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Bob Atcher
Born:  May 11, 1914
Died:  October 30, 1993
WLS National Barn Dance
WBBM Chicago, IL
WIND Chicago, IL
WJJD Chicago, IL
WHAS Louisville, KY (1928)
WSB Atlanta, GA (1934)
WCHS Charleston, WV (1936)
WLS Chicago, IL (1948)

About The Artist

Bob was one of the stars of the WLS National Barn Dance. At one time, they called him the youngest old performer in radio as he had started his radio career when he was just a teenager of around 14. He was a native of Kentucky. Bob was attending Kentucky State University when he was only 14. He was studiying medicine and combining that with guitar playing and yodeling. He must have did well as he was soon singing on the radio rather doing an internship at some hospital. He toured the midwest for about 15 years. Its indicated that in 1934 he went to Chicago and began broadcasting coast to coast. About that same time, he teamed up with a young lady that was known on stage as "Bonnie Blue Eyes". Later on, Loeta Applegate, her real name and Bob were married.

Bob was said to have been under contract with several large recording companies and was musical director at two Chicago radio stations around 1942. He was also a songwriter.

Bob Atcher Guitar Course

Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)
 
Capitol
Rec. No. Side Song Title
  1007 A My Pillow Knows
  1007 B One Kind Word
  1147 A Guilty Conscience
  1147 B Walk, Chicken, Walk
  1258 B Blue Christmas
  1364 A Peek-A-Boo
  1364 B A Chain Around My Heart
  975 A Smoke Comes Out My Chimney
  975 B Ain't You Ashamed
 
Columbia
Rec. No. Side Song Title
  20024 A I Must Have Been Wrong
  20024 B I Want To Be Wanted
  20083 A One Little Raindrop Too Late
  20083 B Long Gone Baby
  20115 A I Traded In My Heart For A Tear
  20115 B A Long Road Ahead
  20134 B Time Alone
  20136 A Why Should I Cry Over You
  20138 A Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
  20138 B Honest I Do
  20145 B Let's Tell Our Dream To The Moon
  20159 A Walkin' The Floor Over You
  20170 A The Crying Song
  20318 A Crying Myself To Sleep
  20318 B You Are My Sunshine
  20319 A The Last Letter
  20319 B You're My Darling
  20332 A No One To Kiss Me Goodnight
  20332 B We Never Dream The Same Dream Twice
  20354 A Cool Water
  20354 B Pennsylvania Pal
  20363 A Wasted Tears
  20363 B On Account Of You
  20379 A I'll Never Grow Too Old To Love You
  20379 B I Don't Want Nobody
  20382 A Never Trust A Woman
  20382 B Don't Give Me Your Heart
  20393 A Signed, Sealed And Delivered
  20393 B Mountain Maw
  20410 A Your Broken Vow
  20410 B Down With The Feminine Gender
  20468 B In My Heart
  20481 A Barbara Allen #1
  20481 B Barbara Allen Part 2
  20482 A Methodist Pie
  20482 B Ladies Man
  20483 A Young Rogers
  20483 B Devlish Mary
  20484 A Old Smokey
  20484 B Hunters Of Kentucky
  20527 A Nobody Knows But Me And You
  20538 A Foggy Foggy Dew
  20538 B Blue Tail Fly
  20556 A Smiling With A Broken Heart
  20556 B Money, Marbles And Chalk
  20557 A Tennessee Border
  20557 B Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
  20608 A The Nightingale
  20608 B I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers
  20611 A Warm Red Wine
  20611 B Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
  20618 A Red River Valley
  20618 B Home On The Range
  20619 A Strawberry Roan
  20619 B Little Joe The Wrangler
  20620 A Cowboy's Dream
  20620 B Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
  20621 A The Old Chisholm Trail
  20621 B I've No Use For The Women
  20659 A To Make You Mine (Vbb)
  20659 B I Can't Think Of Love Without You
  36983 A I Want To Be Wanted
  36983 B I Must Have Been Wrong
  37173 A One Little Teardrop Too Late
  37173 B Long Gone Baby
  37326 A A Long Road Ahead
  37326 B I Traded In My Heart For A Tear
  37407 A Time Alone
  37407 B Pins And Needles
  37409 A Sorrow On My Mind
  37409 B Why Should I Cry Over You
  37411 A Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
  37411 B Honest I Do
  37418 B Let's Tell Our Dream To The Moon
  37432 A Walkin' The Floor Over You
  37443 A I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
  37443 B You Love Me Or You Don't
  37741 A You Are My Sunshine
  37741 B Crying Myself To Sleep
  37742 A You're My Darling
  37742 B Last Letter
  37755 B We Never Dream The Same Dream Twice
  37815 A Cool Water
  37878 A On Account Of You
  37878 B Wasted Tears
  37944 A I Don't Want Nobody
  37944 B I'll Never Grow Too Old To Love You
  37958 A Never Trust A Woman
  37958 B Don't Give Me Your Heart
  37991 A Signed, Sealed And Delivered
  37991 B Mountain Maw
  38132 A Your Broken Vow
  38132 B Down With The Feminine Gender
  6/13/56 A Little Joe The Wrangler
  6/13/56 B The Strawberry Roan
 
Conqueror
Rec. No. Side Song Title
  9338 A I Found My Cowgirl Sweetheart
  9338 B When The Locust Is In Bloom
  9348 A Going Home To Mother
  9363 B I'm Not Comin' Home Tonight
  9379 A I'm Thinking Tonight Of Two Blue Eyes
  9379 B You Love Me Or You Don't
  9380 A You're My Darling
  9380 B The Last Letter
  9672 A Answer To You Are My Sunshine
  9672 B Blues In Jail
  9673 A I'm Lending You To Uncle Sammy
  9673 B Are You Sure?
  9674 A Cool Water
  9674 B I Wish It Wasn't So
  9675 A Going South
  9815 A I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
  9815 B Take Me Back Again
  9816 A Now That You're Gone (Oh My Darling!)
  9817 A There'll Be A Day
  9817 B Will You Be True
 
Sparton
Rec. No. Side Song Title
  119 A High And Dry
  119 B Two Can Play Your Game
 
Vocalion
Rec. No. Side Song Title
  05001 B I've Found My Cowgirl Sweetheart
  05069 A Family Prayers
  05069 B Letter That Went To God
  05134 A I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
  05323 B Whisper Goodbye
  05370 A Crying Myself To Sleep