Biography
Randall Atcher
Effective period / Period of releases: 1940
Randall "Randy" Atcher (December 7, 1918 – October 9, 2002) was an American country musician.Atcher was born in Tiptop, Kentucky, the fifth in a family of eight. Soon after his birth his family moved to North Dakota, and then back to Kentucky when he was twelve. As a high schooler, Atcher played guitar and mandolin on WHAS radio in Louisville.
In 1938, he left Louisville for Chicago and put a band together there. He won slots performing on WJJD and WBBM and became a local star; he also recorded occasionally with his older brother, Bob Atcher.