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Spotlight Song For Week Ending February 14, 2015 — “Bedtime Story”

Posted on February 15, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITERS: Tammy Wynette’s eleventh Billboard Country Music Number One Hit “Bedtime Story” was co-written by the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Musicians Hall of Fame, member Billy Sherrill and the Songwriter Glenn Sutton. B-SIDE: Released in November of 1971 … Continue reading →

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Blasts From The Past For Week Ending December 20, 2014

Posted on December 20, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

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 →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Alison Krauss, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Easy Listening Chart, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart, Billboard Magazine, Bob Mackie, Brad Paisley, California, Charlie Rich, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dottie West, Gospel Music, Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jean Shepherd, Jon Randall, June Carter, Kenny Rogers, LA, Little Jimmy Dickens, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Nashville, Norro Wilson, Nudie Cohn, Pee Wee King, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Ricky Schroder, Roy Acuff, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennesse Ernie Ford, Tennessee | 23 Comments

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

Posted on November 28, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDER’S CORNER: Well, it is that holly, jolly time of year again folks and as we the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses look back over 2014 there is no doubt we can honestly say that we have had quite … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Country Music Songs Of The Decade 1970 To 1980

Posted on July 30, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

INTRODUCTION: The decade 1970 to 1980 produced some of Classic Country Music’s finest Hits. These songs were all named the Billboard Country Music Song of the Year for the years that they were originally released. Come see where your favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy of Country Music, ACM, Adult Contemporary Music, Anne Murray, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy Jo Spears, Charlie Rich, Chet Atkins, CMA, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ed Bruce, Fred Rose, Freddie Hart, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hank Williams, Hatfields and McCoys, Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Kenny Rogers, Mickey Newbury, Mississippi, Nashville, Nashville Sound, Pop Music, Roy Acuff, Slyvester Stallone, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Texas, The Carpenters, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson | 7 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1978

Posted on July 21, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

CALIFORNIA JAM: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1978 saw more than 300,000 people attend the California Jam II Music Festival at the Ontario Motor Speedway featuring Aerosmith, Foreigner, Heart, Dave Mason, Ted Nugent, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Santana, … Continue reading →

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Top Country Music Songs of 1977

Posted on July 17, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

COMMODORE COMPUTER: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1977 saw the Commodore PET home and personal computer, the world’s first personal all-in-one computer system that contained a tape storage unit, a keyboard, and a screen demonstrated in Chicago, Illinois at … Continue reading →

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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For June 2014 — Country Music’s Silver Fox — Charlie Rich

Posted on June 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 13th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Charlie Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas in the central-eastern section of the Razorback State on December 14, 1932 and grew up … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Acadamy of Country Music, Arkansas, Barbara Mandrell, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Sherrill, Charlie Rich, Civil War, Clint Eastwood, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Countrypolitan, David Houston, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Glenn Sutton, Gospel Music, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hank Williams, Janie Fricke, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Kenny O'Dell, Louisiana, Lynn Anderson, Marty Robbins, Memphis, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Sound, Norro Wilson, Oklahoma, Ray Charles, Sam Phillips, Sun Records, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee | 7 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending May 24, 2014 — “Almost Persuaded”

Posted on May 25, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

GLEN SUTTON: “Almost Persuaded” possessed a B-Side of “We Got Love,” and was co-written by Glenn Sutton, one of the Countrypolitan Sound’s main architects, who also penned, or co-penned several Tammy Wynette Classics, wrote “What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Ben Colder, Billboard, Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart, Billboard Magazine, Billboard Pop Music Chart, Billy Sherrill, Charlie Rich, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Countrypolitan, David Houston, George Jones, Glenn Sutton, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hank Williams Junior, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lefty Frizzell, Lynn Anderson, Merle Haggard, Milwaukee, Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Rod Stewart, Sheb Wooley, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Statler Brothers | 2 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1975

Posted on May 16, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

AM AMERICA: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1975 saw the ABC Television Morning News program known as AM America debut. Although the show only lasted until October of 1975, ten short months, it was hosted by William Charles Beutal, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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