Born and raised in Detroit Michigan, Arthur "Buster" Marbury III began his career in music at the age of 15. His credits as a drummer and record producer are legendary in Detroit music circles. He toured extensively with the Temptations, and in his 30+ years of performing appeared with some of the biggest names in the music business including the Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Was Not Was, Helen Terry, The Clark Sisters, Randy Crawford, Vesta Williams, The Floaters and Luther Vandross. During the 70's he was also a member of the Flaming Emeralds who recorded for Detroit based Fee Records and regularly supported in-house acts such as Bill Merriweather and Carol Anderson.
Buster was also a prolific writer penning songs for his wife Teresa Marbury (aka Tivaday) on her Mar-Lo Records album "Not an Ordinary Girl", the Temptations (most notably on "Phoenix Rising" and "Awesome") as well as co-writing and co-producing the recent Mar-Lo Records/It's Soul Time! Records release, "I Can Give You Love" and "I Keep Running Back" by Serieiux featuring G.C. Cameron
Buster had recently been hospitalized in Detroit with serious health problems and local musicians and performers came to his aid by performing at a series of benefits. Buster sadly passed last week and was laid to rest on May 26th 2009 at the Second Ebenezer Church in his home city of Detroit.
"The untimely death of Buster is a tremendous loss. I will always treasure the memories of him and will miss him with all my heart" - Ron Tyson (Temptations)
