Background
Gerald Busby was born on December 16, 1935 in Abilene, Texas, United States. He is a son of James Hogg and Nely Mae Busby.
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Gerald Busby attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, Tyler Junior College, Baylor University. In 1960 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.
Career
In 1966 Gerald Busby debuted as a pianist at Town Hall. In 1977, with the assistance of Virgil Thomson, he moved to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City where he has written most of his work. Living at the Hotel Chelsea brought him into contact with numerous cultural figures. One of them was dancer Rudolf Nureyev and his then-partner Wallace Potts. Potts gave Paul Taylor a recording by Busby's music, which led to Busby writing the score for Taylor's dance Runes as well as Robert Altman's film 3 Women.
