Buddy Starcher

b. Oby Edgar Starcher, 16 March 1906, Kentuck, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, d. 2 November 2001. Starcher first learned to play banjo but later became an outstanding guitarist. In 1928, he was probably the first hillbilly artist to appear on radio in the Baltimore area. Between 1930 and 1960, he continually moved around, not only playing venues in his home state, Virginia and Kentucky (especially Charleston and Fairmont), but further afield to Miami, Iowa and Philadelphia. In 1946, he recorded in Chicago for Four Star, including his best-known song, ‘I'll Still Write You...