Biography
While seriously influenced simply by Art Tatum, this performer was barely considered a heavyweight pianist during his career. Created Louis F. Bush, or Busch with regards to the resource, the key pad maestro who also make large usage of the stage name of Joe “Fingertips” Carr were able to ensure it is into Leonard Feather’s Encyclopedia of Jazz, but with the next disclaimer: “A novelty performer rather than jazz musician.” The novelty itself was some sort of intensely sexed-up ragtime piano design that captured on in the dawn from the hi-fi period. The invention is at sharpened comparison to lounge music and would probably have the contrary effect when compared to a seduction if performed within a bachelor pad. Carr started generating his piano in this manner while functioning as an A&R guy for Capitol. Within a brainstorm predicated on a sharpened evaluation of current tendencies, he made a decision to indication himself up because the inexplicable “Fingertips.” He’s yet another skill that the town of Louisville, KY, can state as homegrown — however when it was time and energy to research formally, Carr, at that time still an evergrowing Bush, going for the Cincinnati Conservatory. This is not really a performer whose professional profession started after university graduation, at all. The 12-year-old keyboardist going up his very own ensemble, Lou Bush’s Tickletoe Four. By age 16 he previously no further make use of for the previous homestead and strike the road using the touring sets of bandleaders such as for example Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse, and George Olsen. He continuing moving in one touring dance music group to another through the entire ’20s and ’30s as though any kind of prolonged commitment was the best hot potato. This era of his profession came to a detailed in tandem using the loss of life of bandleader Hal Kemp in 1941. The pianist have been touring with Kemp at that time; stranded in LA, he made a decision to negotiate there, then became a member of the Military from 1942 through 1945. He following emerged within the music business, as mentioned, in his part as a skill scout. Dipping his fingertips into a documenting session every once in awhile, Carr was especially effective providing a geniune instrumental ambience within the 1949 solitary entitled “Ragtime Cowboy Joe” from the duo of Jo Stafford and Paul Weston. The actual fact that this part became a large strike didn’t help Carr’s probabilities to convince his bosses from the commercial prospect of an all-piano recording within the same design. “Ivory Rag,” the very first solitary released from Carr’s fresh group of recordings, converted into an international strike. Quite a team of honky tonk pianists adopted suit to make records of the type. Under Carr’s name only, a discography is available that rivals the task of the very most prolific documenting artist. The design he made was coupled with every conceivable trend, including Spanish bullfight music. Undoubtedly, this resulted in open public burnout. The pianist transformed companies in the past due ’50s, moving to Warner Bros., where his duties shifted back again to the A&R setting. His biggest achievement for this firm was some comedy albums created with comedian Allan Sherman. Bush passed away in a vehicle accident, the unlucky nature of the tragedy compounded by the actual fact that he previously gotten a lot mileage from the name Carr. His marital background deserves a section alone, with multiple wives including vocal diva Margaret Whiting.
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1 | Release of his book, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter From Camp)" by Lou with Allan Sherman. |
2 | Ex-brother-in-law of Barbara Whiting. |
3 | Ex-son-in-law of Richard A. Whiting. |
4 | Was Allan Sherman's musical director on all his recordings. |
5 | 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." |
6 | 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
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Young Americans | 1970 | TV Movie arrangements | |
What's My Line? | 1953-1965 | TV Series composer - 60 episodes |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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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 | |
Isn't She Great | 2000 | writer: "Roller Coaster" | |
The King of Queens | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1997 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Simpsons | 1995 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Indian Summer | 1993 | writer: "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" | |
Reds | 1981 | writer: "Rattlesnake Rag" - as Louis F. Bush | |
What's My Line? | 1950 | TV Series writer: "Roller Coaster" |
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