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Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner spent large portions of the year on tour. She shared why this was so hard for her.
Porter Wagoner got to know Dolly Parton well when they worked together. He said her high level of insecurity surprised him.
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 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 ...
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 ...
Dolly Parton led an all-star choir in a rendition of "I Saw the Light" in tribute to her long-ago mentor Porter Wagoner at the public funeral service for him Thursday on the stage of the Grand Ole ...
Porter Wagoner, the blond pompadoured, rhinestone-wearing personification of Nashville tradition, host of the longest-running country music variety show in TV history and mentor to Dolly Parton ...
Wagoner wasn't just a major figure in country music: He also gave Parton her first big break in the industry. In 1967, he offered the then-newcomer a regular spot on his weekly television variety ...
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, ...
Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. He was 80.