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Spotlight Song For Week Ending January 24, 2015 — “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys”

WAYLON JENNINGS: Waylon Jennings originally released “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” on January 12, 1976 on the Wanted: The Outlaws album that also contained songs by Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser. Waylon Jennings later re-released a version … Continue reading

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Blasts From The Past For Week Ending January 17, 2015

BLASTS: Blasts From The Past is all about little tidbits of Classic Country Music history that we, the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses, find very enlightening and very entertaining. So, sit back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your … 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)

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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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For January 2015 — Mandy Barnett

This is the 21st Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran series) BORN: Born Amanda Carol Barnett on September 28, 1975 in the small town of Crossville, on top of the Cumberland Plateau, in the … Continue reading

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Chip Young — The Quintessential Nashville Cat

BORN: Born Jerry Marvin Stembridge on May 19, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia, and much better known as a First Call, highly respected, Country Music guitar player, Record Producer, and Engineer for many Top Named Performers, Chip Young was a famous … Continue reading

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending December 6, 2014 — “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

BING CROSBY: First recorded by Bing Crosby and the John Scott Tretter Orchestra on the Decca Records label in 1943 the Christmas Standard known as “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” was originally written to honor United States soldiers stationed overseas … Continue reading

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

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 1, 2014 — “For The Good Times”

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON: Possessing a B-Side of “Grazin’ In Greener Pastures,” and written by the Country Music Hall of Fame member Kris Kristofferson, who’s other songwriting credits include “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” by Johnny Cash, “Help Me Make It Through The … Continue reading

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending October 18, 2014 — “Country Hall Of Fame”

HANK LOCKLIN: Born on February 15, 1918 in McClellan, near Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle, and near the Emerald Coast of the Sunshine State, that is highly regarded as the “Playground of the Gulfcoast,” Lawrence Hankins Locklin was a famous … Continue reading

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Classic Country Music Blasts From The Past For Week Ending October 6, 2014

BLASTS: Blasts From The Past is all about little tidbits of Country Music history the Society of Old Farts and Jackasses find enlightening and entertaining. So sit back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your feet up, and enjoy. TEX … Continue reading

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