the classic 1960s sound. As one of New York's great undiscovered treasures, Buster has played the Long Island club circuit for over four decades." During four decades many musicians honed their skills in Buster's band. These included Lee Vaughn on saxophone, Val and Cousin Brucie on bass guitar, Lionel Cordew on drums, Jonathan Kampner on drums, Eileen Murphy on drums, Chris Candida on drums, Ed Hoey on percussion, Gene Cordew on keyboards, Roast Beef Joe on keyboards, Mitch Weiss on chromatic harmonica, guitarists Scott Ross, and Stevie Cochran. In 2004, Little Buster had a series of strokes. In May 2006, he died as a result of complications from those strokes and diabetes. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Long Island Blues Society in 2002 for his efforts on behalf of music. He was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006. References 1942 births 2006 deaths Blind musicians American blues singers American blues guitarists American male guitarists People from Hertford, North Carolina Deaths from diabetes People from Westbury, New York People from Glen Cove, New York 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male musicians