Like all the performing members of this historic country dynasty, this artist's real surname was Busbice. Joining up with brothers Wayne Busbice and Bernarr Busbice, they became the Busby Brothers, the latter mandolinist and singer morphing into Buzz Busby. The history of this group involves several different historical periods and locations. LeMoyne Busby was mostly involved in the brother band during the early years, the group evolving out of the simple childhood pleasures of playing music to entertain oneself. His later move to Texas, however, meant he was not part of the Busby Brothers' high-profile bluegrass activity on the Washington, D.C., scene decades later.

LeMoyne Busbice and his twin brother Temple Busbice were members of what amounted to two large families sharing farm chores in the provocative-sounding locale of Eros, LA. His father and uncle had between them a total of three girls and 11 boys, all of whom hung out working and playing together on the farm. These two senior figures were immediate musical inspirations, as both were song leaders in their churches. Growing up as the Depression dragged on, the children basically had to come up with their own amusements, including singing duets and quartets. They worked on polishing their harmonizing while toiling in the fields.

A crucial moment, or rather week, occurred during the early '40s. A neighbor bribed two of the boys into working his fields as well for the period in exchange for a fiddle and a guitar. The boy whose stage name would become LeMoyne Busby, at least temporarily, grabbed the fiddle and made immediate strides as a musician playing neighborhood barn dances. He joined the Air Force after his high school graduation; following this four-year stint he returned to playing clubs and dances in the environs of Monroe, LA. A shift to Irving, TX, was the next development.

LeMoyne Busby continued his musical activity there, bringing his wife Doris Busbice into the musical picture as a guitarist and singer. One of his regular East Texas venues was the Civic Lodge, where he and his wife apparently shared the stage with the Dixie Chicks. This was before the female country pop band both hit the big time and mouthed off about George W. Bush, with whom the couple also appeared on a fundraiser program when he was running for governor. LeMoyne and Doris Busbice relocated to Lindale, TX, in the mid-'90s, performing regularly at church events. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi