Bernarr Graham Busbice (September 6, 1933 – January 5, 2003), known professionally as Buzz Busby, was an American bluegrass musician, known for his mandolin style and high tenor voice.

In addition to running the family cotton farm, Oates was involved in local politics and Talithe (Fay) was a school teacher.

[2] Busby, Clement and Scotty Stoneman played locally at first, then did stints at WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia and WCOP in Boston.

In 1953, Busby and his new partner Pete Pike (guitar) began playing at Pine Tavern, a DC night club.

The radio show featured lightning-fast renditions of popular bluegrass and country songs, usually performed in a key or two higher than the original.

Busby and Pike, Along with Donnie Bryant, Scotty Stoneman and Lee Cole on bass won first place in the contest.

The show was immensely popular, employing newly developed video special effects to add to the appeal of the program.

He and the band, which consisted of Charlie Waller (guitar), Lee Cole (bass) and Don Stover (banjo) performed every Saturday night on the Hayride and toured the South during the week.

On July 4, 1957, Busby, Trull and Eddie Adcock were involved in a serious automobile accident while traveling from North Beach, Maryland back to Washington.

In order to fill the scheduled club dates that Busby and Trull were unable to play, Charlie Waller recruited John Duffey and Bill Emerson.

"[2] During this period he formed partnerships of varying lengths with Bill Harrell, Jack Fincham, and Leon Morris, Band members included his brother Wayne Busbice, Dudley Connell, Richard Underwood and Eddie Stubbs.

When listening to Buzz's recordings one will likely hear the hair-raising, pain-filled, hard-core lonesome bluegrass sound that mirrored his own difficult life.

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

Studio musicians include Pete Pike, Charlie Waller, Scotty Stoneman, Don Stover, Carl Nelson and Bill Emerson.