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Busby had recordings on many labels. His early recordings mainly resided on Starday, or Mercury-Starday. He would also record on Webco, Mount Vernon, and many others.

Mercury-Starday was a label for the more well known or successful artists on Starday. Busby was perhaps able to be a part of the Mercury-Starday group because his music, though keeping many traditional bluegrass sounds, was atypical of the popular sounds in Nashville at this time.

Starday began releasing old recordings of Busby's music, even as late as the early 2000's, almost 50 years after they were recorded.

. “Buzz has always been kind of a legendary figure. He expanded the form while maintaining the emotional integrity of the music in a way very few people could. Always a tremendous musical competence, though sometimes a little less control exerted on his personal life. But he fathered the scene.”

In 1965 Rebel Records released Mandolin Twist featuring Buzz Busby, Charlie Waller and Tom Gray.

Busby's song Lost was released in 1957 on Carol Records.

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

Busby's release of Talking Banjo in 1958 was the beginning of the boom of record releases from D.C. based bluegrass artists.

Much of the start of Busby's career could be credited to the exposure gained on the show Hayloft Hoedown.

Busby, along with Pete Pike and The Bayou Boys, competed in the National Championship County Music Contest in 1954 and won first prize.

Busby's Brother, Wayne Busbice, was also involved in the music industry.


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