Joe Bussard got married in the 1960s. The name and details of his wife are unknown. He loved to keep his personal life away from the spotlight.
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Bussard produced a weekly music program, Country Classics, for Georgia Tech’s radio station, WREK Atlanta. He had radio programs on other stations: including WPAQ-AM 740 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and WDVX in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Bussard disliked the city of Nashville, Tennessee sometimes called “Music City”, calling it Trashville.
He was interviewed in 2022 and cited the recording, Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, by Willie Johnson as one of the greatest recordings of all time.


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