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Pull The Train — February 2015 Newsletter For The Society Of Old Farts And Jackasses AMAZING! Fan Club

Posted on February 3, 2015 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

FOUNDER’S CORNER: This month we are taking an indepth look at the origins and the history of one of Classic Country Music’s most famous and most popular Supergroups the Oak Ridge Boys. JOHN WALLACE FOWLER AND THE ORIGINS OF THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Club Newsletter | Tagged Academy of Country Music, Alabama, Atlanta, Bible Belt, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Buddy Holly, Casting Crowns, Chet Atkins, Christian Music, Chuck Glaser, Civil War, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, CMA, CMAs, Country Music, Country Music Association, Del McCoury, Don Everly, Dove Awards, Duane Allen, Earl smith "Smitty" Gatlin, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Faron Young, Florida, Georgia, Gospel Music, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Locklin, Howard Bellamy, J.D. Sumner, Jim and Jesse, Jim McReynolds, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Bonsall, Joe South, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Knoxville, Louisiana, Mark Miller, Moe Bandy, Nashville, Nashville Sound, New Year's, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Boys, Oak Ridge Quartet, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Ralph Stanley, Richard Sterban, Richie Valens, Ryman Auditorium, Sawyer Brown, Smitty Gatlin, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Southern Gospel Music, Soyhern Gospel, Stamps Quartet, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Rose Festival, The Big Bopper, The Carter Family, Wally Fowler, Waylon Jennings, William Lee Golden, Willie Nelson, World War II, World War Two, WWII | 2 Comments

Spotlight Song For Week Ending November 8, 2014 — “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky: A Cowboy Legend”

Posted on November 8, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

SONGWRITER: Published by Edwin H. Morris and Company Incorporated in 1948, and written by Stanley Davis Jones, “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky: A Cowboy Legend” is a Western song that has also become popularly well known as “A Cowboy Legend,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Spotlight Songs | Tagged Academy Awards, Big Band, Billboard, Billboard Magzine, Bing Crosby, Boston Pops, Boston Pops Orchestra, Burl Ives, California, Cheyenne, Chris LeDoux, Civil War, classiccountrymusicgoldnashville.com, Country Music, Dean Martin, Death Valley, Disney, Duane Eddy, Elvis Presley, Frankie Lane, Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Ken Darby Singers, Lawrence Welk, Madison Square Garden, Marty Robbins, Marvel Comics, Mojave Desert, Nashville, National Park Service, National Parks, New York, New York City, NYC, Oscars, Patrick Gilmore, Peggy Lee, Pennsylvania, Peter Paul and Mary, Philadelphia, Riders in the Sky, Roy Clark, Society of Old Farts and Jackasses, Spike Jones, Stan Jones, Statue of Liberty, Tennessee, The Blues Brothers, The Brothers Four, The Sons of the Pioneers, The Ventures, Times Square, Tom Jones, Vaughn Monroe, Walt Disney, Western Music, Wyoming | 17 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1976

Posted on June 16, 2014 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

LINCOLN CENTER: The wonderful world of Entertainment in the Leap Year 1976 saw the Public Broadcasting Service debut the original episode of Live From Lincoln Center in New York City that featured Andre Previn, who has received four Academy Awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Academy Awards, Austria, Barack Obama, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bob Hope, Bruce Jenner, C.W. McCall, California, Canada, CB, CB radio, Charley Pride, Charlton Heston, Citizens Band, Cleveland, Congress, Conway Twitty, Country Music, Crystal Gayle, Dallas, Dave and Sugar, David Brinkley, Detroit, Don Williams, Dorothy Hamill, Ed McMahon, Eddie Rabbitt, Edwin Moses, El Paso, Emmylou Harris, England, Florida, France, Freddie Fender, George Gershwin, George Jones, George Washington, Georgia, Gerald Ford, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Harry Reasoner, Harry Truman, Helen Cornelius, Hollywood, Japan, Jim Ed Brown, Joe Stampley, John Chancellor, Johnny Cash, Johnny Duncan, Judy Garland, Kennedy Center, LA, Leon Spinks, Liberty Bell, Lincoln Center, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles, Louvre Museum, Magna Carta, Marty Robbins, Mary Lou Turner, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Miami, Mickey Gilley, Montreal, Nadia Comaneci, NASA, Nashville, New Jersey, New York City, Olympic Games, Olympics, Oscars, Paul Anka, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Quebec, Red Sovine, Ronnie Milsap, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Institute, Sugar Ray Leonard, Summer Olympics, Super Bowl, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Tennessee, Texas, The Wizard of Oz, Tom T. Hall, Walter Cronkite, Washington D.C., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Winter Olympics, World's Fair | 2 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 1962

Posted on December 11, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

THE BEATLES: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1962 saw The Beatles make their initial audition for the Decca Records label. LARAMIE PEACOCK: NBC Television unveiled its famous Laramie Peacock logo, that displayed the bird’s bright plummage against a kaleidoscopic … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged Abbey Road, Academy Awards, Alabama, Andy Warhol, Bettie Walker, Bill Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Billy Walker, Bob Dylan, Broadway, California, Carl and Pearl Butler, Carl Butler, CBS, Charles Lilley, Claude King, Country Music, Danny Patton, Ed McMahon, England, Fort Deposit, George Jones, Hank Snow, Hoagy Carmichael, Jacqueline Kennedy, James Bond, John Smith, Johnny Carson, Keith Richards, LA, London, Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe, Marty Robbins, Marvel Comics, Mick Jagger, Nashville, NBA, NBC, New York City, New York Knicks, NYC, Oscars, Patsy Cline, peacock, Philadelphia, Porter Wagoner, Ray Charles, Ringo Starr, Robert Fuller, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rolling Stones, Seattle, Space Needle, Spiderman, Tennessee, The Beatles, The Wizard of Oz, Time Magazine, Tonight Show, Tony Awards, United States, Washington, West Side Story, White House, Wilt Chamberlain, World's Fair | 4 Comments

Top Country Music Songs Of 1957

Posted on October 23, 2013 by societyofoldfartsandjackasses

ELVIS PRESLEY: The wonderful world of Entertainment in 1957 saw Elvis Presley make his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show but was only shown from the waist up. COLLIER’S WEEKLY: Founded in 1888 as Collier’s Once A Week Magazine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Country Music Songs of the Year | Tagged ABC, Academy Awards, Alec Guinness, American Bandstand, Anthony Quinn, Ayn Rand, Beatles, Billboard, Billboard Magazine, Bobby Helms, Broadway, California, CBS, Cinderella, Civil War, Collier's Weekly, Collier's Weekly Magazine, Country Music, Dick Clark, Dr. Seuss, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, England, Ferlin Husky, George Harrison, Hollywood, Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Kerouac, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Reeves, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Rodgers, Joanne Woodward, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Julie Andrews, Leonard Bernstein, Library of Congress, Liverpool, Marty Robbins, Memphis, Mister Magoo, Mr. Magoo, Nashville, New York, New York City, NYC, Oscars, Paul McCartney, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, President Theodore Roosevelt, Ray Price, Ringo Starr, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sonny James, Sweden, Tchaikovsky, Teddy Roosevelt, Ten Commandments, Tennessee, The Beatles, The Cat in the Hat, The Everly Brothers, The King and I, The Music Man, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker Ballet, Theodore Roosevelt, Time Magazine, Tony Awards, Webb Pierce, William Holden, World War II, World War Two, WWII, Yul Brynner | 11 Comments