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Spotlight Song For Week Ending November 29, 2014 — “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”

Posted on November 29, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: The most famous reindeer of them all Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, began life in the Robert Lewis May 1939 booklet about Santa’s Ninth Reindeer, who is also the leader pulling Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve, and … Continue reading →

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending November 8, 2014 — “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky: A Cowboy Legend”

Posted on November 8, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: Published by Edwin H. Morris and Company Incorporated in 1948, and written by Stanley Davis Jones, “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky: A Cowboy Legend” is a Western song that has also become popularly well known as “A Cowboy Legend,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Academy Awards, Big Band, Billboard, Billboard Magzine, Bing Crosby, Boston Pops, Boston Pops Orchestra, Burl Ives, California, Cheyenne, Chris LeDoux, Civil War, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, Country Music, Dean Martin, Death Valley, Disney, Duane Eddy, Elvis Presley, Frankie Lane, Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Ken Darby Singers, Lawrence Welk, Madison Square Garden, Marty Robbins, Marvel Comics, Mojave Desert, Nashville, National Park Service, National Parks, New York, New York City, NYC, Oscars, Patrick Gilmore, Peggy Lee, Pennsylvania, Peter Paul and Mary, Philadelphia, Riders in the Sky, Roy Clark, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Spike Jones, Stan Jones, Statue of Liberty, Tennessee, The Blues Brothers, The Brothers Four, The Sons of the Pioneers, The Ventures, Times Square, Tom Jones, Vaughn Monroe, Walt Disney, Western Music, Wyoming | 17 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 →

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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 →

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending March 8, 2014 — “Four Strong Winds”

Posted on March 9, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: “Four Strong Winds” was written by Ian Dawson Tyson, a member of the Order of Canada, the second highest honor for merit in Canada. IAN TYSON: Ian Tyson was a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence for Merit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Academy Awards, Alberta, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Burl Ives, Canada, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Cashbox Magazine, Country Music, Hank Snow, Harry Belafonte, Ian Tyson, Joan Baez, John Denver, John Irving, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Michael Caine, Nashville, Neil Young, Nicolette Larson, Oscars, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, Tennessee, The Carter Family, The Kingston Trio, Waylon Jennings, Woody Guthrie | 3 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending February 22, 2014 — “Evil On Your Mind”

Posted on February 23, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

NASHVILLE SOUND: Possessing a B-Side of “Crying For Love,” and recorded in the Nashville Sound style of Country Music in 1966, “Evil On Your Mind” was made famous by the long time Grand Ole Opry Star Jan Howard. JAN HOWARD: … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Buck Owens, Burl Ives, Civil War, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ella Fitzgerald, Grand Ole Opry, Harlan Howard, Jan Howard, Johnny Cash, Kingston Trio, Missouri, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Sound, Tennessee, Waylon Jennings | 1 Comment

Our Baker’s Dozen Country Music Love Songs For Valentines Day

Posted on February 11, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

In recognition of Valentines Day the Society of Old Farts and Jackasses is pleased to present this blog entry of what we have chosen as our Baker’s Dozen Top Love Songs in Country Music History. So cozy up to your … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Country Music Songs Of The Decade 1950 To 1960

Posted on November 19, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

INTRODUCTION: With a large portion of a song’s popularity coming from album sales and television exposure, as Billboard Magazine’s new way to rate the Hits, Country Music in the 1950s produced such famous Performers as Marty Robbins, Elvis Presley, Ray … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Alan Jackson, Alvin and The Chipmunks, American Pie, Andy Williams, Ann Margret, Arkansas, Arsenio Hall, Arthur Godfrey, Baltimore, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Clinton, Bill Haley, Bill Haley and His Comets, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billboard Top 100, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bing Crosby, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Buddy Holly, Burl Ives, Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry, Clint Black, Colonel Tom Parker, Country Music, Dave Dudley, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Don McLean, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Ernest Tubb, Floyd Cramer, Frankie Lane, Freddie Fender, Gail Davies, George Harrison, George Jones, George Strait, Gram Parsons, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Guy Mitchell, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Junior, Happy Feet, Iowa, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, Jessi Colter, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Buffet, Jimmy Wakely, Joaquim Phoenix, John Lennon, Johnnie Wright, Johnny Cash, Johnny Nash, Justin Timberlake, Keith Richards, Kenny Chesney, Kitty Wells, Las Vegas, Led Zepelin, Leonard Nimoy, Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn, Louisiana, Louisiana Hayride, Lynn Anderson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mae Boren Axton, Marie Osmond, Marty Robbins, Marty Stuart, Maryland, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Mickey Gilley, Mr. Spock, Nashville, Neil Diamond, Patsy Cline, Patty Lovelace, Paul McCartney, President Bill Clinton, Randy Travis, Ray Charles, Ray Coniff, Ray Price, Reba McEntire, Ricky Scaggs, Ritchie Valens, Robert Plant, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rockabilly, Rodney Crowell, Roger McGuinn, Roger Miller, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rolling Stones, Roseanne Cash, Roy Acuff, Roy Orbison, Skeeter Davis, Star Trek, Steppenwolf, Stevie Wonder, Stonewall Jackson, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Terri Clark, Texas, The Andrews Sisters, The Beatles, The Big Bopper, The Box Tops, The Carter Family, The Chipmunks, The Everly Brothers, Tina Turner, Toby Keith, Tom Jones, Vassar Clements, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Webb Pierce, Wilburn Brothers, Willie Nelson, Wynn Stewart | 9 Comments