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Spotlight Legend Of The Month For December 2014 — In Memory Of The Icon Of The Grand Ole Opry Little Jimmy Dickens

Posted on December 7, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 20th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran series) (It is with the deepest sadness that the Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses now must turn this Spotlight Legend Of The Month … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Arizona, Art Satherly, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bob Wills, Brad Paisley, Christmas, Cincinnati, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gene Autry, George Jones, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, Indiana, Indianapolis, Johnny Carson, Kung-Pao Buckaroos, Lefty Frizzell, Little Jimmy Dickens, Marty Robbins, Michigan, Nashville, Ohio, Phoenix, Roy Acuff, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, The Carter Family, Vernon Dalhart, West Virginia | 37 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

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 Song For Week Ending July 26, 2014 — “I Fall To Pieces”

Posted on July 27, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITERS: Possessing a B-Side of “Lovin’ In Vain,” and Patsy Cline’s first Billboard Number 1 Country Music Hit Single, “I Fall To Pieces” was co-written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard, two of the most prolific Country Music Songwriters of … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Brenda Lee, Cincinnati, CMT, CMT Television, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Elvis Presley, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard, Jan Howard, Jim Reeves, Nashville, Ohio, Owen Bradley, Patsy Cline, Pop Music, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rolling Stones, Roy Drusky, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Tennessee, The Jordanaires | Leave a comment

Spotlight Song For Week Ending July 5, 2014 — “Then And Only Then” By Connie Smith

Posted on July 6, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: Written exclusively for Constance June Meador, who became famous the world over as Connie Smith, by the Country Music Hall of Fame member James William “Whisperin’ Bill” Anderson III, who is also one of the most prolific Country Music … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Cincinnati, Coal Miner's Daughter, Connie Smith, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Jerry Crutchfield, Kentucky, Loretta Lynn, Marty Stuart, Nashville, Nashville Sound, Ohio, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Studio B, Tennessee | 6 Comments

Spotlight Legend Of The Month For July 2014 — Hawkshaw Hawkins And His Eleven-And-A-Half Yards Of Personality

Posted on July 5, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

(This is the 14th Spotlight Legend Of The Month Feature in the very popular Matt Cochran Series) BORN: Harold Franklin Hawkins was born on December 22, 1921 in the major river port city of Huntington, West Virginia, where the Ohio … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Legend of the Month | Tagged Alabama, Allegheny, Allegheny Mountains, Battle of the Bulge, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bobby Osbourne, Cactus Jack Call, Camden Park, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame, Cowboy Copas, Eddy Arnold, Eiffel Tower, Ernest Tubb, Goldie Hill, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jack Anglin, Jean Shephard, Jim and Jessie McReynolds, Jim Reeves, Johnny and Jack, Justin Tubb, Kansas, Kansas City, Kentucky, Manila, Missouri, Nashville, Ohio, Ozark Jubilee, Patsy Cline, Pee Wee King, Philippines, Porter Wagoner, Randy Hughes, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wilma Lee Cooper, World War II, World War Two, WV, WWII, WWVA Jamboree | 12 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending March 22, 2014 — “Blue Suede Shoes”

Posted on March 22, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: Possessing a B-Side of “Honey Don’t,” and first suggested to Carl Perkins during a story Johnny Cash told him about an Army buddy of his he had met in Germany named C.V. White who called his military footwear “blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Bill Haley and the Comets, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Black Sabbath, Bobby Darin, Broadway, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Cleveland, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Dallas, Dave Clark, Delaware, Dover, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Fats Domino, George Jones, Germany, Grammy Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rivers, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, New York, New York City, NYC, Ohio, Ozark Jubilee, Pat Boone, Paul McCartney, Paul Shaffer, Pee Wee King, Perry Como, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Scotty Moore, Tennessee, Texas, The Beatles, The Four Lads, The Grateful Dead, Time Magazine | 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

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