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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

Blasts From The Past For Week Ending January 17, 2015

Posted on January 17, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

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 →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged America, America One, Atlanta, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bill Lowery, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy Joe Royal, Bob Wills, Bobby Goldsboro, Bobby Russell, California, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Disney, Disney World, Disneyland, Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, Elvis Presley, Florida, Georgia, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, Jerry Reed, Jimmy Rodgers, Joe South, Johnny Cash, Lester Flatt, Mac Davis, Nancy Sinatra, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, National Recording Corporation, PBS, PBS TV, Porter Wagoner, Ray Stevens, Ricky Scaggs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, The Learning Channel, The Porter Wagoner Show, The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon, Tommy Roe, United States, Vickie Lawrence, Walt Disney | 2 Comments

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

Posted on November 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDERS CORNER: Possessing roots traced back to the Protestant Reformation of Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and his famous The Ninety Five Theses, John Calvin and his Institutes of the Christian Religion and Calvinism, and other early Protestant Reformers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged 9-11, 9-11-2001, Alabama, Apostles Creed, Bach, Barbara Fairchild, Bavaria, Bill Anderson, Billy Sherrill, Boston, Christmas, Civil War, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Donna Fargo, Dublin, Eddie Rabbitt, England, Ernie Ashworth, FDR, Felix Mendelssohn, Florida, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, Germany, Gordon Lightfoot, Gram Parsons, Grand Ole Opry, Guy Clark, Henry Alford, Homer, Ireland, Israel, Jean Shepard, Jerusalem, Johann Sebastian Bach, John F. Kennedy, John Kennedy, Johnny Cash, Manhattan, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Massachusetts, Merle Travis, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, MLK, Narvel Felts, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, New England, New York, New York City, NYC, Odessey, Patti Page, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Plymouth Rock, Protestant Reformation, Pulitzer Prize, Reformation, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Acuff, Roy Rogers, Ryman Auditorium, Saint Augustine, Salvation Army, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Stringbean, Tennessee, Texs, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Dy, The Netherlands, Will Rogers, World Trade Center | 33 Comments

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

Posted on October 15, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

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 →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Alabama, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Chet Atkins, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakum, Eddy Arnold, England, Ernest Tubb, Florida, Floyd Cramer, Fred Rose, George Hay, Gid Tanner, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Locklin, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Houston, Ira Louvin, Ireland, Jim Reeves, Jimmy Rodgers, London, Maybelle Carter, Minnie Pearl, Nashville, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Riley Puckett, Rocky Mountains, Rod Brasfield, Roy Acuff, Roy Rogers, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Tex Ritter, Texas, The Carter Family, Willie Nelson | 32 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

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 →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Alabama, Alan Shepard, Alec Guinness, Alex Haley, Anaheim, Bee Gees, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Bing Crosby, Bluegrass music, Bob Hope, Broadway, California, Carrie Fisher, Charlie Pride, Charlie Rich, Chicago, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Crystal Gayle, Diana Ross, Disney World, Disneyland, Dolly Parton, Don Williams, Donna Fargo, Elvis Presley, Emmy Awards, England, Fleetwood Mac, Florida, George Jones, George Lucas, Glen Campbell, Golden Globes Awards, Gospel Music, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Harrison Ford, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jacksonville, JFK, John F. Kennedy, John Glenn, Johnny Duncan, Kenny Rogers, Led Zeppelin, LeVar Burton, London, Loretta Lynn, Luciano Pavarotti, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Hamill, Mel Tillis, Michigan, Mickey Gilley, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mississsippi, Motown, Nashville, New York, New York City, Nickelodean, NYC, Oakland, Otis Redding, Pop Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Milsap, Ronnie Van Zant, Roots, Santa Clara, Seattle, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, South Carolina, Space Mountain, Star Wars, Stoney Cooper, Tammy Wynette, Tchaikovsky, Tennessee, Texas, The Kendalls, The Nutcracker, The Supremes, Tom Jones, Toronto, Washington D.C., Waylon Jennings, Wilma Lee Cooper | 10 Comments

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

Ralph Stanley — The Appalachian Institution

Posted on May 24, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

BORN: Ralph Edmund Stanley was born on February 25, 1927 in Big Spraddle Creek, Virginia, and resides in the tiny little village of McClure where he grew up in Southwest Virginia listening to the American Ballad known as “Omie Wise,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass Music | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Alison Krauss, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, Billboard Magazine, Bluegrass, Bluegrass music, Bristol, Carter Stanley, Clinch Mountain Boys, Congress, Country Music, Detroit, Diamond Rio, Earl Scruggs, Eddie Dean, Emmylou Harris, Florida, George Clooney, Gillian Welsh, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, Jimmy Martin, John Hartford, Josh Turner, Keith Whitley, Kentucky, Larry Sparks, Library of Congress, Louisville, Man of Constant Sorrow, Michigan, Nashville, National Heritage Award, National Medal of Arts, O Brother Where Art Thou, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Scaggs, Soggy Bottom Boys, Suwanee River, Tennessee, The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers, Virginia, Yale, Yale University | 7 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 →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged American Music Awards, B.J. Thomas, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billie Jo Spears, Billy Preston, Bob Wills, Broadway, Busch Gardens, C.W. McCall, Cal Smith, California, Charlie Pride, Charlie Rich, Chicago, Chuck Woolery, CMA, CMAs, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Cyndy Garvey, Dickey Lee, Disney World, Dolly Parton, Don Williams, Florida, Freddie Fender, Gary Stewart, Genesis, George Carlin, George Jones, George Morgan, Germany, Glen Campbell, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Junior, Illinois, Iron Maiden, Jack Clark, Jack Hanna, Janis Ian, Jessi Colter, Joe Stampley, John Denver, Johnny Rodriguez, Kentucky, LA, Lefty Frizzell, Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Magic Kingdom, Merle Haggard, Merv Griffin, Mickey Gilley, Montana, Monty Python, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando, Pat Sajak, Phil Collins, Regis Philbon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ronnie Milsap, San Antonio, Sarah Purcell, Saturday Night Live, Space Mountain, Space Race, Stephanie Edwards, T.G. Sheppard, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tom T. Hall, Tournament of Roses Parade, TV Guide, Vanna White, Virginia, Walt Disney, Walt Disney World, Waylon Jennings, Wheel of Fortune, Willie Nelson | 10 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1973

Posted on April 28, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

AEROSMITH: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1973 saw the Aerosmith Hard Rock Band, who are known as “The Bad Boys From Boston,’ and as “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band,” and are the bestselling American Rock Band of All … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged 4th of July, Academy Awards, Aerosmith, Al Pacino, Alec Guinness, American Country Countdown, American Top 40, Another World, Art Garfunkel, Barbara Fairchild, Belmont, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bob Kingsley, Bob Newhart, Boston, Bruce Lee, Cal Smith, California, Casey Kasem, Charley Pride, Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty, Country Music, David Akeman, Dean Martin, Don Bastany, Don Bowman, Donna Fargo, Edward Herrmann, Elvis Presley, Emmy Awards, England, Florida, Freddie Hart, George Jones, Geraldine Chaplin, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Guns N' Roses, Hawaii, Hee Haw, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Jeanne Moreau, Jeanne Pruett, Jerry Reed, Jimmy Dean, Joe Stampley, John Randolph, Johnny Rodriguez, July 4th, Kentucky Derby, Kiss, Kix Brooks, Kris Kristofferson, LA, Laugh-In, Lauren Becall, Led Zeppelin, Leo McKern, Liza Minnelli, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Lynn Anderson, Marie Osmond, Marlon Brando, Martial Arts, Mary Tyler Moore, Merle Haggard, Miami, Miami Dolphins, Morrissey, Nashville, New York, New York Dolls, NY, Oscars, Paul Newman, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Preakness, Radio and Records Magazine, Ragtime Music, Ray Price, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock Music, Ron Jacobs, Rowan and Martin, Roy Clark, Scooby-Doo, Secretariat, Simon and Garfunkel, Stringbean, Super Bowl, Tammy Wynette, Tampa, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, The Allman Brothers, The Band, The Beatles, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Godfather, The Grateful Dead, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Smiths, The Young and the Restless, Thomas Pychon, Time Magazine, Tom T. Hall, Triple Crown, TV Guide, Washington, Washington Redskins, Watkins Glen, Willie Nelson | 13 Comments