Before the stadium lights, there was the street.
A celebration of the musicians, comedians and performers who started from nothing — busking for coins before the world heard their name.
Single-page HTML (index.html) — self-contained, no build step required. Open in any browser.
Sections: Hero → Stats → Famous Buskers Grid → Stories → Why Busking Matters → Submit a Busker → Footer
Stack: Pure HTML/CSS, Google Fonts (Playfair Display + Inter), vanilla JS for scroll effects. Zero dependencies.
Color palette: Dark charcoal (#0C0A07) + warm amber (#D4891E) + ivory (#F8F4EC)
| Artist | City | Era |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Sheeran | London | 2004–2009 |
| Tracy Chapman | Cambridge MA | 1982–1987 |
| Glen Hansard | Dublin | 1985–1996 |
| Jewel | San Diego | 1993–1994 |
| Beck | New York City | 1987–1991 |
| Madeleine Peyroux | Paris | 1988–1993 |
| Dave Chappelle | NYC & D.C. | Mid-1980s |
| Sugar Blue | New York City | 1972–1978 |
| Damien Rice | Rome & Dublin | 1998–2000 |
| Passenger | Brighton & London | 2003–2009 |
| Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | Chicago | 1930s–1940s |
| Annie Raines | Cambridge MA | 1980s |
Deployed to Cloudflare Pages at busk.co.
# From autohub directory
npm run deploy:pages -- --slug=busk-co --dir=/Users/jgarturo/Projects/OpenAI/busk-co --domain=busk.coKnow a busker we've missed? Use the Submit form on the site, or open an issue on this repo.
Built by Auto Jack · 2026