Oral history interview with Bob Atcher; 1974 June 11; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 June 11.

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Oral history interview with Bob Atcher; 1974 June 11; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 June 11.

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Recording artist Bob Atcher discusses his career in country music. Discussion includes his television career in Chicago; working with Bob Wills; demise of the WLS National Barn Dance; the role of unions in country music; and the comedy of Karl Davis and Lulu Belle Wiseman.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 32 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097780

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Atcher, Bob 1914-1993

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Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...

Atcher, Bob

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Country music recording artist and radio performer. Born May 11, 1914. Died October 31, 1993. Full name: Robert Owen Atcher. Career active 1930s-early 1970s. Appeared as a regular performer on the WLS and WGN National Barn Dance from the 1940s-1971. From the description of Oral history interview with Bob Atcher; 1987 May 1; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1987 May 1. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841374 From the descript...