The BusBoys
from Los Angeles, CA
Biography
The BusBoys were a Los Angeles-based rock roll band made up of five African-Americans and a Hispanic who played satirically upon their ethnic origins in songs with titles like There Goes the Neighborhood. They were formed in the late '70s with a lineup of brothers Brian O'Neal (keyboards, vocals) and Kevin O'Neal (bass, vocals), Gus Louderman (vocals), Mike Jones (keyboards, vocals), Victor Johnson (guitar), and Steve Felix (drums). Essentially a novelty act, they nevertheless impressed listeners with their energetic bar band rock. They reached their peak of national exposure when they appeared in the 1982 Eddie Murphy film #48 Hrs. Their two Arista albums reached the charts, as did the 1984 single Cleanin' Up the Town, which was featured in the film #Ghostbusters. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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