The songwriter and producer was best known for his innovative work with young country star Maren Morris.
,” which Busbee co-wrote, was nominated for best country song; the two rejoined for Morris’ follow-up record, this year’s equally eclectic “Girl.”
“I’m not a purist,” the producer said of his style. “Whatever the song needs is what it needs. And if it feels right? It is.”Busbee played classical piano as a child growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area; later, he studied jazz trombone at New Jersey’s William Paterson University before returning home and working as a music pastor at a church.
His professional path in Nashville was cleared by the veteran producer and songwriter Dann Huff, who signed Busbee to an early publishing deal around 2007. One of his first country hits was “Despite his success in country’s capital, Busbee continued to live in L.A., where he often worked in a cozy, gear-stuffed studio in Glassell Park. His survivors include his wife and their three young daughters.
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