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Spotlight Song For Week Ending January 31, 2015 — “Ode To Billie Joe”

SONGWRITER: Possessing a B-Side of the Country Rock song known as “Mississippi Delta,” and originally recorded at Capitol Studio C in Hollywood, California on July 10, 1967, “Ode To Billie Joe” was written by Roberta Lee Streeter, who was much … Continue reading

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Blasts From The Past For Week Ending January 17, 2015

BLASTS: Blasts From The Past is all about little tidbits of Classic Country Music history that we, the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses, find very enlightening and very entertaining. So, sit back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your … Continue reading

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Pull The Train! — January 2015 Newsletter For The Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club (Special Dedication To Billy Walker)

FOUNDER’S CORNER: January 2015 sure has been a very rough month for us here at classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com., as it has been for all of Country Music in general, because not only are we the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses experiencing … Continue reading

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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For January 2015 — Mandy Barnett

This is the 21st Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran series) BORN: Born Amanda Carol Barnett on September 28, 1975 in the small town of Crossville, on top of the Cumberland Plateau, in the … Continue reading

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Blasts From The Past For Week Ending December 20, 2014

BLASTS: Blasts From The Past is all about little tidbits of Classic Country Music the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses find very enlightening and very entertaining. So, settle back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your feet up, and … Continue reading

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending December 13, 2014 — “Frosty The Snowman”

GENE AUTRY Originally recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys on the Columbia Records label in 1950, and known as both “Frosty The Snow Man” and “Frosty The Snowman,” this Christmas Classic, that reached the Number Three position … Continue reading

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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For December 2014 — In Memory Of The Icon Of The Grand Ole Opry Little Jimmy Dickens

(This is the 20th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran series) (It is with the deepest sadness that the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses now must turn this Spotlight Legend Of The Month … Continue reading

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending November 1, 2014 — “For The Good Times”

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON: Possessing a B-Side of “Grazin’ In Greener Pastures,” and written by the Country Music Hall of Fame member Kris Kristofferson, who’s other songwriting credits include “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” by Johnny Cash, “Help Me Make It Through The … Continue reading

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending October 25, 2014 — “It Was Almost Like A Song”

ARCHIE JORDAN: A dramatic piano-based song showcasing Ronnie Milsap’s soaring vocal range “It Was Almost Like A Song” possesses a B-Side of “It Don’t Hurt To Dream” and was co-written by Archie Jordan about his conversion to Christianity. Archie Jordan … Continue reading

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending October 18, 2014 — “Country Hall Of Fame”

HANK LOCKLIN: Born on February 15, 1918 in McClellan, near Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle, and near the Emerald Coast of the Sunshine State, that is highly regarded as the “Playground of the Gulfcoast,” Lawrence Hankins Locklin was a famous … Continue reading

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