Buddy Starcher

Originally released on his own label in 1965, it was re-released on the larger and better distributed Boone Records in 1966. 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". The re-released single hit No. 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the album of the same name from which it was drawn peaked at No. 37 on the US Country Albums chart. His wife, Mary Ann Starcher (née Estes), was also a musician and often appeared with him on his television show.

• Name — Buddy Starcher • Birth Name — Oby Edgar Starcher • Born — 16 March 1906 • Origin — Ripley, West Virginia, U.S. • Died — 2 November 2001 • Place of death — Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. • Genre — Country • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1946–1967 • Label — 4 Star, Boone

• 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

• Year — Single — Chart Positions — Album • US Country — US • 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