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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 →

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Pull The Train! — January 2015 Newsletter For The Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club (Special Dedication To Billy Walker)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDER’S CORNER: January 2015 sure has been a very rough month for us here at classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com., as it has been for all of Country Music in general, because not only are we the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses experiencing … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Remembering The Porter Wagoner Show

Posted on August 12, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

THE PORTER WAGONER SHOW: Starring the “Thin Man From West Plains,” and featuring his showmanship, famous rhinestone suits, Grand Ole Opry loyalty, unique singing voice, well known eloquent recitations, songwriting, and championing of Dolly Parton, who co-starred on the show … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Music Television Programs | Tagged Barbara Lea, Bill Anderson, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bobby Bare, Buck Trent, Chattanooga, Chet Atkins, Connie Smith, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Ernie Ashworth, Faron Young, George Jones, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Hairl Hensley, Hank Snow, Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely, Johnny Cash, Linda Carol Moore, Little Jimmy Dickens, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Missouri, Nashville, Norma Jean, Opryland, Porter Wagoner, Roy Clark, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Soofaj Nashville, Speck Rhodes, Stonewall Jackson, T Tommy Cutrer, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, Tex Ritter, The Porter Wagoner Show | 15 Comments

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 1980

Posted on July 23, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: The wonderful world of Entertain in 1980 saw the Epic Space Opera known as The Empire Strikes Back, featuring the lovable characters Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Jodi Master Yoda, R2-D2, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, originally debuted. The … Continue reading →

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Top Country Music Songs of 1979

Posted on July 22, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

MUSIC FOR UNICEF CONCERT: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1979 saw The Music For UNICEF Concert: A Gift Of Song performed in the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to raise money for world hunger and start … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged A.P. Carter, ABBA, Andy Gibb, Anne Murray, Barbara Mandrell, Bee Gees, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass music, California, Captain Kirk, Carter Family, CD, Charley Pride, Charlie Daniels, Compact Disc, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cream, Crystal Gayle, Dave and Sugar, David Frost, Del Reeves, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Don Williams, Donna Summer, Dottie West, Earl Scruggs, Earth Wind and Fire, Eddie Rabbitt, Eric Clapton, ESPN, Foggy Mountain Boys, Georgia, Gilda Radnor, Grammy Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Snow, Henry Winkler, Jackie DeShannon, Jamaica, Japan, Jean Shepard, Jed Clampett, Joe Stampley, John Conlee, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Kitty Wells, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Gatlin, Leon Russell, Leonard Nimoy, Lester Flatt, Loretta Lynn, Mel Tillis, Michael Jackson, Minnie Pearl, Moe Bandy, Mr. Spock, Nashville, National Cartoonist Society, New York, New York City, Nickelodean, NYC, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Acuff, Rueben Awards, Sara Carter, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Sony, Star Trek, T.G. Sheppard, Tennessee, The Bellamy Brothers, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Carter Family, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Gatlin Brothers, UNICEF, United Nations, Walkman, Waylon Jennings, William Shatner, Willie Nelson | 11 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