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Pull The Train — February 2015 Newsletter For The Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club

Posted on February 3, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDER’S CORNER: This month we are taking an indepth look at the origins and the history of one of Classic Country Music’s most famous and most popular Supergroups the Oak Ridge Boys. JOHN WALLACE FOWLER AND THE ORIGINS OF THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Alabama, Atlanta, Bible Belt, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Buddy Holly, Casting Crowns, Chet Atkins, Christian Music, Chuck Glaser, Civil War, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Del McCoury, Don Everly, Dove Awards, Duane Allen, Earl smith "Smitty" Gatlin, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Faron Young, Florida, Georgia, Gospel Music, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Locklin, Howard Bellamy, J.D. Sumner, Jim and Jesse, Jim McReynolds, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Bonsall, Joe South, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Knoxville, Louisiana, Mark Miller, Moe Bandy, Nashville, Nashville Sound, New Year's, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Boys, Oak Ridge Quartet, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Ralph Stanley, Richard Sterban, Richie Valens, Ryman Auditorium, Sawyer Brown, Smitty Gatlin, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Southern Gospel Music, Soyhern Gospel, Stamps Quartet, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Rose Festival, The Big Bopper, The Carter Family, Wally Fowler, Waylon Jennings, William Lee Golden, Willie Nelson, World War II, World War Two, WWII | 2 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For February 2015 — The Extraordinary Country Music Songwriter Max D. Barnes

Posted on February 3, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 21st Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Max D. Barnes was born on July 24, 1936 in Hard Scratch, Iowa, a small unincorporated farming community near Council Bluffs, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged American Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Sherrill, BMI, Charley Pride, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Eddy Raven, George Jones, Harlan Howard, Iowa, Keith Whitley, Max D. Barnes, Max T. Barnes, Merle Haggard, Music Row, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nebraska, Omaha, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Ruthie Barnes Steele, Skip Ewing, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, The Kendalls, Troy Seals, Vern Gosdin, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings | Leave a comment

Blasts From The Past For Week Ending January 3, 2015

Posted on January 10, 2015 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 very enlightening and very entertaining. So, sit back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your feet up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Betty Jack Davis, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Cal Smith, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, David Houston, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Houston, Jack Greene, Jeanne Pruett, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins, NASCAR, Nashville, Red Foley, Robert E. Lee, Rudolph Valentino, Sam Houston, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Texas, The Davis Sisters | Leave a comment

Spotlight Song For Week Ending January 10, 2015 — “The Lord Knows I’m Drinking”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

INTRODUCTION: Classic Country Music, a real good drinking song, and religion just seem to go hand in hand in hand. And this week’s Spotlight Song of the Week Feature has all three of these bases very well covered. BILL ANDERSON: … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bradley's Barn, Cal Smith, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ernest Tubb, Nashville, Nashville Sound, Owen Bradley, Quonset Hut, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Troubadours | Leave a comment

Blasts From The Past For Week Ending December 6, 2014

Posted on December 6, 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 very enlightening and very entertaining. So, sit back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your feet up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Bakersfield Sound, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billboard Top 40, Bob Wills, California, Charley Pride, Charlie Daniels, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Rock, Dallas, Dickey Betts, Earl Scruggs, Eddy Arnold, Faron Young, Ferlin Husky, Georgia, Jim and Jesse, Johnny Cash, Millie Kirkham, Music City, Nashville, Nashville Sound, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Texas, The Carter Family, The Grateful Dead, The Jordannaires, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Virginia Boys, Top 40, Vasser Clements, Virginia | 3 Comments

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

Posted on October 26, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

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 →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Albert Hammond, Amy Grant, Anne Murray, Archie Jordan, Barbara Mandrell, Billboard, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, BJ Thomas, Burt Bacharach, California, Charley Pride, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Gospel Music, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hal David, Harrison Ford, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jodie Foster, Julio Iglesis, Kenny Rogers, Kentucky, Little Richard, Nashville, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ray Charles, Ronnie Milsap, San Jose, Smoky Mountains, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tennessee, Tommy Lee Jones, Tulsa, Willie Nelson | 18 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

Country Music Hall Of Fame Songwriter Bobby Braddock

Posted on September 6, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

BORN: The Country Music Hall of Fame member, and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, Robert Valentine “Bobby” Braddock was born on August 5, 1940 in Lakeland, Florida, that can be found between Orlando and Tampa, and is the home … Continue reading →

Posted in Songwriters | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bobby Braddock, CMA, CMAs, Country America, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Curly Putnam, Disney, Disney World, Florida, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Anderson, Johnny Duncan, Lacy J. Dalton, Mark Chestnutt, Marty Robbins, Music City News, Nancy Sinatra, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Orlando, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Music, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Sonny Throckmorton, Statler Brothers, T.G. Sheppard, Tammy Wynette, Tampa, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, Toby Keith, Tommy Overstreet, Tracy Lawrence, Walt Disney, Walt Disney World, Willie Nelson | 1,855 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending September 6, 2014 — “Murder On Music Row”

Posted on September 5, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

INTRODUCTION: Although this song was recorded on October 27, 1999, and released on the MCA Nashville Records label on March 7, 2000, the Society of Old Farts and Jackasses believes truer words about Classic Country Music have very seldom, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Alan Jackson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bluegrass, Bluegrass music, Brett Matthew West, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Cracker Barrel, Diamond Rio, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, George Jones, George Strait, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hank Williams, Kathy Mattea, Larry Cordle, Larry Shell, Lonesome Standard Time, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Oak Ridge Boys, Pop Music, Ricky Scaggs, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Music, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Trisha Yearwood | 13 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending August 30, 2014 — “Daddy Sang Bass”

Posted on August 30, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

CARL PERKINS: Written by Carl Lee Perkins, who’s most well known song was the Rock and Roll Standard “Blue Suede Shoes,” that is highly regarded as one of the first Rockabilly records, “Daddy Sang Bass” also incorporated several lines from … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Carl Perkins, Christian Music, CMA, CMAs, Connie Smith, Country Music, Country Music Association, Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Jean Shepard, Jimmy Fortune, Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, Leon Russell, Mel Tillis, Nashville, Nat Stucky, Oak Ridge Boys, Porter Wagoner, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Rockabilly Music, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, The Statler Brothers | 7 Comments