“I soon found out that she was actually an insecure person — in the way she looked, in the way she was brought up, in every direction,” he said, per the book Smart Blonde by Stephen Miller. “Believe ...

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner spent large portions of the year on tour. She shared why this was so hard for her.

Dolly Parton presents herself as confident and self-assured. Porter Wagoner said he found her to be more insecure than she seemed.

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner’s final album almost didn’t receive a public release. In 1975, Parton and Wagoner released their twelfth studio album, Say Forever You’ll Be Mine.The record ...

Porter Wagoner, who was born 89 years ago today, solidified his place in television history about as strongly as he did in the country music history books. From 1960 to 1981, ...

WEST PLAINS, MO. -- Many in Region 8 are mourning the loss of a southern Missouri country legend. Porter Wagoner died on Sunday after a short battle with lung cancer. Wagoner started his career at ...

Porter Wagoner was born Aug. 12, 1927, in West Plains, Mo. He grew up helping out on the family farm, but when he wasn’t busy with farm chores he would spend hours standing on the trunk of a ...

Few country stars in the 1950s sounded or looked cooler than “The Wagonmaster.” The Opry legend is just as well-known for his long-running television program, The Porter Wagoner Show, which ...

Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton.

Parton and Wagoner started working together when she joined his The Porter Wagoner Show in 1967. They also recorded several albums together. He wanted Parton to continue on his show, while she ...

Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton.Like ...