Below, Billboard premieres a 2007 Opry appearance by Dolly Parton singing her classic, "I Will Always Love You," to Porter Wagoner on his 50 th anniversary of being an Opry member, accompanied by ...

In the years Dolly Parton was on Porter Wagoner’s show, many viewers wondered if they were romantically involved. Some people simply assumed they were a couple; when Parton left the show, people ...

Parton joined Wagoner’s show in 1967. Their tours and duets gained them great success, but things were uneasy behind the scenes. While Parton respected Wagoner, she didn’t think they were necessarily ...

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner spent the late 1960s and early 1970s as collaborators. The pair performed on his television show, recorded duets, and fought constantly. Parton said the bickering was ...

Dolly Parton feels that her early mentor Porter Wagoner considered her a threat. The country music legend landed a regular slot on the entertainer's TV series The Porter Wagoner Show in 1976 at the ...

Click to open image viewer. Porter Wagoner (1927-2007) began recording music in 1954 after years of singing on a local radio station. In 1961, he hosted his own country music television show, which ...