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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

Classic Country Music Blasts From The Past For Week Ending September 7, 2014!!!

Posted on September 7, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

INTRODUCTION: Many of our Fan Club members have asked us to post our Blasts From The Past Feature on our website, as well as on our Facebook page at Soofaj West, so we will start with today’s posting. HISTORY: Blasts … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Arthur Godfrey, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bobby Braddock, Country Music, DeFord Bailey, George D. Hay, Georgia, Grand Ole Opry, Little Jimmy Dickens, Nashville, Patsy Cline, Pee Wee King, Ray Price, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee | 3 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 →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged Aaron Neville, Acuff-Rose Music, Alabama, Alison Krauss, Anita Kerr Singers, Appalachian Mountains, Asleep at the Wheel, Atlanta, Bakersfield Sound, Bashful Brother Oswald, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Botswana, Brenda Lee, Bristol Sessions, Broadway, Buck Owens, Cal Smith, California, Carnegie Hall, Charleston, Chicago, CMA, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Movies, Dallas, David Allan Coe, Drifting Cowboys, Dwight Yoakim, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Emmett Miller, Ernest Tubb, Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Fan Club, Fats Domino, Five Star Jubilee, Floyd Cramer, Folk Music, Fred Rose, Frosty the Snowman, Fruit Jar Drinkers, Gene Autry, George D. Hay, George Jones, Georgia, Gospel Music, Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Junior, Harlan Howard, Helen Carter, Hollywood Walk of Fame, honky-tonk, Illinois, Indiana, Iwo Jima, Jack Greene, JFK, Jim Reeves, Jimmie Davis, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Dorsey, John F. Kennedy, Johnny Cash, Kennedy Center, Kentucky, Knoxville, Lefty Frizzell, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Louis Armstrong, Louisiana, Louisiana Hayride, Louisville, Luke the Drifter, Lynryd Skynyrd, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Midnight Jamboree, Minnie Pearl, Mississippi, Montgomery, Moon Mullican, Namibia, Nashville, Nashville Sound, National Barn Dance, New Mexico, New Orleans, New Year's, New Year's Day, New York, New York City, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, North Carolina, NYC, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, Patti Page, Pop Music, Pulitzer Prize, Ray Charles, Red Cross, Red Foley, Red Skelton, Renfro Valley Barn Dance, Riley Puckett, Rock and Roll, Roy Acuff, Roy Orbison, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rufus Payne, Ryman, Ryman Auditorium, San Antonio, Santa Claus, Santa Fe, Shakespeare, Shreveport, Skillet Lickers, Smoky Mountains, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Soofaj Nashville, South Africa, Tennessee, Tex Ritter, Texas, Texas Playboys, Texas Troubadors, The Andrews Sisters, The Everly Brothers, Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Duncan, Tompall Glaser, Tony Bennett, Tulsa, Uncle Dave Macon, Vaudeville, Victor Talking Machine Company, Virginia, Wabash Cannonball, Washington, Washington D.C., Waylon Jennings, West Virginia, Western Swing, Will Rodgers, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Willie Nelson, World War II, World War Two, WSM, WV, WWII, Zimbabwe | 12 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For September 2014 — DeFord Bailey The Grand Ole Opry’s First Performer

Posted on September 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 16th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran series) BORN: Recognized as the most influential harmonica player of the first half of the 20th Century DeFord Bailey was born in the Bellwood … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged ASCAP, Bill Monroe, BMI, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, DeFord Bailey, George D. Hay, George Washington Carver, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, Roy Acuff, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Uncle Dave Macon, WSM Barn Dance | 7 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For November 2013 — Uncle Dave Macon: The Grandfather Of Country Music

Posted on November 1, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 6th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Born David Harrison Macon on October 7, 1870 in Smartt Station, just south of McMinnville, in the Central Portion of Tennessee, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Alabama, Bill Monroe, Broadway, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Delmore Brothers, Fruit Jar Drinkers, George D. Hay, Grand Ole Opry, Knoxville, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Roy Acuff, Ryman, Ryman Auditorium, Shriners, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Uncle Dave Macon, Uncle Dave Macon Days, Vaudeville, WSM | 8 Comments

The National Barn Dance

Posted on October 20, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

DEBUT: Debuting April 19, 1924, on the first Saturday night after the 50,000 watt clear-channel WLS Radio signed on the air in Chicago, Illinois, the National Barn Dance was geared toward farmers and an audience that had moved from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Music History | Tagged Chicago, Country Music, George D. Hay, Grand Ole Opry, Illinois, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, WSM, WSM Radio | 1 Comment