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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For February 2015 — The Extraordinary Country Music Songwriter Max D. Barnes

Posted on February 3, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 21st Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Max D. Barnes was born on July 24, 1936 in Hard Scratch, Iowa, a small unincorporated farming community near Council Bluffs, in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Spotlight Song For Week Ending November 30, 2013 — “Once A Day”

Posted on November 30, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: “Once A Day” was written specifically for the “Rolls Royce of Country Music” Connie Smith by Country Music Hall of Fame member James William Anderson III, who is much better known as Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, one of the most … Continue reading →

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David Houston And Tammy Wynette’s Classic Duet “My Elusive Dreams”

Posted on September 16, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

BILLY SHERRILL: With the most popular version being performed by David Houston and Tammy Wynette the Number 1 Hit “My Elusive Dreams” is a song co-written by Billy Sherrill, who’s main claims to Country Music fame are as a record … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Music | Tagged Alabama, Alaska, Andy Williams, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Birmingham, Bobby Vinton, Charlie Rich, Country Music, David Houston, Memphis, Nancy Sinatra, Nashville, Nebraska, Roger Miller, Tammy Wynette, Tennessee, Texas, The Everly Brothers, Utah | 5 Comments

BORN: Born on September 3, 1933 in the small village of Spalding, in Greeley County Nebraska, the fiercely independent Thomas Paul “Tompall” Glaser became famous as a Solo Country Music Singer of the Outlaw Movement. THE GLASER BROTHERS: Tompall and … Continue reading →

Posted on August 14, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses | 1 Comment