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Buzz Busby: Father of Washington, DC, Bluegrass

by Kip Lornell & Tom MIndte

Published by University of Illinois Press - 245 pages
Iincludes discography

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Buzz Busby's move to Washington, DC, in 1951 helped launch bluegrass in the nation's capital while the intensity of his mandolin playing drew raves for its unrelenting pace and innovative style. His high lonesome singing rivaled that of Bill Monroe. Kip Lomeli and Tom Mindte draw on interviews and some fifty hours of Busby speaking about his life to tell the story of a largely forgotten bluegrass virtuoso.

Busby and his band the Bayou Boys stood front and center on a mid-1950s DC-area TV show that, though short-lived, catalyzed the formation of the city's bluegrass community. Time with the Louisiana Hayride and classic if little-heard bluegrass sides like
"Lonesome Wind" seemed to promise a bright future. But a devastating car wreck and a host of legal and personal troubles triggered a long decline into drug and alcohol abuse that undermined Busby's career and led him to sum up, "I started at the top and diligently
worked my way to the bottom:'

Entertaining and vivid, Buzz Busby tells the story of a musician's musician and his
hardscrabble life in bluegrass.

Published by University of Illinois Press - 245 pages

CDs featuring Tom Mindte:

CD-242

Tom Mindte
Something I've Been Working On
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CD-341

Tom Mindte, Mason Via & Ben Somerville
Christmas EP
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CD-330

Tom Mindte, Mason Via & Ben Somerville
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CD-312

Tom Mindte & Mason Via
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CD-237

Jeremy Stephens &
Tom Mindte
Live in Canada
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CD-215

Tom Mindte & Jeremy
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CD-152

Stephens & Mindte
Old Time Duets
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CD-020

Barnett & Mindte
Duets
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CD-209

Tom Mindte

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