Buddy Starcher


















Buddy Starcher
Birth nameOby Edgar Starcher
Born
(1906-03-16)March 16, 1906
OriginRipley, West Virginia
DiedNovember 2, 2001(2001-11-02) (aged 95)
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1946-1967
Labels
4 Star, Boone

Buddy Starcher (born Oby Edgar Starcher; 16 March 1906, Ripley, West Virginia — died 2 November 2001, Harrisonburg, Virginia) was an American country singer whose first record releases were in 1946,[1] although he had been performing since his teens, often billed as "The Boy from Down Home".[2]


He starred on his own show on WCHS-TV from 1960 to 1966, and ran a record label named B.E.S. (for his initials) during this time.[3] However, he is best known for his spoken word recording entitled "History Repeats Itself", written with Minnie Pearl. Originally released on his own label in 1965,[4] it was re-released on the larger and better distributed Boone Records in 1966. The track recounts uncanny similarities between the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, accompanied by a musical background featuring "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "America the Beautiful".[5]


The re-released single hit No. 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart[6] and the album of the same name from which it was drawn peaked at No. 37 on the U.S. Country Albums chart.[7]


His wife, Mary Ann Starcher (née Estes), was also a musician and often appeared with him on his television show.[8]




Contents





  • 1 Discography

    • 1.1 Albums


    • 1.2 Singles



  • 2 References




Discography



Albums

























Year
Album

US Country
Label
1962

Buddy Starcher and His Mountain Guitar

Starday
1966

History Repeats Itself
37
Decca
1967

Just Buddy and His Guitar No. 1

Bluebonnet

Country Soul and Inspiration

Heartwarming
1986

Me and My Guitar (Bootleg Re-issue of 1967 album for Bluebonnet)

Old Homestead


Singles





















Year
Single
Chart Positions
Album

US Country

US
[9]
1949
"I'll Still Write Your Name in the Sand"
8

single only
1966
"History Repeats Itself"
2
39

History Repeats Itself
"Day of Decision"

131


References




  1. ^ http://countrydiscography.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/buddy-starcher.html


  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Country Music, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2012


  3. ^ http://www.45cat.com/label/bes


  4. ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/nc081590us


  5. ^ Wolk, Douglas (2009-04-20). "Flukes of the Universe". Slate. Retrieved 2015-01-09..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  6. ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000


  7. ^ Buddy Starcher at Allmusic.com


  8. ^ Ivan Tribe, Mountaineer Jamboree: Country Music in West Virginia, 1996


  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 848. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.










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