Atcher
Atcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bob Atcher (1914–1993), American musician *Randy Atcher Randall Ignatius Atcher (December 7, 1918 - October 9, 2002) was a Louisville, Kentucky, radio and television personality. Atcher was born in Tiptop, Kentucky, and by the age of 15 was an accomplished and favorite entertainer. Atcher played guit ... (1918–2002), American musician {{Short pages monitor ...
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Bob Atcher
James Robert Owen "Bob" Atcher (May 11, 1914 – October 31, 1993) was an American country musician. Biography Atcher was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, and learned violin and guitar from his father, who was a champion fiddle player. He started out on radio in Louisville on WHAS, and was offered spots on a number of other stations in the American South and Midwest. In 1939, he was offered a regular gig on Chicago station WBBM which was broadcast nationally by CBS. The show made him a national star, and he signed with ARC just before CBS bought the company. After the purchase Atcher was transferred to Okeh Records and then to Columbia Records, both CBS subsidiaries. Productive Years Between 1939 and 1942, he recorded many duets with Loeta Applegate, who went by the stage name "Bonnie Blue Eyes." Among these was the first No. 1 of Jimmie Davis' " You Are My Sunshine". He scored two solo hits with versions of " I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" and ...
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