Lou Busch(1910-1979)
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
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
during World War II, and became artists-and-repertoire director for
Capitol Records in Los Angeles. He arranged and conducted all of Allen
Sherman's novelty records. Joining ASCAP in 1951, he also composed the
popular songs "Ivory Rag", "Waltz in Ragtime", "My Birthday Comes on
Xmas", and "Tango Afrique".
