Atcheson, Bobby, 1920-1978.

Fiddler/vocalist Bobby Atcheson, born April 1, 1920, near Dallas, Georgia, was a popular performer on the WSB "Barn Dance" radio program. Working on the show from 1944-46, Atcheson quickly became one of the program's most well-known musicians. On Atlanta's WATL, he and his wife, Jane, were featured as a vocal duo. Throughout his long career, Atcheson was a member of several country acts, including Bill Gatin's Jug Band; the Hoosier Playboys; Pop Eckler's Young'Uns; Pappy Slats's Kentucky Mountaineers; Uncle Billy Woods's Arkansas Travelers; the Peachtree Cowboys; and Lost John Miller and The Kentuckians. Atcheson, a still-life and landscape painter, began working in the art department at WSB-TV in 1962 and was a co-owner of Atlanta's popular Covered Wagon country music nightclub. He died in 1978.