Buddy Starcher
Buddy Starcher (born Oby Edgar Starcher, 16 March 1906, Ripley, West Virginia — died 2 November 2001, Harrisonburg, Virginia) was an American country singer. He starred on his own show on WCHS-TV from 1960 to 1966. However, he is best known for his 1966 spoken word recording entitled "History Repeats Itself", written with Minnie Pearl and released on Boone Records. 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".[1]
The single hit No. 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and the album of the same name from which it was drawn peaked at No. 37 on the U.S. Country Albums chart.[3]
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
[4] |
| 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
- ↑ Wolk, Douglas (2009-04-20). "Flukes of the Universe". Slate. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
- ↑ Buddy Starcher at Allmusic.com
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 848. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.