Lou Busch was an American record producer, musician, and songwriter, best known for performing, as a pianist under the pseudonym Joe "Fingers" Carr. Busch (né Bush) was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky during the ragtime and early jazz age. He quickly showed an aptitude for music, and by age 12 was already leading a ragtime and jazz band, Lou Bush and His Tickle Toe Four. At 16, he left school and home for a career as a professional musician. This was interrupted by World War II, where Busch spent three years in the Army. After his tour of duty, Busch returned to the music business. It was around this time that singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer was recruiting artists and employees for his recently formed label, Capitol Records, so Busch was hired for the radio transcription service in 1946. One summer, Busch played piano for singer Jo Stafford and conductor Paul Weston on the hit record Ragtime Cowboy Joe. The success encouraged both him and the label to release his own original single, "Ivory Rag", early in 1950. This single was released by him, with help from his vocal backup group, the Carr Hops, in 1952. The single is in Very Good Plus condition.

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