Lou Busch (1910-1979)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Louis Ferdinand Busch was an American record producer, musician and songwriter born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was best known for performing as a pianist under the nickname Joe "Fingers" Carr.
Perhaps his biggest successes were Ivory Rag (1950) , Portuguese Washerwoman and Sam's Song
He died in Camarillo, California.

Websites:
	Lou Busch	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Lou Busch	List of 18 historic recordings from 1940 to 1963.

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Ragtime Music CDs:
Lincoln Mayorga	Sophisticated Innocence	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Bill Edwards	Championship Old-Time Piano IV
Bill Edwards	Syncopated Safari

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 21 works by Lou Busch (1910-1979). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Fourth Man Rag	1950	Dick Hamilton (words) Jill Leland (words)
Ivory Rag (w&m)	1950	Jack Elliott (co-author) Louis Busch as Joe ''Fingers'' Carr (perf.) Benny Strong (perf.)
Fingers Medley	1950s
Two Dollar Rag	1950s
Waltz in Ragtime	1951
Boogie Woogie Rag	1952
Carr's Hop	1952
Finicky Fingers	1952		Pub.
Raggedy-Ann Rag	1952		Pub.
Rapscallion Rag	1952		Pub.
Rattlesnake Rag	1952	Eddie Hanson (co-author)	Pub.
⇑ Tin Pan Rag	1952		Pub.
Barky Roll Stomp	1955
Doo Wacky Rag	1956
Hook and Ladder Rag	1956
Picadilly Rag	1956
Hot Potatoes	1958
Looney Louie	1958
Baked Alaska	1959
Ironfingers Rag	1960	Alvino Rey (words)
Piano Picker Rag	1966

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	L. Busch	Ivory Rag (2:29)	Louis Busch as Joe ''Fingers'' Carr