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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

Spotlight Song For Week Ending October 11, 2014 — “Alabam”

Posted on October 12, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

YOUTH: Born July 15, 1913 in the unincorporated community of Blue Creek in the south-central portion of the Buckeye State “The Country Gentleman of Song” Lloyd Estel Copas, who was much more popularly known as Cowboy Copas, began performing when … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Alabama, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bobby Vinton, Cincinnati, Country Music, Cowboy Copas, Eddy Arnold, Grand Ole Opry, Guy Mitchell, Hank Williams Junior, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Kansas, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lynn Anderson, Minnie Pearl, Missouri, Nashville, Ohio, Ozark Jubilee, Pat Boone, Patsy Cline, Pee Wee King, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, Willie Nelson | 8 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

Classic Country Music Blasts From The Past For Week Ending September 14, 2014!!!

Posted on September 13, 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, put your feet up, and enjoy them as much as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts From The Past | Tagged Bakersfield Sound, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, California, Clinch Mountain Boys, Country Music, Cowboy Copas, Dottie West, George Jones, Grand Ole Opry, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jim Reeves, Kansas, Kansas City, KC, Kitty Wells, Merle Haggard, Minnie Pearl, Missouri, Nashville, Opryland, Patsy Cline, Porter Wagoner, Roy Acuff, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, South Carolina, Tennessee | 8 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

Top Country Music Songs Of 1980

Posted on July 23, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: The wonderful world of Entertain in 1980 saw the Epic Space Opera known as The Empire Strikes Back, featuring the lovable characters Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Jodi Master Yoda, R2-D2, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, originally debuted. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Aaron Tippin, Academy Awards, Afghanistan, Alabama, Alan Jackson, Amy Irving, Anne Murray, Barabara Mandrell, Big and Rich, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Blake Shelton, Bon Jovi, Brantley Gilbert, Broadway, Carrie Underwood, Charlie Pride, Chris Young, Clint Black, Clint Eastwood, CMA, CMAs, CNN, Colt Ford, Congress, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Association, Cristy Lane, Crystal Gayle, Dabney Coleman, Dallas, Darius Rucker, Debby Boone, Debra Winger, Dixie Chicks, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Don Williams, Dottie West, Dukes of Hazzard, Dyan Cannon, Eddie Rabbitt, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Eric Heiden, Ernest Tubb, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, George Burns, George Jones, George Strait, Gilleys, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hustler, Hustler Magazine, J.D. Salinger, J.R. Ewing, James Taylor, Jane Fonda, Jason Aldean, John Lennon, John Travolta, Johnny Lee, Kathy Mattea, Keith Whitley, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Rogers, Larry Flynt, Larry Hagman, LeAnn Rimes, Lily Tomlin, Loretta Lynn, Louisiana, Lucinda Williams, Luke Bryan, Mary Crosby, Merle Haggard, Mickey Gilley, Miley Cyrus, Mindy McCready, Minnie Pearl, Miranda Lambert, Moscow, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Oak Ridge Boys, Olympics, Oscars, Patty Lovelace, Poison, Randy Travis, Razzy Bailey, Richard Marx, Ricky Scaggs, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Acuff, Russia, Ryan Adams, Sammy Kershaw, Shania Twain, Sissy Spacek, Smokey Mountains, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Steel Magnolia, Summer Olympics, T.G. Sheppard, Taylor Swift, Tennessee, Texas, The Beatles, The Bellamy Brothers, The Dicxie Chicks, The Judds, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Travis Tritt, United States Congress, Vaudeville, Vernon Jordan, Wagonwheel, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Winter Olympics | 10 Comments

Top Country Music Songs of 1979

Posted on July 22, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

MUSIC FOR UNICEF CONCERT: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1979 saw The Music For UNICEF Concert: A Gift Of Song performed in the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to raise money for world hunger and start … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged A.P. Carter, ABBA, Andy Gibb, Anne Murray, Barbara Mandrell, Bee Gees, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass music, California, Captain Kirk, Carter Family, CD, Charley Pride, Charlie Daniels, Compact Disc, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cream, Crystal Gayle, Dave and Sugar, David Frost, Del Reeves, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Don Williams, Donna Summer, Dottie West, Earl Scruggs, Earth Wind and Fire, Eddie Rabbitt, Eric Clapton, ESPN, Foggy Mountain Boys, Georgia, Gilda Radnor, Grammy Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Snow, Henry Winkler, Jackie DeShannon, Jamaica, Japan, Jean Shepard, Jed Clampett, Joe Stampley, John Conlee, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Kitty Wells, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Gatlin, Leon Russell, Leonard Nimoy, Lester Flatt, Loretta Lynn, Mel Tillis, Michael Jackson, Minnie Pearl, Moe Bandy, Mr. Spock, Nashville, National Cartoonist Society, New York, New York City, Nickelodean, NYC, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Acuff, Rueben Awards, Sara Carter, Skeeter Davis, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Sony, Star Trek, T.G. Sheppard, Tennessee, The Bellamy Brothers, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Carter Family, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Gatlin Brothers, UNICEF, United Nations, Walkman, Waylon Jennings, William Shatner, Willie Nelson | 11 Comments

Ode To The Opryland USA Amusement Park

Posted on April 14, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

OPRYLAND USA: Billed as “Great Shows! Great Rides! Great People!,” the “Home of American Music,” and as “America’s Musical Showpark,” the Opryland USA Amusement Park was located across the street from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Music History | Tagged Alabama, Atlanta, Barbara Mandrell, Boxcar Willie, Brenda Lee, Charley Pride, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cumberland River, Dolly Parton, Dollywood, Family Feud, Gaslight Theatre, General Jackson, George Jones, Gospel Music, Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, Hee Haw, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnie Pearl, Music City Tonight, NASCAR, Nashville, Nashville Now, New Orleans, Oak Ridge Boys, Olympic Games, Olympics, Opry Mills, Opryland, Opryland Hotel, Opryland Resort, Opryland USA, Pigeon Forge, Porter Wagoner, Prime Time Country, Ray Combs, Roy Acuff, Ryman, Ryman Auditorium, Six Flags, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, The Nashville Network, The Statler Brothers, Wildhorse Saloon, WSM | 7 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 →

Posted in Special Events | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Art Carney, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Anderson, Bill Haley, Bill Monroe, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bluegrass, Bob Hope, Bobby Osborne, Branson, Brenda Lee, Broadway, Buck Owens, Canada, Carl Perkins, Carl Smith, Charlie Pride, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cole Porter, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Dave Dudley, David Houston, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Eddy Arnold, Elton Britt, Elvis Presley, Flatt and Scruggs, Floyd Tillman, Folk Music, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, Gene Autry, George Morgan, Gordie Tapp, Gordon Lightfoot, Gospel Music, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Grant Turner, Greenwich Village, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Hee Haw, Hollywood, Homer and Jethro, Illinois, Jackie Gleason, Jean Shepard, Jim Ed Brown, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Wakely, John Lair, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kenny Price, Kentucky, Leroy Van Dyke, Little Jimmy Dickens, Lulu Roman, Margo Smith, Martha Carson, Merle Travis, Minnie Pearl, Missouri, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Sound, National Barn Dance, New York, New York City, NYC, Ohio, Oklahoma, Opryland, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, patsy Montana, Pee Wee King, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Porter Wagoner, Prairie Ramblers, Ralph Emery, Ray Price, Red Foley, Red Sovine, Rex Allen, Roy Acuff, Roy Clark, Shania Twain, Sonny James, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tex Ritter, The Carter Family, The Judds, The Stump Jumpers, Tony Awards, Wanda Jackson, Webb Pierce, West Virginia, Willie Nelson | 24 Comments

ANSWER SONGS: Extremely popular in Country music during the 1950s and 1960s, and usually female responses to Hits by male Performers, Answer Songs held a place of high esteem in the genre, and these were a Baker’s Dozen of the … Continue reading →

Posted on August 19, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses | 6 Comments