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Porter Wagoner said he was never romantically involved with Dolly Parton. The same could not be said about the singer on the show before her.
Dolly Parton wrote a song early in her career that impressed Porter Wagoner. He shared what it taught him about her.
Legend, Porter Wagoner dead at 80. Porter Wagoner was a living legend. Thats a term often thrown about these days but this time it's true. He was a living legend. Now dead at 80 Porter had spent ...
While Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton’s working relationship ended badly, they strongly supported each other during their collaboration. Wagoner insisted that his record label, RCA, take her on when ...
US country singer Porter Wagoner - a lanky, Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s - died on Sunday ...
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 ...
Porter Wagoner, the blond pompadoured, rhinestone-encrusted personification of Nashville tradition, host of the longest-running country-music variety show in TV history and mentor to Dolly Parton ...
(Bridge – Sung in a duet, showcasing Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner’s vocal chemistry) Dolly: When I’m lost, you’re my guiding light, In your arms, everything feels so right. Porter: ...
PORTER Wagoner, who has died of lung cancer aged 80, was the rhinestone-clad country singer who inspired his protege, Dolly Parton, to write the song I Will Always Love You.
Porter Wagoner Helped Inspire This Iconic 1960s One-Hit Wonder Of all the one-hit wonders to come out of the 1960s, one of the most enduring is far and away Norman Greenbaum’s 1969 track ...
Porter Wagoner Biography Porter Wayne Wagoner was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on ...
Missouri-born Wagoner signed with RCA Records in 1955 and joined the Opry in 1957. His syndicated TV show, The Porter Wagoner Show, ran for 21 years from 1960. When Parton left the show in 1974 ...