Tag Archives: George Hamilton IV

Spotlight Song For Week Ending October 6, 2014 — “Talk Back Trembling Lips”

Posted on October 5, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: “Talk Back Trembling Lips” was written by the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member John D. Laudermilk who is a cousin of Ira and Charlie Louvin, of The Louvin Brothers fame, and possessed a B-Side of “That’s How Much … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Billboard, Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bob Luman, Charlie Louvin, Country Music, Ernie Ashworth, George Hamilton IV, Grand Ole Opry, John D. Laudermilk, Johnny Tillotson, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Paul Revere, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Tennessee, The Everly Brothers, The Louvin Brothers | 113 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For October 2014 — George Hamilton IV “The International Ambassador Of Country Music”

Posted on October 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 17th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) INTRODUCTION: Classic Country Music just lost one of its recognized most popular Grand Ole Opry Members, George Hamilton IV, who died from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Abilene, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy Graham, Bob Luman, Boots Randolph, Buddy Holly, Canada, Charlie Louvin, Chet Atkins, Country Music, Country's Family Reunion, Dallas, England, Ernie Ashworth, Folk Music, Fort Worth, George Hamilton IV, Gordon Lightfoot, Grand Ole Opry, Houston, Joan Baez, John D. Laudermilk, Larry's Country Diner, Nashville, North Carolina, Patsy Cline, Paul Revere, Peter Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Tennessee, Texas, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, The Louvin Brothers, The Smothers Brothers | 352 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

Spotlight Song For Week Ending September 27, 2014 — “Abilene”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITERS: Possessing a B-Side of “Oh So Many Years,” and recorded on the RCA Records label by “The International Ambassador Of Country Music” George Hamilton IV, “Abilene” was co-written by Bob Gibson, Lester Brown, and John D. Loudermilk. BOB GIBSON: … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Abilene, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bob Gibson, Charlie Louvin, Chet Atkins, Chisholm Trail, Country Music, Ernie Ashworth, Folk Music, George Hamilton IV, Glen Cmpbell, Ira Louvin, Joan Baez, John D. Loudermilk, Johnny Cash, Kansas, Lloyd Bridges, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Paul Revere, Peter Paul and Mary, Randolph Scott, Rhode Island, Simon and Garfunkel, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Stonewall Jackson, Tennessee, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, The Louvin Brothers, The Smothers Brothers | 13 Comments

Classic Country Music Blasts From The Past For Week Ending September 28, 2014

Posted on September 27, 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 enlightening and entertaining. So sit back, relax, kick your shoes off, put your feet up, and enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Grammer, Bobby Bare, Chet Atkins, Country Music, Detroit, Eddy Arnold, Garrison Keillor, George Hamilton IV, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Snow, Jim Reeves, Johnnie and Jack, Kitty Wells, Mel Tillis, Michigan, Nashville, Prairie Home Companion, RCA Studio B, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Washington, Washington D.C. | 7 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1978

Posted on July 21, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

CALIFORNIA JAM: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1978 saw more than 300,000 people attend the California Jam II Music Festival at the Ontario Motor Speedway featuring Aerosmith, Foreigner, Heart, Dave Mason, Ted Nugent, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Santana, … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Aerosmith, American Country Countdown, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Grammer, Bluegrass music, Bob Kingsley, Bob Marley, Bob Welch, California, Charley Pride, Charlie Rich, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Crystal Gayle, Dave and Sugar, Dave Mason, Del Reeves, Diane Keaton, Dolly Parton, Donna Fargo, Dottie West, Eddie Rabbitt, Emmylou Harris, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Frank Marino, George Hamilton IV, George Jones, George Lucas, George Richey, Georgia, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Guinness Book of World Records, Heart, Hee Haw, Jamaica, Janie Fricke, Jason Robards, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash, Johnny Duncan, Johnny Paycheck, Jonathan Vickers, June Carter Cash, Kenny Rogers, Kingston, LA, Larry Gatlin, Lonzo and Oscar, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Mahogany Rush, Margo Smith, Maybelle Carter, Mel Street, Mel Tillis, Mick Fleetwood, Mother Maybelle Carter, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Oscars, Porter Wagoner, Reggae Music, Richard Dreyfuss, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Acuff, Rubicon, Santana, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Stevie Nix, Tammy Wynette, Ted Nugent, Tennessee, The Crook Brothers, The Fruit Jar Drinkers, The Kendalls, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Statler Brothers, The Wills Brothers, Vanessa Redgrave, Verdi, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Woody Allen | 8 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1963

Posted on January 2, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

MONA LISA: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1963 witnessed the Leonardo De Vinci Masterpiece known as the Mona Lisa, that is the most frequently visited, most often written about, most sung about, most parodied, and best known work of … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock, Beatlemania, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Birmingham, Bob Dylan, Buck Owens, Canton, Cleopatra, Coca-Cola, Coke, Country Music, Cowboy Copas, Disney, Earl Scruggs, England, Ernie Ashworth, Faron Young, Flatt and Scruggs, George Hamilton IV, Grand Ole Opry, Guinness Book of World Records, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jack Anglin, James Bond, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Cash, Kansas, Kansas City, Lawrence of Arabia, Leonardo De Vinci, Lester Flatt, Lincoln Memorial, London, Martin Luther King Junior, Marty Robbins, MLK, Mona Lisa, Music City News, Nashville, National Football league, National Gallery of Art, NFL, Ohio, Oscars, Patsy Cline, Phil Spector, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Tennessee, Texas Ruby, The Beatles, United States, Walt Disney, Washington, Women's Movement | 3 Comments