Lou Busch

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Lou Busch was an American pianist, bandleader, and composer best known for his popular novelty piano recordings under the pseudonym Joe "Fingers" Carr.

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Lou Busch canonical 2
Louis Ferdinand Busch 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
associatedAct Capitol Records studio orchestra ⓘ
Joe "Fingers" Carr and His Ragtime Band ⓘ
birthName Louis Ferdinand Busch ⓘ
linked to: Lou Busch
burialPlace Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, California, United States ⓘ
collaboratedWith Frankie Laine ⓘ
Kay Starr ⓘ
Margaret Whiting ⓘ
Tennessee Ernie Ford ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1910-07-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1979-09-19 ⓘ
employer Capitol Records ⓘ
genre novelty piano ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
ragtime ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Lou Busch ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor novelty piano recordings as Joe "Fingers" Carr ⓘ
notableRole producer and arranger for Capitol Records artists ⓘ
notableWork "Ivory Rag" (as Joe "Fingers" Carr) ⓘ
"Portuguese Washerwoman" ⓘ
"Sam's Song" (as co-composer) ⓘ
linked to: Sam’s Song
occupation A&R man ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Camarillo, California, United States ⓘ
pseudonym Joe "Fingers" Carr ⓘ
Louie Bush ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
spouse Margaret Whiting ⓘ
style humorous novelty arrangements ⓘ
ragtime-influenced pop piano ⓘ
workedAs studio musician ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margaret Whiting → spouse → Lou Busch ⓘ
Lou Busch → name → Lou Busch ⓘ
Lou Busch → birthName → Louis Ferdinand Busch ⓘ
linked to: Lou Busch
Janet Blair → spouse → Louis Ferdinand Busch ⓘ
linked to: Lou Busch