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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For October 2014 — George Hamilton IV “The International Ambassador Of Country Music”

Posted on October 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 17th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) INTRODUCTION: Classic Country Music just lost one of its recognized most popular Grand Ole Opry Members, George Hamilton IV, who died from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Abilene, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy Graham, Bob Luman, Boots Randolph, Buddy Holly, Canada, Charlie Louvin, Chet Atkins, Country Music, Country's Family Reunion, Dallas, England, Ernie Ashworth, Folk Music, Fort Worth, George Hamilton IV, Gordon Lightfoot, Grand Ole Opry, Houston, Joan Baez, John D. Laudermilk, Larry's Country Diner, Nashville, North Carolina, Patsy Cline, Paul Revere, Peter Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Tennessee, Texas, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, The Louvin Brothers, The Smothers Brothers | 352 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

Spotlight Song For Week Ending August 16, 2014 — “It’s Only Make Believe”

Posted on August 17, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITERS: Containing a B-Side of “I’ll Try,” and co-written by Conway Twitty and Jack Nance, “It’s Only Make Believe” was released on July 14, 1958 on the MGM Records label and became a Number 1 Hit on both the Billboard … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Canada, Clay Aiken, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Dick Clark, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Loretta Lynn, Nashville, Ontario, Pop Music, President Nixon, President Richard M. Nixon, Priscilla Presley, Richard M. Nixon, Richard Nixon, Rockabilly, Rockabilly Music, Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins, Ronnie McDowell, Roy Hamilton, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, The Hollies, Watergate | Leave a comment

Top Country Music Songs Of 1976

Posted on June 16, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

LINCOLN CENTER: The wonderful world of Entertainment in the Leap Year 1976 saw the Public Broadcasting Service debut the original episode of Live From Lincoln Center in New York City that featured Andre Previn, who has received four Academy Awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Austria, Barack Obama, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bob Hope, Bruce Jenner, C.W. McCall, California, Canada, CB, CB radio, Charley Pride, Charlton Heston, Citizens Band, Cleveland, Congress, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Crystal Gayle, Dallas, Dave and Sugar, David Brinkley, Detroit, Don Williams, Dorothy Hamill, Ed McMahon, Eddie Rabbitt, Edwin Moses, El Paso, Emmylou Harris, England, Florida, France, Freddie Fender, George Gershwin, George Jones, George Washington, Georgia, Gerald Ford, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Harry Reasoner, Harry Truman, Helen Cornelius, Hollywood, Japan, Jim Ed Brown, Joe Stampley, John Chancellor, Johnny Cash, Johnny Duncan, Judy Garland, Kennedy Center, LA, Leon Spinks, Liberty Bell, Lincoln Center, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Louvre Museum, Magna Carta, Marty Robbins, Mary Lou Turner, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Miami, Mickey Gilley, Montreal, Nadia Comaneci, NASA, Nashville, New Jersey, New York City, Olympic Games, Olympics, Oscars, Paul Anka, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Quebec, Red Sovine, Ronnie Milsap, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Institute, Sugar Ray Leonard, Summer Olympics, Super Bowl, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, Texas, The Wizard of Oz, Tom T. Hall, Walter Cronkite, Washington D.C., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Winter Olympics, World's Fair | 2 Comments

Fiddlin’ John Carson — Country Music’s First Recorded Performer

Posted on March 23, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

BORN: John William Carson was born on March 23, 1868 somewhere around Cobb and Fannin Counties in the state of Georgia, in the Peach State’s north-central section near a portion of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, although the records aren’t specifically … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies | Tagged Atlanta, Canada, Country Music, Cuba, Fiddlin' John Carson, Georgia, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Rocky Mountains, Tennessee, Virginia | 6 Comments

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 Legend Of The Month For March 2014 — June Carter Cash

Posted on March 5, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 10th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Comedian, Actress, and Author Valerie June Carter was born on June 23, 1929 in the small community of Maces … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Canada, Carl Smith, Chet Atkins, Christian Music Hall of Fame, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, David Allen Coe, Delaware, Elvis Presley, Faron Young, Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, Jackson, Jewel, Jimmy Carter, Joaquin Phoenix, John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Kris Kristofferson, Louisiana, Louisiana Hayride, Maryland, Merle Kilgore, Missouri, Mother Maybelle, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Tennessee, The Carter Family, Virginia, Webb Pierce | 6 Comments

Historic Country Music Jubilees, Jamborees, Barn Dances, And Hoedowns To Remember

Posted on February 26, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

PURPOSE: The Society of Old Farts and Jackasses decided since one of our claims to fame is to try to help preserve the history of Traditional Country Music that we should write a Feature on some of the Jubilees, Jamborees, … Continue reading →

Posted in Special Events | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Art Carney, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Anderson, Bill Haley, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bluegrass, Bob Hope, Bobby Osborne, Branson, Brenda Lee, Broadway, Buck Owens, Canada, Carl Perkins, Carl Smith, Charlie Pride, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cole Porter, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Dave Dudley, David Houston, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Eddy Arnold, Elton Britt, Elvis Presley, Flatt and Scruggs, Floyd Tillman, Folk Music, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, Gene Autry, George Morgan, Gordie Tapp, Gordon Lightfoot, Gospel Music, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Grant Turner, Greenwich Village, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Hee Haw, Hollywood, Homer and Jethro, Illinois, Jackie Gleason, Jean Shepard, Jim Ed Brown, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Wakely, John Lair, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kenny Price, Kentucky, Leroy Van Dyke, Little Jimmy Dickens, Lulu Roman, Margo Smith, Martha Carson, Merle Travis, Minnie Pearl, Missouri, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Sound, National Barn Dance, New York, New York City, NYC, Ohio, Oklahoma, Opryland, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, patsy Montana, Pee Wee King, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Porter Wagoner, Prairie Ramblers, Ralph Emery, Ray Price, Red Foley, Red Sovine, Rex Allen, Roy Acuff, Roy Clark, Shania Twain, Sonny James, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tex Ritter, The Carter Family, The Judds, The Stump Jumpers, Tony Awards, Wanda Jackson, Webb Pierce, West Virginia, Willie Nelson | 24 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1967

Posted on January 30, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

CHARLIE CHAPLIN: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1967 saw the British Comedy Film, and Charlie Chaplin’s last written, directed, scored, produced, and only color motion picture, known as A Countess From Hong Kong, debut in England. CLINT EASTWOOD: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Broadway, Buck Owens, California, Canada, Charlie Chaplin, Clint Eastwood, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, David Houston, Disney, Dolly Parton, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, England, Eric Clapton, George Jones, Graceland, Graham Nash, Grammies, Grammy Awards, Jack Greene, Jan Howard, Janis Joplin, Jim Ed Brown, Jim Reeves, Jimi Hendrix, Katherine Hepburn, Las Vegas, Lawrence Welk, Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson, Marty Robbins, Memphis, Merle Haggard, Montreal, Nashville, Nevada, New York, New York City, NYC, Oscars, Otis Redding, Pink Floyd, Porter Wagoner, Priscilla Presley, Quebec, Rock and Roll, Rock Music, Sonny James, Spencer Tracy, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Vienna Boys Choir, Walt Disney, World's Fair, Wynn Stewart | 4 Comments