Tag Archives: Buck Owens

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For November 2014 — Roy Nichols

Posted on November 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 18th Spotlight Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Roy Ernest Nichols was born on October 21, 1932 in Chandler, Arizona near Phoenix and the Gila Indian Community of the Pee-Posh, Maricopa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Arizona, Bakersfield, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Buck Owens, California, Carnegie Hall, Central Valley, Country Music, Ferlin Husky, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Canyon, Hank Williams, Jean Shepard, Johny Cash, Las Vegas, Maddox Brothers and Sister Rose, Madison Square Garden, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Nevada, New York, New York City, NYC, Patsy Cline, Phoenix, Roy Nichols, San Joaquin, San Joaquin Valley, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Sons of the San Joaquin, Tennessee, The White House, Washington, Western Music Hall of Fame, Wynn Stewart | 18 Comments

Classic Country Music Blasts From The Past For Week Ending October 11, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

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

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Atlanta, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Buck Owens, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dottie West, Ernest Tubb, Family Feud, Floyd Tillman, Georgia, Grady Martin, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Hee Haw, Hee Haw Gospel Quartet, Jimmy Wakely, Kenny Price, Lulu Roman, Margaret Whiting, Marty Robbins, Nashville, Ralph Peer, Ray Stevens, Roger Miller, Roy Clark, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee | 265 Comments

Pull The Train! — October 2014 Newsletter For the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club

Posted on October 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDER’S CORNER: A whole lot of new and exciting things are happening with the Society of Old Farts and Jackasses including a name change that more appropriately fits us. We are still the same Classic Country Music loving Society we … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged Academy Awards, Academy of Country Music, ACMs, Alan Jackson, Archie Campbell, Arthur Godfrey, Atlanta, Bill Anderson, Bill Carlisle, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bluegrass music, Bobby Bare, Bobby Braddock, Boston, Brenda Lee, Bristol Sessions, Buck Owens, Buddy Holley, Burl Ives, Canada, Carl Smith, Carlene Carter, Carnegie Hall, Carson Robinson, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins, Chicago, Cincinnati, CMA, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Countrypolitan, Cowboy Copas, Cowboy Jack Clement, Dale Evans, DeFord Bailey, Delmore Brothers, Doc Watson, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Don Williams, Dottie West, Earl Thomas Conley, Eddie Arnold, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, Faron Young, Ferlin Husky, Flatt and Scruggs, Floyd Cramer, Foggy Mountain Boys, Folk Music, Garndpa Jones, Gene Autry, Gene Vincent, Gene Watson, George D. Hay, George Hamilton IV, George Jones, George Morgan, George Strait, Georgia, Glen Campbell, Golden Voice Awards, Gospel Music, Grammy Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Great Lakes, Guinness Book of World Records, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams, Hawaii, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Hee Haw, Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Homer and Jethro, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jack Anglin, Jean Shepard, Jerry Reed, Jim Reeves, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Wakely, Jo Stafford, John Carter Cash, Johnnie and Jack, Johnny Cash, Johnny Wright, Judy Garland, June Carter Cash, Kansas, Kansas City, Kenny Price, Kentucky, Kitty Wells, Kris Kristofferson, Lacy J. Dalton, Lake Michigan, Las Vegas, Lefty Frizzell, Leo Fender, Les Paul, Little Jimmy Dickens, Loretta Lynn, Louisiana, Louisiana Hayride, Mandy Barnett, Marty Robbins, Massachusetts, Maybelle Carter, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Merle Travis, Mickey Newbury, Milwaukee, Minnie Pearl, Missouri, Montreal, Moon Mullican, Music Row, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Sound, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, New York City, Norma Jean, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, NYC, Ohio, Oscars, Owen Bradley, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, patsy Montana, Patti Page, Pee Wee King, Pop Music, Porter Wagoner, Quebec, Ralph Emery, Ray Price, RCA Studio B, Red Foley, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Miller, Rolling Stones Magazine, Roy Acuff, Roy Clark, Shirley Temple, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Sonny James, South Carolina, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tex Williams, Texas, The Carter Family, The Louvin Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Vernon Dalhart, Virginia, Waylon Jennings, Webb Pierce, Willie Nelson, Wisconsin, World War Two, WWII | 22 Comments

Pull The Train! — September 2014 Premiere Edition Of The Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club Monthly Newsletter

Posted on September 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDER’S CORNER: On June 15 2013 we, the Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, gave birth to a Classic Country Music blog here on wordpress.com. Over the past year you, our many fans, have enabled us to grow by leaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged Aaron Neville, Acuff-Rose Music, Alabama, Alison Krauss, Anita Kerr Singers, Appalachian Mountains, Asleep at the Wheel, Atlanta, Bakersfield Sound, Bashful Brother Oswald, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Botswana, Brenda Lee, Bristol Sessions, Broadway, Buck Owens, Cal Smith, California, Carnegie Hall, Charleston, Chicago, CMA, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Movies, Dallas, David Allan Coe, Drifting Cowboys, Dwight Yoakim, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Emmett Miller, Ernest Tubb, Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Fan Club, Fats Domino, Five Star Jubilee, Floyd Cramer, Folk Music, Fred Rose, Frosty the Snowman, Fruit Jar Drinkers, Gene Autry, George D. Hay, George Jones, Georgia, Gospel Music, Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Junior, Harlan Howard, Helen Carter, Hollywood Walk of Fame, honky-tonk, Illinois, Indiana, Iwo Jima, Jack Greene, JFK, Jim Reeves, Jimmie Davis, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Dorsey, John F. Kennedy, Johnny Cash, Kennedy Center, Kentucky, Knoxville, Lefty Frizzell, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Louis Armstrong, Louisiana, Louisiana Hayride, Louisville, Luke the Drifter, Lynryd Skynyrd, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Midnight Jamboree, Minnie Pearl, Mississippi, Montgomery, Moon Mullican, Namibia, Nashville, Nashville Sound, National Barn Dance, New Mexico, New Orleans, New Year's, New Year's Day, New York, New York City, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, North Carolina, NYC, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, Patti Page, Pop Music, Pulitzer Prize, Ray Charles, Red Cross, Red Foley, Red Skelton, Renfro Valley Barn Dance, Riley Puckett, Rock and Roll, Roy Acuff, Roy Orbison, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rufus Payne, Ryman, Ryman Auditorium, San Antonio, Santa Claus, Santa Fe, Shakespeare, Shreveport, Skillet Lickers, Smoky Mountains, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Soofaj Nashville, South Africa, Tennessee, Tex Ritter, Texas, Texas Playboys, Texas Troubadors, The Andrews Sisters, The Everly Brothers, Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Duncan, Tompall Glaser, Tony Bennett, Tulsa, Uncle Dave Macon, Vaudeville, Victor Talking Machine Company, Virginia, Wabash Cannonball, Washington, Washington D.C., Waylon Jennings, West Virginia, Western Swing, Will Rodgers, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Willie Nelson, World War II, World War Two, WSM, WV, WWII, Zimbabwe | 12 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For August 2014 — Buck Owens Right Arm Man Don Rich

Posted on August 7, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 15th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) YOUTH: Much better known as Buck Owens right arm man Donald Eugene Ulrich was born on August 15, 1941 in Olympia, Washington near … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Bakersfield, Bakersfield Sound, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bluegrass music, Buck Owens, Buddy Alan, California, Carnegie Hall, Cascades, Country Music, Don Rich, Doyle Holly, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Hee Haw, Japan, Johnny Russell, London, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Morro Bay, Nashville, New York, New York City, New Zealand, NYC, Olympia, Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound, Roy Clark, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tacoma, Tennessee, The Buckaroos, The White House, Tom Brumley, Washington, Washington D.C., Willie Cantu | 7 Comments

Questions And Answers — A New Feature From The Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses

Posted on July 30, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

Many of our loyal Classic Country Music fans have contacted us looking for answers for questions they have had pertaining to Traditional Country Music. So, we, the Society of Old Farts and Jackasses have decided we would start a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions And Answers | Tagged Billy Walker, Buck Owens, Country Music, Dave Dudley, Kris Kristofferson, Nashville, Porter Wagoner, Societyofoldfartsandjackasses, Tennessee, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson | 4 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending July 19, 2014 — “Life Turned Her That Way”

Posted on July 20, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

HARLAN HOWARD: With one of the most extensive list of popular Country Music songs ever written, over a songwriting career that spanned more than six decades, and who’s Hits were recorded by almost every Major Star of Country Music, “Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Baltimore, Bobby Braddock, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard, Kitty Wells, Little Jimmy Dickens, Maryland, Mel Tillis, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Patsy Cline, Patty Lovelace, Ray Price, Ricky Van Shelton, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Tompall Glaser, Willie Nelson | 7 Comments

Top Country Music Songs of 1974

Posted on May 4, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

MIA FARROW: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1974 saw the premiere of People Weekly Magazine, with Maria de Lourdes Villiers, who was much better known as Mia Farrow, on its cover. Mia Farrow starred in the Psychological Horror motion … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Agatha Cristie, Al Downing, Anne Murray, Arkansas, Association of Country Entertainers, Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Babe Ruth, Bakersfield Sound, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Billy Swan, Black Sabbath, Bobby Bare, Buck Owens, Cal Smith, California, Charlie Rich, CMA, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, D&D, Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, Dave Arneson, Deep Purple, Dolly Parton, Don Rich, Don Williams, Donna Fargo, Dungeons and Dragons, Earth Wind and Fire, Eddie Rabbitt, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Gary Gygax, George Jones, Georgia, Grand Ole Opry, Guinness Book of World Records, Hank Aaron, Hank Snow, John Denver, Johnny Rodriguez, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lynn Anderson, Melba Montgomery, Merle Haggard, Mia Farrow, Mickey Gilley, Nashville, Olivia Newton-John, Oscars, People Magazine, People Weekly, People Weekly Magazine, Porter Wagoner, Rare Earth, Richard Nixon, Ronnie Milsap, Rubik's Cube, Ryman Auditorium, Seals and Crofts, Sonny James, Spokane, Stephen King, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, The Eagles, Tom T. Hall, Washington, Waylon Jennings, World's Fair | 12 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For May 2014 — Roy Clark

Posted on May 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 12th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Born on April 15, 1933 in the small rural area of Meherrin, in the south-central section of the Commonwealth of Virginia, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Beverly Hillbillies, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bing Crosby, Boots Randolph, Branson, Buck Owens, Buck Trent, Burl Ives, Captain and Tennille, Charlie McCoy, Chet Atkins, Cheyenne, Chicago, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Danny Davis, Disney World, Disneyland, EPCOT, Flip Wilson, Floyd Cramer, Glen Campbell, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Penny, Hank Williams, Hee Haw, Jackie Gleason, Jethro Burns, Jimmy Dean, Johnnie Gimbel, Lawrence Welk, Mel Tillis, Missouri, Nashville, Nashville Sound, New York, New York City, NYC, Oklahoma, Opryland, Roy Clark, Staten Island, Tennessee, Texas, The Muppets, The Odd Couple, The Tonight Show, Tulsa, Virginia, Wanda Jackson, Washington D.C., Wyoming | 11 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1972

Posted on April 18, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SHOW BOAT: The wonderful word of Entertainment in the Leap Year 1972 saw the Musical Romantic Dramatic motion picture known as Show Boat, that had been filmed as a Part-Talkie in 1929, with it’s third adaptation, a Sound Musical shot … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Al Pacino, Bashful Brother Oswald, Betty Grable, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Blackjack, Bluegrass music, Bob Barker, Boston, Boston Marathon, Broadway, Buck Owens, California, Central Park, Charley Pride, Charlie Chaplin, Chuck E. Cheese's, CMA, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Magazine, Dan Gable, Dave Wottle, Doc Watson, Don Gibson, Donna Fargo, Earl Scruggs, Fan Fair, Faron Young, Flatt and Scruggs, Frank Shorter, Freddie Hart, Gene Hackman, Georgia, Germany, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams Junior, Hee Haw, Isaac Hayes, Jane Fonda, Jefferson Davis, Jerry Wallace, Jimmy Martin, LA, Leonard Bernstein, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Mark Spitz, Marlon Brando, Maybelle Carter, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Merle Travis, Mother Maybelle Carter, Munich, Nashville, New York, New York City, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, NYC, Opryland, Oscars, Ray Price, Robert E. Lee, Ronald Reagan, Roy Acuff, San Quentin, Sonny James, Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Stonewall Jackson, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, Tony Awards, TV Guide, Vassar Clements, West Virginia, WV | 7 Comments