Buddy Spicher
Encyclopedia
Buddy Spicher is an American
fiddle
player.
Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams
, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow
, the Charles River Valley Boys
.
Spicher became a Nashville
-based session musician, backing the likes of Bob Dylan
. He was also one of the band members of Area Code 615 with other Nashville sessions musicians and Asleep at the Wheel
.
Buddy can be heard playing the fiddle ("vioin" in the credits on the record jacket) on Christian singer Don Francisco
's 1977 album Forgiven. Most of the tracks feature the violin, including the Dove-award winning "He's Alive
".
He joined producers Randall Franks
and Alan Autry
for the In the Heat of the Night
cast CD “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” performing on "Christmas Time's A Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA for one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers. He also shared his talents on the feature performance of "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella" by late TV legend Carroll O'Connor
.
He can also be heard on Amarillo By Morning.
He has a brother, Bobby, who also is a musician.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
player.
Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams
Audrey Williams
Audrey Mae Sheppard , better known as Audrey Williams, was an American musician and the first wife of country music icon Hank Williams, mother of Hank Williams, Jr...
, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow
Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
, the Charles River Valley Boys
Charles River Valley Boys
The Charles River Valley Boys were an American bluegrass group who toured and recorded in the 1960s and were best known for their 1966 album, Beatle Country, presenting bluegrass versions of songs by The Beatles.-History:...
.
Spicher became a Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
-based session musician, backing the likes of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
. He was also one of the band members of Area Code 615 with other Nashville sessions musicians and Asleep at the Wheel
Asleep at the Wheel
Asleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty...
.
Buddy can be heard playing the fiddle ("vioin" in the credits on the record jacket) on Christian singer Don Francisco
Don Francisco (Christian musician)
Don Francisco is an independent American singer, songwriter, and musician, specialising in the field of contemporary Christian music. He has won two Dove awards, 1980 song of the year , and 1980 Songwriter of the year....
's 1977 album Forgiven. Most of the tracks feature the violin, including the Dove-award winning "He's Alive
He's Alive
"He's Alive" is a fourth-season episode of The Twilight Zone. It tells of an American neo-Nazi who is inspired by the ghost of Adolf Hitler...
".
He joined producers Randall Franks
Randall Franks
Randall Franks is an award-winning bluegrass singer and musician who plays fiddle, mandolin, guitar and mountain dulcimer. He was recognized by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in 2010 as a Bluegrass Legend; inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004; and was designated...
and Alan Autry
Alan Autry
Carlos Alan Autry is an American actor, politician, and former National Football League football player. He is best known for his role as Captain Bubba Skinner on the television series In the Heat of the Night; he also has been in numerous movies and other television shows...
for the In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
In the Heat of the Night is a television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995...
cast CD “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” performing on "Christmas Time's A Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA for one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers. He also shared his talents on the feature performance of "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella" by late TV legend Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
John Carroll O'Connor best known as Carroll O'Connor, was an American actor, producer and director whose television career spanned four decades...
.
He can also be heard on Amarillo By Morning.
He has a brother, Bobby, who also is a musician.