Songwriter ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh", "Portofino", "Sabre Dance Boogie"), pianist, composer, conductor and arranger. He began his own orchestra at 12, then attended high school and private music study. He played piano in the orchestras of Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse, Vincent Lopez, George Olsen and Hal Kemp. He served in the US Army Air Force ...
Was Allan Sherman's musical director on all his recordings.
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Under the pseudonym of Joe "Fingers" Carr, Busch had several hits for Capitol records as a honky-tonk pianist throughout the 1950's, most notably the 1957 top-20 hit "Portuguese Washerwoman."
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As an A&R (artists and repertoire) coordinator at Capitol records during the late 1940s and 50s, he was instrumental in selecting songs for such legendary singers as Nat 'King' Cole, Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra, among many others.
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Young Americans
1970
TV Movie arrangements
What's My Line?
1953-1965
TV Series composer - 60 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spise med Price
2016
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
One Hit Wonderland
2012
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
Documentary performer: "Zambesi"
Fired Up!
2009
writer: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" - as Louis Busch