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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For May 2014 — Roy Clark

Posted on May 1, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 12th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Born on April 15, 1933 in the small rural area of Meherrin, in the south-central section of the Commonwealth of Virginia, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Beverly Hillbillies, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bing Crosby, Boots Randolph, Branson, Buck Owens, Buck Trent, Burl Ives, Captain and Tennille, Charlie McCoy, Chet Atkins, Cheyenne, Chicago, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Hall of Fame, Danny Davis, Disney World, Disneyland, EPCOT, Flip Wilson, Floyd Cramer, Glen Campbell, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Penny, Hank Williams, Hee Haw, Jackie Gleason, Jethro Burns, Jimmy Dean, Johnnie Gimbel, Lawrence Welk, Mel Tillis, Missouri, Nashville, Nashville Sound, New York, New York City, NYC, Oklahoma, Opryland, Roy Clark, Staten Island, Tennessee, Texas, The Muppets, The Odd Couple, The Tonight Show, Tulsa, Virginia, Wanda Jackson, Washington D.C., Wyoming | 11 Comments

Historic Country Music Jubilees, Jamborees, Barn Dances, And Hoedowns To Remember

Posted on February 26, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

PURPOSE: The Society of Old Farts and Jackasses decided since one of our claims to fame is to try to help preserve the history of Traditional Country Music that we should write a Feature on some of the Jubilees, Jamborees, … Continue reading →

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