó con la primera de sus varias esposas, la cantante de la banda, Janet Blair. Después de que el principal arreglista de la banda, John Scott Trotter, se marchara a principios de 1936, Bush y su compañero Hal Mooney se repartieron la mayor parte de los arreglos. Cuando Kemp murió en un accidente de coche en 1940, se trasladaron a Los Ángeles y empezaron a trabajar como músicos de estudio, pero la Segunda Guerra Mundial hizo que Bush se alistara en el ejército durante tres años.
Cuando regresó a Los Ángeles en 1945, se unió a la incipiente discográfica Capitol Records de Johnny Mercer y acabó trabajando como ejecutivo de A&R. Sin embargo, continuó haciendo trabajos ocasionales de sesión como pianista, y proporcionó el ingrediente clave en el éxito de 1949 de Jo Stafford-Paul Weston, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe". En 1950, vendió a la discográfica la idea de grabar su forma de tocar el ragtime, y se inventó el nombre de Joe "Fingers" Carr durante su primera sesión de estudio. Su primer sencillo, con su tema original, "Ivory Rag", se convirtió en un éxito internacional.
Aunque Capitol se empeñó en la nostálgica cariacontecimiento de Carr, el pianista del honky tonk, con sombrero, pajarita, chaleco y tirantes, Bush intentó que sus grabaciones no se convirtieran en una mera novedad.
El éxito de Carr impulsó un renacimiento del ragtime en forma de honky tonk acampado.
http://www.spaceagepop.com/carr.htm
Tracklist:
A1.Zambezi
Written-By – DeWaal, Hilliard, Carstens
A2.The Young Bulls Of Pamplona
Written-By – Lou Busch
A3.Spaghetti Rag
Written-By – Yosco, Rogers, Lyons
A4.The Old Piano Roll Blues
Written-By – Cy Coben
A5.Midnight Melody
Written-By – Lou Busch
A6.Poor People Of Paris
Written-By – Lawrence, Monnot, Rouzad
B1.The Portuguese Washerwomen
Written-By – Popp, Luchesi
B2.Sweet Georgia Brown
Written-By – Bernie, Casey, Pinkard
B3.Down Yonder
Written-By – L. Wolfe Gilbert
B4.Shine On Harvest Moon
Written-By – Norworth, Bayes
B5.Sam's Song
Written-By – Elliott, Quadling
B6.I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
Written-By – Woods, Dixon
Label: Dot Records DLP 25705
Released: 1966
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Ragtime
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