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Porter Wagoner didn't think his record label was doing enough for Dolly Parton. Here's what he wanted to see from them.
Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner had a huge falling out. They were on better terms two decades later, as one of his albums ...
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 pressured Dolly Parton into doing things his way. When Parton got to work on her solo career in the 1970s, she brought Wagoner on as a producer.
Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner collaborated for years, releasing 13 total albums together. Their final album didn’t come out until years after they went their separate ways, though.
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 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, 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.
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 ...
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton officially severed their professional relationship in 1974. The previous year, knowing she would be striking out on her own, ...
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.
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 ...